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It’s Breaking Bad on the Schuylkill as Warlock Meth Head Shoots Girlfriend
By Simon van Zuylen-Wood 5/16/2013
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Legend has it, a 31-year-old member of the Warlocks motorcycle club, in the span of a few minutes Tuesday: A. snorted meth, B. smoked weed, C. tattooed himself, D. shot his girlfriend in the head, E. told her he loved her. He claims it was an accident; police say it was not. Either way, says outspoken Upper Darby Police Chief Michael Chitwood, "He won't be riding his motorcycle for a while." Michael DeLuca's girlfriend, 19, is in critical condition. [Daily News]
Swarthmore: Loves Fraternities, Hates George W. Bush
By Simon van Zuylen-Wood 4/11/2013
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When you picture Greek Life in PA schools, you think Penn State, not Swarthmore. Indeed, it probably surprised few when students elected to hold a campus-wide referendum on whether to eliminate fraternities altogether. When the results came in, however, they signaled an overwhelming support for togas, pong, and the like.
With roughly 80 percent of the student population casting a ballot, students rejected proposals to disaffiliate Greek organizations from their national chapters, eliminate, reduce or make fraternity houses into substance-free spaces, or ban Greek life altogether.
The only item that passed was a measure to make frats co-ed. And that may have
Swarthmore Biologist Accused of Plagiarizing…his Own Work
By Simon van Zuylen-Wood 4/04/2013
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Once upon a time, Colin Purrington, a former Professor of Biology at Swarthmore, created a handy, humorous guide on the perennially sexy topic of poster-making. For touting the virtues of visual learning, it gained popularity in various academic circles. One day recently, he discovered that a group called the Consortium for Plant Biotechnology Research, Inc. had cribbed his guide, basically word-for-word. Now here's the weird part. When he emailed the group asking them to remove the guide, their lawyer shot him an angry cease-and-desist letter, accusing him of plagiarism. (They said it was their own chart, created in 2005. The
High School Teacher Apparently Driving Around Delco, Drinking Beer with Students
By Simon van Zuylen-Wood 4/04/2013
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When they were pulled over by police a couple weeks ago, a 17-year old-girl, a 17-year-old boy, and a 33-year-old high school English teacher claimed they had been at the Granite Hill Mall, seeing "The Last Oz." Just one problem: "The Last Oz" isn't a real movie. Instead, it appears the trio was having some quintessential suburban fun: taking a boozy joyride.
Katherine Leigh Preusser, 33, an AP English teacher at Ridley High school was in the passenger seat of a car, along with two Ridley students. Joining them for the ride were "three open cans of beer, a metal box
El Wingador Indicted on Cocaine Charges
By Simon van Zuylen-Wood 2/01/2013
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It's probably a good thing Bill "El Wingador" Simmons wasn't allowed to participate in the Wing Bowl this year. In a twist of irony, the five-time champ was indicted for cocaine distribution and possession charges just hours before the 6 a.m. start of his signature event. The Woodbury Heights competitive eater was first charged in May, after police found $8,000 worth of coke in the back of his Wingador-themed Kia Soul. [Delco Times]
Missing Girl Found Alive in Delco
By Joel Mathis 1/15/2013
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Nailla Robinson, the girl who was taken from a West Philadelphia school on Monday, was found by a man on a 69th Street playground about 4:40 a.m. today. "This morning around 4:40 [a.m.] a fellow on his way to work heard screams for help, he was walking, he goes over to a playground area and finds a little girl hiding underneath the jungle gym," said Upper Darby Police Superintendent Michael Chitwood. The 5-year-old girl was wearing only a T-shirt when found. Robinson was snatched from Cullen Bryant Elementary School on Monday morning by a woman claiming to be her mother. [NBC 10]
Ex-Widener Dean Was Accused of Sexual Abuse in ’80s
By Simon van Zuylen-Wood 1/07/2013
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For a period of three years in the late 1980s, a former dean at Widener University repeatedly abused a teenage boy by performing oral sex on him. The dean, Michael LeDoux, who was also Franciscan friar, reached a legal settlement with his accuser a decade go. The Franciscans, who knew, never revealed the allegations to Widener, which hired LeDoux in 2003. After receiving a tip this summer, Widener discovered the allegations, and told LeDoux they were commencing an investigation, prompting LeDoux to resign. Now we know why. In the last few years, LeDoux also supervised teachers at aWidener-adjoined charter school. [Inquirer]
Delco T-Mobile Employee Stabs Customer Over Bad Bill Dispute
By Nick Vadala 11/15/2012
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In what will undoubtedly be the most Delco news of the day, a T-Mobile store employee in Upper Darby stabbed a customer in the stomach over a complaint about being double billed on his account. The employee, Darnell Schoolfield, 21, got stabby with 59-year-old customer after a verbal argument erupted into a brawl that spilled out onto the street. Schoolfield is on the run, but police know his identity because the victim–who is in serious condition at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital–snatched Schoolfield's ID badge off during the altercation. No word yet on whether or not the victim will still
Uncle Charged With Whipping 6-Year-Old Nephew to Death
By Mike Bertha 11/05/2012
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A Delaware County man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of his 6-year-old nephew. Authorities allege that the man whipped his nephew to death because the boy wouldn’t follow directions. They say that the beating lasted 45 minutes and that the uncle tended to the boy’s wounds and put him to bed when it was over. He took him to the hospital after he found him unresponsive. An autopsy revealed that the cause of death was blunt force trauma. [Inquirer]
Of Course Two Guys Were Cited for Tubing Down Chester Creek During Hurricane Sandy
By Mike Bertha 11/01/2012
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Ah, Delco. Delco, Delco, Delco—where genius flourishes. Two Delaware County bros were cited after police found them tubing down Chester Creek during Hurricane Sandy. Just after the National Weather Service issued a flood warning for Chester Creek, police caught the two 20-year-old gentlemen in their tubes. Multiple troopers were dispatched to the area and helped the men safely to shore. Chester Creek did flood, though officials don't have exact levels yet. [Daily News]
