Delaware County District Attorney’s Office
MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of the Delaware County District Attorney’s Office is to protect our diverse community through the fair and ethical pursuit of justice, to safeguard the rights of the victims of crime, and the rights and reputations of the innocent. We will accomplish our mission by vigorously and professionally prosecuting those who violate our laws and by working cooperatively with law enforcement and community leaders to improve Delaware County.

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By District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer | March 5, 2022
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PRESS RELEASES
Operation Chester Safe Summer Initiative Launched to Reduce Violent Crime in the City
District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer and Mayor Stefan Roots today announced the start of Operation Chester Safe Summer, an intensive community policing initiative to help reduce violent crime in the City of Chester this summer.
“Operation Chester Safe Summer builds on the work of the Chester Partnership for Safe Neighborhoods, our community-law enforcement partnership which has helped reduce shootings in the City by 54% since its inception in October of 2020,” said District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer. “I’m doubling down on our commitment to reducing violence in the City this summer by adding more resources to ensure we have as many Chester Police Officers as possible on the streets keeping residents safe,” Stollsteimer continued.
Charges Brought Against 20 School Employees for Abusing Children Under Their Care
District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer announced the charging of twenty (20) individuals who worked in the Chester Community Charter School with multiple counts related to child abuse against twenty six (26) children in grades K-5 who were enrolled in the school’s Team Approach to Achieving Academic Success (TAAS) program. These charges come after a police investigation begun after two parents complained to school officials in January of 2025 that their children reported being afraid to attend school due to fears of being placed in “holds” by school staff.
Delco Drug Task Force Announces Narcotics Arrests Following Interstate Undercover Operation
District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer announced the arrest of six individuals in connection with the operation of a major drug trafficking organization in Delaware County. The arrests are the result of an intensive undercover operation by the County’s Narcotics Task Force (NTF), with tremendous assistance from multiple law enforcement agencies, including the Pennsylvania State Police, the Delaware State Police, the office of the Camden County (NJ) District Attorney, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Millbourne Borough Council Vice-President Charged With Voting Fraud in 2021 Election
District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer today announced the filing of criminal charges against MD Nurul Hasan, of Millbourne Borough, for falsely registering nearly three dozen non-Millbourne residents and casting ballots for them in Millbourne for the 2021 general election for mayor of Millbourne. The defendant, the current Vice President of Millbourne Borough Council, was an unsuccessful candidate for mayor of the Borough in 2021. Hasan, along with two co-defendants, is also facing federal criminal charges brought by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for his conduct in connection with the 2021 election.