Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Judge tells Robert Landis 'this should have been done before' then sets bail at $1 million.
As Liam Crowley's devastated mother, father and girlfriend looked on Tuesday, District Court Judge William Kraut ordered Robert Elwood Landis held on $1 million cash bond in Crowley's death. Landis, who has five prior DUI convictions, is charged with multiple felony, misdemeanor and summary offenses in the death of 24-year-old Liam Crowley, of Chesterbrook, Tredyffrin Township. Crowley died after a pick-up truck that prosecutors said was driven by an intoxicated Landis struck his motorcycle on Route 202 in Westtown at about 10:30 p.m. on April 26. Crowley was rushed to Paoli Hospital where he died two days later. Landis was arraigned in District Court 15-2-03 in the county service building Tuesday morning. After reading a list of 30 …
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The district attorney says drunken driving on Route 202 caused a 'senseless' death.
A 49-year-old West Chester man is facing homicide by vehicle charges following an accident on Route 202 that took the life of a motorcyclist in Westtown on April 26. Chester County District Attorney Thomas Hogan said Robert Elwood Landis was found to have a blood alcohol level of 0.28 percent, more than three times the legal limit at the time of the crash which killed 24-year-old Liam Crowley of Chesterbrook in Tredyffrin Township. "Anybody who drives drunk is in danger of killing another person. Getting behind the wheel of a pickup truck at night on the highway with this much alcohol in your system is like firing 5,000 pound bullet into a crowd of people," Hogan said. Crowley was airlifted from the scene to the trauma center at Paoli …
The production company, co-founded by a Lower Merion graduate, documents wild parties and posts the video online.
"I'm Shmacked," a production company that specializes in video of teens and college students having wild parties, is being implicated in the near riot that led to a flipped car on S. Walnut Street in West Chester this weekend, Action News reported. According to Philly.com, "I'm Shmacked" was co-founded by 2011 Lower Merion High School graduate Jeffrie Ray. West Chester Police broke up a party on Saturday that was attended by as many as 500 people. Party-goers reportedly paid $15 each to get into the private house near West Chester University's campus. According to reports, the party spilled out into the 400 block of S. Walnut Street after police broke it up at which point a group flipped a 2002 Pontiac. "I'm Shmacked" co-founder Arya …
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Monday, May 6, 2013
The investigation into the weekend party that spilled out into a West Chester street is still ongoing.
West Chester's Police Chief said he expects "at least one" more arrest in the case of a party crowd that got out of control on South Walnut Street early Saturday afternoon. Chief Scott Bohn said he expected at least one arrest will be made and it "will be someone who was responsible" for flipping a private car on its side in the 400 block of South Walnut Street. West Chester Police broke up a party Saturday attended by a crowd reportedly numbering as many as 500. Party-goers had reportedly paid $15 each to attend the party in a private house near the West Chester University campus. Bohn was not yet prepared to release a suspect's name or when an arrest is expected. He would only confirm the incident remains under investigation by West …
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A car being flipped near the West Chester Campus is caught on video as police break up a huge beer party.
Video posted on Facebook shows what happened early Saturday afternoon when a private car was flipped over by a large crowd of young adults in the 400 block of South Walnut Street in West Chester near the West Chester University campus. According to a report on the Daily Local website, the party in the 400 block of South Walnut Street spilled out on to the street early Saturday afternoon after police dispersed the party following complaints from neighbors. Mulitple news reports included video of the car, reportedly a 2002 Pontiac, being flipped on its side by a large crowd. According to a report by CBS3 reporter Oren Liberman on CBSPhilly.com a party-goer got a rude surprise when he saw whose car had been flipped. According to the CBS3 …
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Sunday, May 5, 2013
Check out these unusual police stories from around the Philadelphia area.
Flag Flies the Coop: Someone broke into a Villanova University dorm room and stole, among other things, a Confederate flag, according to police. Read the full Radnor Patch story. Probably Not a Solo Job: One Tuesday morning, a 500-pound water heater disappeared from a Springfield yard, according to police. Read the full Springfield Patch story. Bad Date: A man on a date at the Granite Run Mall stole his date's phone and keys, according to police. Read the full Media Patch story. A Spirited Break-in: Two men entered a Wayne house one Wednesday afternoon in search of alcohol, then acquiesced when a resident demanded they leave, according to police. Read the full TE Patch story. About this column: OMG PD reviews the surprising, shocking, …
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Residents in a neighborhood north of West Chester warned to stay inside Friday night via a reverse 911 call.
An armed West Whiteland man surrendered after a standoff for several hours with authorities at his Scott Drive residence Friday night, according to the The Chester County Daily Local. Police received a report of the man who barricaded himself in the home Friday night at about 6:40 p.m., according to the article. Less than three hours into the standoff, the man was taken into custody, according to the article. The Daily Local said the man was taken to Chester County Hospital for treatment of non life-threatening, self-inflicted injuries. Residents in part of the West Whiteland area, a few miles north of West Chester, were ordered to shelter in place during the standoff Friday night. Police confirmed late Friday night that a reverse 911 call…
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Friday, May 3, 2013
A 21-year-old West Chester woman faces charges of lying about being raped by three men, a new report says.
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Robbie Miller was a firefighter with Good Will Fire Co. and Captain in West Bradford.
Flags are at half staff in memory of volunteer firefighter Robbie Miller who was killed in a motorcyle accident Wednesday night, according to colleagues at the Good Will Fire Company in West Chester. According to an article posted on the West Bradford Fire Company website, where Williams served as Captain, he was flown by helicopter to Paoli Hospital where he died early Thursday morning, several hours arriving at the trauma center. "Robbie's life was filled with public service. He was an integral part of our fire company, serving his community courageously and leading the firefighters as a training officer. He also served the Goodwill Fire Company in West Chester as a firefighter and trustee and also served the East Brandywine Fire …
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
These are the most-viewed crime and police blotter stories on West Chester Patch in April.
West Chester Man Dies in Car Crash Police Find Driver Asleep at the Wheel on 202 74 Year Old West Chester Man Charged with "Keying" a Car FBI Impersonators Scam Westtown Family, Police Say Teen Kicks Officer in Chin, West Chester Police Report
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The Borough just released a press release. "New noise notice signs will be installed in the next month extending the hours of noiselessness to 24 hours per day. The cost of the signs and installation will be covered by "I'm Shmacked". more ›