Happy Halloween. Here are some of the top stories from around the region.
WEATHER
We’ll be seeing mostly sunshine today, but it will remain cool. Expect tempuratures to hit a high of about 58 degrees. Bundle up to collect candy tonight.
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NEWS
Man who dressed up as cartoon characters faces child sex abuse charges
Led from the Delaware County Courthouse in handcuffs Monday charged with counts of deviant sexual misconduct with children, Michael Cripps, 43, of Colwyn, was defiant with a middle finger raised to conceal his face. “F--- you,” he said to reporters who questioned his costumed birthday party enterprise, M.C. Parties, in which Cripps advertised his services masquerading as various cartoon characters to entertain children for $65-an-hour.
Girl shot in arm on Chester street
A 15-year-old girl was shot in the arm Sunday night, and authorities on Monday were investigating a possible connection into the Oct. 21 shooting on a city basketball court that left four people wounded. Based on information provided by the victim, she was with two other girls in the 2900 block of West 11th Street when she was shot, Police Chief James Nolan IV said.
Prosecutor describes fatal night in Coatesville murder trial
The events that culminated in the shooting death of a Coatesville man who was sitting on the porch of his home with friends began hours before the fateful shot was fired, a prosecutor told the jury in opening statements Monday. Those who attacked and tried to rob the men had spent hours looking for a suitable target for a robbery and bringing together the pieces that would be needed to pull one off, most especially a firearm and someone to use it, Assistant District Attorney Cynthia Morgan told the panel in the case of Demetrius Joseph and Dajon Rowe.
East Norriton man faces April 2018 trial in drug delivery death
An East Norriton man will stand trial next April on charges he delivered a fatal dose of fentanyl to a woman who was a patient at a township hospital. The trial for Travis Siuta, 29, of the 500 block of Wellington Road, will begin April 16, 2018, with the selection of a jury, according to an order signed by Montgomery County Judge Wendy Demchick-Alloy. The judge also ordered lawyers in the case to file any pretrial motions by Dec. 6 and she said a pretrial hearing on all matters will be held on Dec. 20.
Penn Valley Community Fair in Telford contributes $20K to local nonprofits
With this year’s $20,500, the total amount the Penn Valley Community Fair has raised over five years for three local community organizations tops $100,000. “Thank you for all you’re doing to help the people in the community,” Pastor Andrew Saunders, Penn Valley Church’s Telford campus interim pastor, told representatives of Keystone Opportunity Center, the Telford Volunteer Fire Company and the Indian Valley Public Library.
SPORTS
Flyers get a ‘big point’ maybe, but Hakstol not happy about it
Given that they were outplayed for 40 of the 64 minutes of a 4-3, overtime loss to the Arizona Coyotes Monday, the Flyers were forced into mining for small rewards. Sean Couturier, who scored twice, including with 14.4 seconds left in regulation, located at least one.
Eagles’ Pederson won’t dwell on quelling the critics
The inevitable question about vindication came as Doug Pederson looked down at his press podium Monday. Not that he had a problem answering, it’s just that a signal being sent from the array of digital devices in front of him was difficult to ignore. “Somebody’s,” Pederson answered back to the media, “battery is low.” Let history record Pederson isn’t above the occasional pregnant pause for comic effect.
Ben Simmons leads Sixers over Rockets
The Houston Rockets allowed Philadelphia 76ers point guard Ben Simmons to take jump shots on Monday night and he made them pay. In Philadelphia’s 115-107 win in Houston, Simmons made 10 of 15 shots, many of them from mid-range, to score a career-high 24 points, adding nine assists and seven rebounds. When asked why he took more jumpers than he had in his first six games, Simmons’ teammate Amir Johnson answered from behind the group of reporters.
Kapler appointment made official, will be introduced as Phillies’ manager this week
The Phillies made official their managerial choice of Gabe Kapler Monday, giving the 42-year-old former outfielder and bodybuilding cover boy his first major league bench job. Kapler, who will leave his position as the Los Angeles Dodgers’ director of player development, is renowned as a bright baseball mind who is of a like mind with Phillies general manager Matt Klentak on the place of advanced stats and sabermetrics in the daily operations of a baseball club.
ENTERTAINMENT
Exhibit of prints at MCCC a sample of large Eastern University collection
Hands up if you knew that Eastern University in Wayne had such a remarkable collection of prints. We’re talking about prints spanning almost 500 years, from the 16th to 20th centuries, by such luminaries as Goya, Rembrandt, Chagall and Degas, representing a range of printmaking styles and techniques.
‘House of Cards’ canceled as fallout continues for Kevin Spacey
The fallout facing Kevin Spacey widened Monday following an accusation that he allegedly made sexual advances on a teen boy, with Netflix pulling the plug on his hit show “House of Cards” and “deeply troubled” producers of the political thriller arriving on set to comfort cast mates. Executives from Netflix and the show’s producer, Media Rights Capital, said they arrived in Baltimore, where the show is shot, Monday afternoon to make sure actors and crew “continue to feel safe and supported.” Spacey was not scheduled to be on set Monday.
