• A 22-year-old man who, police
say, is from Chadds Ford, is one of three people
charged with arson in connection with a fire at the Chester Heights Camp
Meeting in October. Daniel J. Johnson was charged with arson and related
offenses. John M. Kasper, 26, of West Bradford,
was charged with tampering with evidence and with criminal and defiant
trespassing. The third person, Elizabeth S. Hegadorn, 25, from Rushland, was
charged with criminal and defiant trespassing. Each of the accused is scheduled
for a hearing on Jan. 25 in Magisterial District Court in Aston. The Oct. 16
fire broke out at 4 a.m. and consumed the Tabernacle Church.
• State police from Troop K,
Media barracks, say a 27-year-old woman from Ridley Park has twice robbed the
Target store in the Concordville Town Center. A police report said Eileen
Keough entered the store twice between Jan. 6 and Jan. 8 and stole numerous
cans of baby formula.
• A 23-year-old man from Aston
is also charged with stealing from the Target store in Concord. A police report
said Barry Charles Gaither stole two Nintendo DS game systems on Jan. 6. The
systems were valued at $169.99 each. Employees confronted Gaither when he tried
to leave the store without paying, the report said. He struggled with the
employees, the report said, and pushed one several times while trying to flee.
Police said Gaither stole similar game systems from the same store on Dec. 30,
Dec. 31 and Jan. 1. He was charged with robbery, retail theft, and receiving
stolen property. Bail was set at 10 percent of $50,000.
