Potential pick for police chief under fire in chaotic, packed meeting in Delaware County

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1Uurtu_0vaFt91a00

COLLINGDALE, Pa. Chaos erupted at the Collingdale Borough Council meeting Tuesday night as a standing room only crowd came to protest the planned hiring of Rhaheem Blanden.

FOX 29 has learned Blanden, a Chester police detective with the Major Crimes Unit is under investigation by the Delaware County District Attorney’s Office and been on administrative leave from the department for the past eight weeks.

The investigation surrounds a claim he tipped off a suspect involved in an April homicide that police were on their way. Sources also say there is a parallel internal investigation being conducted by Chester Police.

Story continues

YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE

TRENDING ARTICLES