Thorndale News

Share + Jul 7, 2009 5:46 pm US/Eastern Reporting Ben Simmoneau THORNDALE, Pa. At the intersection of Business Route 30 and Route 340 in Chester County, you won't find a lot of people walking.

United States Attorney Laurie Magid today announced the filing of a one-count indictment charging Mark Gilliam, of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with committing an arson of the Happy Days Family Bistro, located at 3470 East Lincoln Highway, in Thorndale, PA, on January 25, 2009.

March 23, 2009 - The NCUA Board last week approved a community charter expansion for Citadel FCU of Thorndale, Pa., that allows service throughout the Greater Philadelphia Area.

Look. Commissioner Carol Aichele offers a tour of Chester County's finest curb cuts, wheelchair-accessible ramps.

March 16, 2009 -- A vacant home went up in flames in the Coatesville area overnight.

The arson-plagued Philadelphia suburb of Coatesville was struck by yet another deliberately set fire early Saturday, the 20th in the city so far this year, authorities said.

March 13, 2009 - A number of credit union issues are on tap for action at next Thursday's open NCUA Board meeting, including a final rule revising the agency's Regulatory Flexibility program.

"An arsonist can be a pyromaniac, a professional criminal "torch," or just kids who get a thrill out of setting fires," I recall Doug Morgan, a group supervisor with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms ...

Authorities hunting for arsonists behind a string of fires in a small, Southeastern Pennsylvania steel town made two arrests within hours of each other.

Investigators in Chester County have announced a second arrest in the spree of arsons plaguing Coatesville, Chester County.

Mark Gilliam, 19, of West Chester, described as a "want to be" firefighter, was ordered held without bail this afternoon for allegedly trying to set fire to a restaurant in the Coatesville area, terrorized by a ...

Police found accelerants, firefighting equipment and a newspaper article about the arsons plaguing Coatesville at the home of a wannabe firefighter they arrested while investigating the crimes, federal ...

Feb 20, 2009 4:00 am US/Pacific COATESVILLE, Pa. Suspect Roger Leon Barlow is one of two people arrested in connection to an arson spree that has plagued the city of Coatesville.

Federal officials say a second person has been arrested in connection with a series of arsons in southeastern Pennsylvania.

Christian Beiler lived in Gap and was known for the produce stand he ran in Thorndale, Chester County.

THE LINE OF PEOPLE picking up motion sensors at Coatesville City Hall had slowed to a trickle by lunchtime yesterday.

Residents of the Coatesville area say they aren't quite sure what to make of last week's announcement by Chester County District Attorney Joe Carroll that he would roll out initiatives to lower the city's crime ...

Staff photo by Amy Dragoo The remains of an overnight shed fire on Charles Street in Valley are piled outside.

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Thorndale-based Citadel said Tuesday it presented the Chester County United Way with a check for $50,000 bringing the credit union's four year total donation to $171,000. Citadel's employees give not only of ...