Things getting heated
Chester County Sheriff Alex Underwood’s impassioned plea to the Chester County Council on Monday night for more deputies to keep officers and the public safe from gangs turned into an argument between Underwood and several council members over money needed to handle gangs the sheriff blames for three recent murders. The exchanges grew so heated that more than 20 deputies left positions at the back of the meeting room to stand behind Underwood during the sheriff’s 30-minute speech about the violence of gangs that are threatening to kill officers and are trying to take over Chester County.