KSPD’s Rongaus, Manko promoted to corporal

By Eliza Mohler, Staff Writer, The Times Ken Rongaus is sworn in as corporal by Mayor Matt Fetick as his family looks on. KENNETT SQUARE – Kennett Square’s finest was out in full force at Monday night’s Borough Council meeting as police officers Ken Rongaus and Andrew Manko were promoted to the rank of corporal. Police Chief William Holdsworth said Rongaus and Manko were each chosen for the promotion...

Two Kennett Square men accused of heroin-dealing

Police: More than 220 packets of drug were among illicit substances found Eldon Ross Kennett Square Police said two Kennett Square men face multiple charges after investigators found them with over 220 individual packets of heroin, illegally possessed prescription medication, Ecstasy, marijuana, and drug paraphernalia. Police said the investigation began  on March 23, at approximately 9:30 p.m. when...

Gas-pump dispute allegedly escalates, leads to arrest

Kennett Square Police say man pulled gun, pointed it at victim An altercation at a gas pump led to multiple charges against a borough resident on Tuesday, March 25, Kennett Square Police said. Robert J. Chandler, 38, allegedly got into a verbal argument about 9:25 a.m. with a man because he was smoking near the gas pumps of the Landhope Market in the 500 block of South Union Street, police said. The...

New school resource officer comes full circle

For Kennett High grad, cause for cheering again By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Kennett Square Police Officer Sarah London, the new school resource officer at Kennett High, points to a 2001 photo that shows her on the school’s cheerleading squad. In the hallways at Kennett High on Wednesday, a woman in blue quietly generated head-turning during an unconventional homecoming of...

2 Kennett Square officers get county commendations

One saved 13-year-old’s life; other shuttered illegal drug house By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Two Kennett Square Police Officers received commendations from the Chester County Chiefs of Police Association at a luncheon meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 8, at the Downingtown Country Club. Kennett Square Cpl. Richard E. Bell received his commendation for saving the life of a 13-year-old...