Murder-suicide suspected in deaths of 4 Pa. family members
Updated Jan 25, 2021;
EXTON, Pa. (AP) Authorities were awaiting autopsy results in the deaths of four family members who were found in their Pennsylvania home.
Police responded to the home in Chester County on Sunday after an out-of-state relative was unable to contact the family.
Police discovered the bodies inside the Mountain View Drive residence.
“The initial investigation and evidence at the scene indicate that this incident is the result of a murder-suicide and that there is no threat to the community at large,” the West Whiteland Township Police Department said in a news release. “This incident is currently being actively investigated and no further details will be released at this time.”
A Pennsylvania family of four has been found dead following an apparent murder-suicide, police say.
The West Whiteland Township Police Department says it discovered the bodies at a home in the area Sunday after investigators were contacted by out-of-state family members who had been unable to reach them for days. The initial investigation and evidence at the scene indicate that this incident is the result of a murder-suicide and that there is no threat to the community at large, it said in a statement. The West Whiteland Township Police Department says it found the bodies after conducting a wellness check at a home. (West Whiteland Township Police Department)
PARKESBURG â A Parkesburg man has been arrested on burglary charges.
Police have charged Timothy Michael Adams with burglary and related offenses. On Nov. 19, 2020, just after 4 a.m., police said Adams burglarized a business and stole money. Coin and paper money were stolen. Police recovered evidence at the scene and several individuals stepped forward identifying the suspect for police investigators. Additional charges are pending in this ongoing multi-jurisdictional investigation.
Police reports from across the region:
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Drug charges
Police have charged Dustin Isiah Foy, 41 of New Cumberland, after he and a co-defendant delivered fentanyl and cocaine to undercover officers. Foy was remanded to the Chester County Prison. Police have charged Stephanie Thornton, 32 of Lebanon, after she and a co-defendant delivered fentanyl and cocaine to undercover officers. Thornton was remanded to the Chester County Prison.
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A credit card was used fraudulently at Victory Brewing Co. and at Wawa, according to a report given to West Whiteland Twp. police. (Shutterstock)
DOWNINGTOWN, PA West Whiteland Township Police Department are investigating a report of fraud related to the use of a credit card for purchases at Victory Brewing Company in Downingtown and at an area Wawa.
The Dec. 14 report said that two days earlier someone had used a credit card fraudulently, both at the brewery and to withdraw money from a PNC Bank ATM at the Wawa on Garrett Road in Drexel Hill in Delaware County.
Police have an image of the suspect withdrawing cash at the ATM.