WMMR's Preston & Steve Daily Podcast
Feb 26, 2026 · 3 hr 14 min · 30 segments
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Preston ElliotHost
Steve MorrisonHost
Casey BoyPanelist
Daniel RoebuckGuest
Matt RifeGuest
Marissa MagnattaPanelist
Matt CordPanelist
Ryan ShuttleworthPanelistAnd now, Preston and Steve's News Update.
A former police officer wanted on child rape charges was killed during a shootout with police near the campus of St. Joseph's University, authorities said.
Investigators said the former part-time officer opened fire when police approached him while serving a warrant in Ballackinwood on Wednesday morning.
The man was identified as 38-year-old Francis Collier, who had most recently served as a part-time officer with the Mortonboro Police Department.
Officials said that he had been on leave while under investigation and resigned from the department in December.
Investigators said that Collier fired at officers who returned fire, fatally wounding him.
Police remained at the scene throughout the morning, searching for shell casings and towing a Jeep Grand Cherokee that Collier was in at the time of the confrontation.
Mortonboro police said that Collier was placed on leave immediately after the investigation began.
Sources said the investigation started in December when an adult female family member reported to Upper Darby police that Collier had raped her 20 years ago when she was five years old.
The family member and another child victim were repeatedly raped between 2001 and 2012. and 2004.
The case, which later turned over to Pennsylvania Attorney General's office, which charged Collier with rape on Tuesday.
Sources also said that while serving in law enforcement, Collier had been assigned to the Delaware County Child Abuse and Exploitation Task Force.
The Montgomery County Detective Bureau is handling the investigation into the fatal shooting.
That happens where people will be drawn to that line of work and they're aware of it.
people are recovering after being pulled from their overturned truck Wednesday morning by Good Samaritans who came to their rescue.
Riley drives a tow truck for Johnson Specialized Transportation and Applegate follows in a flatbed.
Around 7.30 a.m., they spotted an overturned utility truck on the side of Interstate 295 in West Deptford, New Jersey.
And now, Preston and Steve's News Update.
A former police officer wanted on child rape charges was killed during a shootout with police near the campus of St. Joseph's University, authorities said.
Investigators said the former part-time officer opened fire when police approached him while serving a warrant in Ballackinwood on Wednesday morning.
The man was identified as 38-year-old Francis Collier, who had most recently served as a part-time officer with the Mortonboro Police Department.
Officials said that he had been on leave while under investigation and resigned from the department in December.
Investigators said that Collier fired at officers who returned fire, fatally wounding him.
Police remained at the scene throughout the morning, searching for shell casings and towing a Jeep Grand Cherokee that Collier was in at the time of the confrontation.
Mortonboro police said that Collier was placed on leave immediately after the investigation began.
Sources said the investigation started in December when an adult female family member reported to Upper Darby police that Collier had raped her 20 years ago when she was five years old.
The family member and another child victim were repeatedly raped between 2001 and 2012. and 2004.
The case, which later turned over to Pennsylvania Attorney General's office, which charged Collier with rape on Tuesday.
Sources also said that while serving in law enforcement, Collier had been assigned to the Delaware County Child Abuse and Exploitation Task Force.
The Montgomery County Detective Bureau is handling the investigation into the fatal shooting.
That happens where people will be drawn to that line of work and they're aware of it.
people are recovering after being pulled from their overturned truck Wednesday morning by Good Samaritans who came to their rescue.
Riley drives a tow truck for Johnson Specialized Transportation and Applegate follows in a flatbed.
Around 7.30 a.m., they spotted an overturned utility truck on the side of Interstate 295 in West Deptford, New Jersey.
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