Ridley Township Bar Raid

A Delaware County bar was the scene of a police raid yesterday, and patrons were shocked to be a part of it. Ten uniformed Pennsylvania State Police officers stormed the Ridley Township bar and removed slot machines that were allegedly operating illegally.

The police came into Della Polla’s Family Tavern, located on MacDade Boulevard, in an attempt to crack down on illegal slot machine gambling. They took the two machines with them that were in question, as well as $15,000.

According to Sergeant William N. LaTorre, no charges have been filed as of yet. However, he did say that they were in the process of continuing to investigate the matter. It can only be assumed that Carmen Della Torra, Jr., as one of the bar owners, is the main focus of that investigation.

Delaware County was using part of the money that they had received from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board to crack down on illegal slot machine gambling in their state. Any slot machine found to be giving cash payouts is in fact an illegal machine and will be confiscated under the Gaming Act of 2007.

The Delaware County District Attorney George Hurchalla said that they are working to remove all illegal slot machines from the state as they “pose serious problems for our community.” Hurchalla went on to say that illegal activities usually occur around these sorts of establishments.

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