Feb 25, 2026
We are deeply troubled by the tragic and disturbing developments involving Officer Francis Collier, who had been charged with Rape of a Child, Aggravated Indecent Assault of a Child, and other serious sexual offenses. These allegations represent profound violations of...Feb 2, 2026
District Attorney Tanner Rouse announces that charges have been approved against D’hani Cobbs, a student and football player at Villanova University. This investigation has been led by Lt. Michael Gownley of the Villanova University Department of Public Safety and...Jan 8, 2026
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... 
Nov 25, 2025
Media, PA – District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer today announced the Delaware County District Attorney’s Criminal Investigation Division (CID) is the first DA’s Criminal Investigation Unit in Pennsylvania to have earned accreditation by the Pennsylvania Chiefs of...Nov 19, 2025
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...Aug 22, 2025
County issues additional details, praises swift responses of DES and law enforcement 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...Jun 13, 2025
MEDIA, PA – 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...Mar 31, 2025
Media, PA – 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...Mar 18, 2025
MEDIA, PA – 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...Mar 5, 2025
MEDIA , PA — 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...