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  • Four from Chester arrested

    While one Blair family was proudly watching their son receive his diploma during Fairfield Central High School’s June 2 graduation ceremony, someone was busy breaking into their home in the 3400 block of State Highway 215.
    And if it weren’t for the alertness of neighbors, the perpetrators might have gotten away with it.
    Instead, two adults and two juveniles – all from Chester – are behind bars and much of the stolen property has been recovered.

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  • Armed robbers plead guilty, get six and 11-year sentences

    A Chester man and his female accomplice pleaded guilty this week to armed robbery charges during General Sessions at the Chester County Courthouse.
    Dontrell Lamar Simpson, 22, of 107 Cushman Dr., received an 11-year prison sentence on Tuesday for the armed robbery he committed at 160 ½ Pinckney St. on Dec. 17, 2010. Simpson's accomplice, Danielle Mareka Brown, 19, of 178 Jeter St. pleaded guilty on Monday and received a maximum sentence of six years under the Youthful Offender's Act, said Julie Hall of the Chester County Solicitor's Office.

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  • Chester man gets 15 years for gun felony

    Xavier Derico Nichols, 30, has been sentenced to a 15-year prison term for being a felon in possession of a firearm. The sentence was handed down Wednesday in federal court by U.S. District Judge Joseph F. Anderson, according to a press release from U.S. District Attorney Bill Nettles' office.
    Judge Anderson sentenced Nichols to 180 months incarceration followed by five years of supervised released, the release said.

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  • Lawsuit now settled with county employee

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  • Law enforcement steps up DUI patrols

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  • Reynolds promoted to Chief Deputy

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  • 11-year-old Chester Park student brings knife to school, stabs classmate

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  • Burglary suspects arrested

    Three arrests have been made in a string of burglaries that took place in Chester County from late January to early February.
    The Chester County Sheriff's Department announced Monday that it had arrested 18 year-old Kiamma Sanders of 789 Charity Road, 18 year-old Nathan Chisolm of 107 MLK Memorial Drive and 23-year-old Derrick Coleman of 710 Charity Road. Sanders and Chisolm were each charged with four counts of first degree burglary and one count each of second degree burglary. Coleman was charged with four counts of first degree burglary.

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  • Chester's school resource officers get promoted

    Resource Officers in the Chester County schools offer community policing at its best, said Chester County Sheriff Richard Smith.
    “It gives us a chance to get into the schools and the young people see we're not that bad,” Smith said. “Part of community policing is that when they see us outside of the schools we've already built that contact and established a relationship with them.”
    Chester County Schools Superintendent Dr. Thomas Graves echoed the sheriff's sentiment.

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  • UPDATED:Hinson arrested on multiple charges

    Larry Lamont Hinson, 59, of 5451 Old Winnsboro Road, Great Falls, was arrested Tuesday night by the Chester County Sheriff's Office.
    Chester County Sheriff Richard Smith said four search warrants were executed simultaneously Tuesday at different properties Hinson owns or has access to. Three of the properties are in the Great Falls area and the fourth is in Albermarle, N.C., Smith said.
    Smith said officers were searching for jewelry Hinson had reported as stolen.  

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