A FEW MORE ODDS AND ENDS...

After being out of service for several months, the 01-25 "slick-top" patrol car returned to service. The 01-25 had sustained major damage after an accident at Chestnut and Darlington Streets in February...

The stabbing on North Wayne Street wasn't really a stabbing after all. Despite initial reports to WCPD and Chester County 9-1-1, the incident turned out to be a physical disturbance. Still, WCPD reportedly was able to locate the victim and an investigation is ongoing...

Now, I realize that lawyers may, at times, be stuck with defendants who aren't exactly model citizens. But this may be a little ridiculous. Attorney Thomas A. Pitt, Jr., who represented the late Christian M. Oliveras, made this intersting comment about his client in Tuesday's Inquirer:

"He sold drugs, but he was a nice kid. ... I was impressed with how respectful and mannerly he was."

Oh. He sold drugs, but was a nice kid? Um, Counselor, I would think that's a bit of an oxymoron. Considering that the Ink-waster reported that Oliveras was about to enter a guilty plea that would have given him a 5-to-10 years stint in a state prison, I wouldn't exactly call him a "nice kid." No amount of spin could make him a "nice kid."

The first set of charges were apparently related to a June 2006 drive-by shooting at Adams and Union Streets, in which detectives found drugs and a firearm, however, Chester County ADA Andrew Rongaus told the Ink-waster the firearm recovered was not linked to the shooting. (Attempts to locate the case file as of Monday were unsuccessful as it had already been set aside for Judge Strietel's trial term set to start on Monday.)

The second set of charges were related to the State Police undercover sting that has been described here in detail.

One final thought: it was rather odd that Channel 3 and Channel 6 videotaped a lot of footage of the crime scene investiation early Monday morning, yet the only footage that made it on the air was about 15 seconds on Channel 3, which showed shots of a parked patrol car, P/O Stuart Smith securing the scene, and a second shot of a parked patrol car in that order. Channel 6 used exactly ZERO seconds of footage from the scene. Guess Channel 6 didn't think a homicide in West Chester was newsworthy.

NOW MOBILE (AS NEEDED)

Test message via cell phone.

Now, a new feature to this blog where quick breaking news and/or updates can be posted via my cell phone and can be updated later as needed. If this works the way it should, then this will allow faster updates of items of interest to blog readers.

NOTE: Once such a message is posted here, the headline will, by default, read "Nextel Two-Way Message" until I get a chance to enter the main Blogger site to update the headline and the post. It's a pain, but at least it's a brand new way to get news out in a quicker fashion rather then wait to get to a computer. Court-related posts, unless it's something dramatic, will generally not be sent via cell phone.

ODDS AND ENDS

A couple of noteworthy items from the past few days...

Early Sunday morning at around 04:30 hours, WCPD units were dispatched to the report of a distrubance on the 400 block of East Barnard Street. The reporting party indicated that an individual was being loud and disorderly, thus disturbing the peace. As officers were on scene and investigating, the actor could actually be heard screaming in a loud voice while one of the officers was on the radio talking to dispatch. Suffice to say the actor, Charlique Boggs, 22, was arrested and later pled guilty to Public Drunkeness and a violation of the Borough Noise Ordinance...

Then, there's the case (or cases) of Alexandria Anne Henson...

Henson, 18, of West Chester, first caught the attention of WC Unplugged when she was arraigned last month on two counts of Filing a False Police Report. She was scheduled for a preliminary hearing yesterday, however that case was continued to July 24. What seems noteworthy is (1) the fact that this is not the first criminal case this particular defendant has pending in the court system and (2) during her arraignment, she noted that she was to start work at one of the borough's restaurants.

On January 24, Henson was charged by P/O Peter Dougherty of the East Whiteland Township Police with DUI following a traffic stop; Henson waived her preliminary hearing on March 13 in Exton District Court and had filed an ARD application, which was rejected by the DA's office three weeks ago and is now has a pending trial in front of Judge Gavin at Common Pleas Court. (15-4-03, CR-0000038-07; CP-15-CR-0001115-2007)

Over the weekend, Sgt. William Camlin of the West Goshen Police Department cited Henson for Speeding after being clocked going 36 mph over the posted speed limit (15-2-03; TR-0001838-07), two days after P/O Christopher Daly of the WCPD cited her for Underage Drinking (15-1-01, NT-0000586-07).

And to think that this idiot is working at one of the borough's liquor licensed restaurants? Granted, none of the cases have been resolved as of yet, and there's the presumption of innocence until proven guilty. But this is a little ridiculous, even by West Chester standards...

On that note, the 15-1-01 criminal day report plus a preliminary hearing held at Common Pleas Court on a WCU related case will be posted later today; I've just been a little bit backlogged over the past couple of days and am just starting to get caught up.

A COUPLE UPDATES

And now, updates on a couple of stories posted here at West Chester Unplugged:

Chalk one up for Mike Perrone. The summary trial of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania vs. Kildare's West Chester, Inc. (15-1-01; NT-0000333-07) took place this past Wednesday. Judge Bruno found Kildare's guilty of Overcrowding from the incident that was documented in the Philadelphia Magazine article earlier this month - the same article in which Mr. Perrone and the WCPD weren't exactly portrayed in a positive light (the way the writer described it, you would've thought WCPD was raiding an illegal speakeasy).

Kildare's was sentenced to pay $303.00 in fines and court costs. It's unknown whether or not an appeal is planned. For a businessman like William David Magrogan, he could easily make that much money in about 20 minutes...

As for the two new police cars that were delivered to the borough last month, they are, as of Saturday afternoon, down at the Metropolitan Communications shop in West Whiteland awaiting radio and MDT installation. As of this point, both vehicles still lack license tags, but that'll probably happen sooner rather than later...