Overdose leads to drug-dealing arrest

An undercover investigation into a drug overdose led to the arrest of a 55-year-old West Chester woman, the Westtown-East Goshen Regional Police Department said in a press release. Police said that Christine M. Marcano sold prescription pills to a 36-year-old female in the Racquet Club Apartments and that the female overdosed and required medical treatment. During the investigation, which also involved the Chester County Municipal Drug Task Force,…

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Police working to recover stolen handguns

New Garden Township Police are working to recover a cache of semi-automatic handguns allegedly stolen during a residential burglary on Aug. 15 in the 300 block of Bucktoe Road. Police said they were contacted by the homeowners, who reported that they returned home from vacation and found the front door of their residence unlocked and a door leading into a second floor bedroom damaged from…

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Op/Ed: Violence against police must end

This has been a brutal and tragic few weeks for our nation’s law enforcement officers.  In just two weeks, five-law enforcement officers were murdered and a sixth death of an off-duty officer is being investigated as a homicide.  The level of violence aimed at law enforcement officers has escalated in every region of our county and it is being fanned by the seething hatred of…

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