District Attorney Tanner Rouse announces that charges have been approved against Jonathan Gerlach, 34, of Ephrata, PA. This investigation has been led by Detective Leah Cesanek of the Yeadon Police Department and Detective Chris Karr of Delaware County CID, along with Chief Tony Heidbreder, and K9 handler Kathryn Gerler and K9 Kody of Middle Creek Search and Rescue.

MEDIA, PA  – District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer announced criminal charges against Lawrence Arata, the Executive Director of the Opioid Crisis Action Network (OCAN), for his use of Opioid settlement funds received from Delaware County Government and the Pennsylvania Opioid Misuse and Addiction Abatement Trust, to sexually prey on women suffering from opioid addiction. Defendant Arata is charged with thirty-three (33) criminal counts including Trafficking in Individuals, Patronizing Prostitutes, Witness Intimidation, and Obstruction of Justice.

The County of Delaware has issued the following statement regarding multiple reports of shots fired on the campus of Villanova University on August 21st, 2025, reports which later proved to be unfounded:

“Delaware County’s Department of Emergency Services received a call at 4:33 PM of shots fired from a man armed with an AR-15-style weapon on the campus of Villanova University, reports which later turned out to be erroneous. Multiple calls were received in which gunshot-like sounds were heard in the background, which are under investigation at this time. Law enforcement agencies were dispatched from nearly every municipality in the region, an Emergency Operations Center was established, and 18 EMS units were dispatched in the event of injuries.