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June 3, 2021
In the year following the march by 4,000 people to the Historic Chester County Courthouse for a June 4, 2020 Black Lives Matter rally, positive changes continue. Brian Woodard is experiencing that change, as the second recipient of a Municipal Police Academy scholarship – a program created as a result of the march and that focuses on diversifying law enforcement in Chester County.
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Woodard, a graduate of Philadelphia s Franklin Learning Center and father of two sons, has been accepted at Delaware County Community College s Municipal Police Academy and begins its full-time course this July. He said he has always wanted to become a law enforcement officer and currently works in security for the Phoenixville Area School District.
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Recent rises in firearm permits are cause for concern and the sheriff s office in Chester County offers gun locks to prevent tragic accidents. (Shutterstock)
COATESVILLE, PA On a weekend when love is in the air, the Chester County Sheriff s Office and Coatesville Center for Community Health are launching a campaign about the care and protection of children.
Chester County Sheriff s Office (CCSO) and Coatesville Center for Community Health (CCCH) Lock it for Love initiative sends the message: lock your guns.
From October 2020 to the end of December, the number of background checks for firearm permits in Pennsylvania which ties closely to the number of gun sales was the highest on record, Pennsylvania State Police reported in January. Firearm permits in the quarter from July 2020 through September had also broken previous records.