The Collingdale Borough Council in Delaware County took Raheem Blanden out the running for new police chief and voted for a different person.
The Collingdale Borough Council in Delaware County took Raheem Blanden out the running for new police chief and voted for a different person during Tuesday night's meeting
Mitchell is the chief for Selinsgrove Police, north of Harrisburg, and is also listed as an instructor for the Penn State Justice and Safety Institute.Despite Michell being voted in instead of Blanden, chaos broke out, with some on the council upset because they weren’t given any information on the new candidate, including the mayor.
The Delaware County Fraternal Order of Police made it clear they were strongly against hiring Blanden, who has been working with the Chester City Police Department for more than 15 years.Officials with the FOP said Blanden is under investigation by the District Attorney's Office for allegedly tipping off a wanted attempted murder suspect before a raid in April.
The Delaware County District Attorney's Office confirmed with NBC10 that they have a criminal investigation ongoing into Blanden.
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