July 31, 2019 - ChaddsFordLive.com

Man threatens to kill family, no weapons found

Delaware County District Attorney Katayoun M. Copeland and Chief John Viola of the Haverford Township Police Department announced that Frank Wang, 20, has been arrested and charged with terroristic threats after threatening to kill his family and “shoot up” the Haverford College campus.

Wang, of the unit block of Elan Lane, in the Wayne section of Tredyffrin Township, Chester County, is currently incarcerated at the George W. Hill Correctional facility, and is charged with terroristic threats, a misdemeanor of the first degree. Wang was arraigned before Magisterial District Judge Robert Burke who set bail at 10 percent of $1,000,000 along with other conditions, including a risk assessment. The investigation was conducted by Detective Jere Goodman, Sergeant Christopher Chambers, and Officer McGowan of the Haverford Township Police Department, with assistance from the Haverford College Public Safety Department, and officers from the Tredyffrin Township Police Department.

On July 26, Sergeant Chambers of the Haverford Township Police Department received information that Wang, who used to be a student at Haverford College, had confided in another that he had thoughts about killing his parents and plotting to “shoot up” the Haverford College campus. An investigation into these threats was immediately launched. Wang was located and a search warrant was executed at his residence. During execution of the search warrant, investigators found no firearms or weapons. Investigators recovered a cell phone, a computer, and several flash drives. These devices were submitted to the Delaware County District Attorney’s Office Criminal Investigation Division Cyber Crimes Unit for forensic analysis.

Chief John Viola of the Haverford Township Police said, “As a result of the outstanding cooperation between our department, Haverford College, and the Delaware County District Attorney’s Office, we were able to arrest and apprehend this defendant and keep our residents safe.”

“We take all threats to our schools very seriously and will prosecute those who threaten the safety of our schools to the fullest extent of the law,” said Copeland. “We constantly work in cooperation with our schools and law enforcement to ensure we provide a safe and protected environment for our students, teachers, and administrators. As the result of the swift response of the community, and the exceptional investigative efforts of the Haverford Township Police Department and the Haverford College Public Safety Department, no one was harmed and Mr. Wang is now rightfully facing the severe consequences of his actions.”

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Bournelyf gets Xmas in July present

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With just a day to spare, Bournelyf Special Camp in West Chester was able to celebrate Christmas in July on the last day of the month. That was when Santa’s summer Christmas gift arrived in the form of a $6,000 donation to help support the West Chester non-profit’s mission of service to those with special needs.

And in this moment of gift-giving, the role of Santa was played by the Western Delaware Valley Lions Club. Lions Club International is the world’s largest service club organization, and the Western Delaware Valley Club, which covers Glen Mills, Thornton and West Chester, is one of the organization’s 46,000 chapters. Its mission routinely involves helping other non-profit organizations achieve theirs.

“Bournelyf is indebted to the Western Delaware Valley Lions Club for its support of our mission,” said Camp Bournelyf executive director Anne Catlin in a press release. “Thanks to their generosity, we can continue to offer life-changing and life-affirming experiences to our campers.”

Since its founding in 1980, Camp Bournelyf has offered a summer camp experience and year-round activities for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Its 20-acre campus sits on the grounds of the Church of the Loving Shepherd on South New Street in West Chester, where specialized programs help campers build confidence, improve social, physical and communication skills, and see themselves as important members of both the Bournelyf community and society as a whole.

Bournelyf also organizes group travel experiences throughout the country, enabling its campers to discover independence – and the world – through the shared experience of traveling with peers.

“This gift from the Lion’s Club will have a tremendous and direct impact on so many of our campers,” said Catlin. “Day in and day out our campers bring joy to the world. It’s a mission we all can get behind.”

For more information on Bournelyf Special Camp, visit bscwc.org.

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Heavy storm warning in effect

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The National Weather Service announced a storm watch for today, July 31, that could result in 1-2 inches of rain with up to 3-4 inches possible in some locations. The rain could cause flooding. A flash flood watch is also in effect. The watch is in effect from 2 p.m. into this evening.

A flash flood watch means that there is the potential for flash flooding which can be life-threatening. Heavy rain is expected to occur over a short period of time. Rapidly rising flood waters may quickly inundate roadways and areas of poor drainage. Streams and creeks could leave their banks, flooding

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Blogging Along the Brandywine: Be a hero in 5 minutes

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When I was in high school, my sister and I would run home from the bus stop, throw our books down on the kitchen table and dash into the den to watch “Dark Shadows,” a soap opera about Barnabas Collins, a tormented vampire roaming the docks of 1795 Collinsport, Maine, looking for his next victim while seeking the face of his lost love Josette, and wanting nothing more than to become mortal.

So when I’d hear of people donating blood, I’d shudder, imagining it would be like being attacked by a vampire and feeling your life grotesquely draining away. And then again there were those uh…needles.

Like many of you, I give to the American Red Cross whenever there’s a national disaster like a flood, hurricane or wild fire. But I’ve never considered donating blood — oh no, not me. Even when I go to the local lab to get my blood drawn to check my A1C and cholesterol, the tech always says, “I can’t find a vein. Maybe I better try your other arm.”

And then I go home with a bruise the size of Delaware inside my elbow.

Two weeks ago, I got an email from the American Red Cross about an emergency, a national shortage of blood. As of today, only a three-day supply on hand. For while our nation’s blood supplies have dropped precipitously as donors go on summer vacations – trauma, surgery, cancer, leukemia or sickle cell anemia patients don’t take vacations.

And here’s a surprising fact. Only 38 percent of our population is eligible to give blood for various reasons, and of that 38 percent only 10 percent give blood regularly. That’s 3 percent of our total population.

One donor can give 1 pint (unit) of blood every 56 days. But one accident victim can need as many as 90 units of blood.

So I took a deep breath, went on line and clicked on a time slot at the local American Red Cross Center less than 10 minutes from our home.

The American Red Cross Donation Center in West Chester is tucked away in a little shopping center. Inside it was calm and peaceful. About ten or more people reclined on special chairs giving blood. No one looked the least bit distressed.

Most of your appointment is spent on a mini physical which includes pulse, blood pressure, a quick blood hemoglobin test and a health history.

To save time, the health history can be done on line the day of your appointment. You will be asked about certain foreign countries where you may have lived, prescription and non-prescription drugs use as well as any unsafe practices that might put your blood at risk.

If you pass the health history and hemoglobin test, it’s on to your station.

Except for the brief pinch you feel when the needle goes in, the actual collecting of blood is totally painless and takes only a little more than 5 minutes. Surprisingly, I was not one bit dizzy or unsteady when I got up.

After a few minutes at the snack table enjoying some cold cranberry juice and munching on a granola bar, I walked out to my car and drove home feeling no different except for the knowledge that my pint of O Positive, or its components, would save three people.

And guess what…not one bit of bruising. What pros!

Now listen up all you good, red blooded people. No one would ever consider me brave. Hey – I’m scared of Ferris Wheels!

The American Red Cross www.redcross.org/give-blood.html desperately needs you right now. You can do it!

About Sally Denk Hoey

Sally Denk Hoey, is a Gemini - one part music and one part history. She holds a masters degree cum laude from the School of Music at West Chester University. She taught 14 years in both public and private school. Her CD "Bard of the Brandywine" was critically received during her almost 30 years as a folk singer. She currently cantors masses at St Agnes Church in West Chester where she also performs with the select Motet Choir. A recognized historian, Sally serves as a judge-captain for the south-east Pennsylvania regionals of the National History Day Competition. She has served as president of the Brandywine Battlefield Park Associates as well as the Sanderson Museum in Chadds Ford where she now curates the violin collection. Sally re-enacted with the 43rd Regiment of Foot and the 2nd Pennsylvania Regiment for 19 years where she interpreted the role of a campfollower at encampments in Valley Forge, Williamsburg, Va., Monmouth, N.J. and Lexington and Concord, Mass. Sally is married to her college classmate, Thomas Hoey, otherwise known as "Mr. Sousa.”

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Police Log July 31: DUI, crashes

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• Police said James N. Robinson Sr., 29, of West Grove, was cited for DUI following a stop in Pennsbury Township at 2:59 p.m. on July 23. No other details were released.

• An unidentified driver was cited for following too closely after rear-ending another vehicle on Route 1 at School House Road in East Marlborough Township at 4:58 p.m. on July 25.

• Another unidentified driver was cited for driving with a suspended license following a July 24 one-vehicle crash on Doe Run Road in West Marlborough Township. The accident happened at 6:47 a.m. The report said the driver was going too fast for conditions and failed to negotiate a right hand curve in the road and struck a pole. No injuries were reported.

• A two-vehicle accident on N. Union Street at its intersection with the northbound Route 1 off ramp in East Marlborough Township led to both drivers being cited. Police identified the drivers as Araceli Castellanos, 44, of Kennett Square, and Jeffrey Parsons, 21, of West Grove. According to the police report, Parsons was turning left onto N. Union from the Route 1 off ramp when he was struck by Castellanos who failed to stop for the traffic light. Castellanos was cited for failing to stop, while Parsons was cited for driving with a suspended license, the report said.

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