Politics & Government
After Outcry, Collingdale Council Ends Meeting Without Voting For Controversial Police Chief
"I cannot believe the behavior from this … council even thinking about a guy like that," Shawn Dougherty, from Teamsters 107, said.
September 18, 2024
Collingdale residents fired up over the possible appointment of a Chester police officer to be the borough's chief of police packed the borough's community center for a meeting Tuesday night.
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The Fraternal Order of Police says Corporal Rhaheem Blanden is on administrative leave from his job in Chester, and Delaware County prosecutors confirmed he is the target of an active criminal investigation.
During public comment at the borough council meeting, the council president would not give FOP or union representatives permission to speak. Union representatives spoke out against hiring Blanden anyway.
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