Former Delco assistant fire chief found guilty of ethnic intimidation

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — A former assistant fire chief in Delaware County has been found guilty of ethnic intimidation.

The incident happened on Nov. 21, 2024, when John Romano, 48, was loading trees onto a truck with a forklift and blocking Hook Road in Sharon Hill, Delaware County.

Then, as a Black woman tried to drive around Romano, he accused her of honking, then said several racial slurs and other insults to her. The woman called 911 and reported him…

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