Officer(s) Involved: Collingdale Police Officer Kevon Darden
Synopsis: A Collingdale Police Department is being charged in a road rage incident. Officer Dardon resigned today after less than a week on the job. He was sworn in as a part-time officer on 12 January 2025. Authorities say the incident happened in April 2023.
According to state police, Darden got into an altercation with another driver on I-476 South in Delaware County and threatened the person with a gun. The driver says Darden fired a shot during the confrontation, but the former officer denied those allegations, according to court documents.
At the time of the alleged road rage incident, Darden was reportedly a Cheyney University police officer.
“It was shocking and a little skeptical because these charges were not there prior to today,” said Chief Shanee N. Mitchell, adding that a background check was done on Darden and it came back clean.
Mitchell says she inherited, not created, the turmoil, but she remains optimistic. The resignation comes as the borough continues to deal with a staffing shortage. According to the borough manager, right now there are five full-time officers with the hiring of three part-timers pending.
In the past, 14 officers has been considered fully staffed. Collingdale Mayor Donna Matteo-Spadea says troopers with the Pennsylvania State Police have been covering overnight shifts for the police department since November.
Outcome: Mr. Darden has resigned from the Collingdale Police Department. As of the time of publication, there was no additional information available regarding the charges stemming from the road rage incident.
