Child sex assault lands ex-bus driver in jail
West Chester man also barred from unsupervised contact with minors
Terry C. Smith
A former school bus driver was ordered on Monday, April 21, to spend 1 ½ to 4 years behind bars for a series of sexual assaults against a child that occurred a decade ago.
Chester County Court Judge Jacqueline C. Cody accepted a plea agreement for Terry C. Smith, 64, of West Chester, on charges that included endangering...
Downingtown couple charged with embezzlement
W. Goshen detectives said they stole more than $150,000 from their employer
Edward Charsha
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
After a five-month investigation, detectives have charged a Downingtown couple with embezzlement, West Goshen Township Police said on Tuesday, Feb. 11.
Police said the couple’s alleged scheme began to unravel after the president of Alfred J. Fry III, also...
Police: Help sought to ID reckless motorcyclist
West Goshen investigators say he fled traffic stop, endangered others in process
A surveillance photo shows a man in a Patron tequila sweatshirt that West Goshen Township Police are hoping someone can identify.
A routine traffic stop turned potentially deadly in West Goshen Township when a man decided to speed off, and police said they are seeking the public’s help to identify him.
Police said...
West Chester man charged with sex assault of child
Police said the attacks began 10 years ago, continued for more than year
Terry C. Smith, 63, of West Chester, is accused of the indecent assault of a child more than 10 years ago.
After more than six months of investigation, West Goshen Township Police have charged a 63-year-old West Chester man in connection with a sexual assault against a child that occurred 10 years ago, a West Goshen Police news...
Police: Alleged burglar attracted to hair salons
Authorities said he gained entry by smashing front doors
Jeffrey S. Tenaglio, 54, of West Chester, faces charges that include burglary for smashing the window of a West Goshen hair salon.
Authorities said he was not seeking a trim or blow-dry when he smashed the front door of the Platinum Hair Salon in West Goshen Township at 2:42 a.m. on Wednesday.
Instead, Jeffrey S. Tenaglio, 54, of West Chester,...
Man who fled with paycheck ‘mistake’ in custody
Thomas A. Ortiz-Ayala is accused of absconding with about $3,000 he received in error from his West Goshen Township employer.
Police: He agreed to return funds deposited in error – then changed his mind
Life on the lam ended last week for a former Chester County employee who had been sought on theft charges, West Goshen Township Police said Thursday.
Police said they issued a warrant for...
Woman accused of making false rape accusation
Police: She didn’t want her fiancé to learn about consensual – and video-taped – group-sex
Jessica Lynn Shreve, 21, of West Goshen Township, is accused of making a false rape accusation to police.
A 21-year-old West Goshen Township woman has been charged with fabricating a rape accusation, police said Friday.
West Goshen Township Police said Jessica Lynn Shreve reported on March...
Macedonian woman describes abuse, abduction
West Goshen police charge husband with kidnapping, rape
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Lirim “Lenny” Rufati of West Goshen Township faces charges that include kidnapping, rape, and related offenses.
A caring friend helped break a cycle of abuse for a West Chester woman trying to avoid being forced to return home in shame to Macedonia, police said.
A criminal complaint filed...
