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Carolyn "Bunny" Welsh
Sheriff of Chester County
In office
January 4, 2000 (2000-01-04) – January 1, 2020 (2020-01-01)
Succeeded byFredda Maddox
Personal details
Born (1943-11-28) November 28, 1943 (age 80)
Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania
Political partyRepublican
NicknameBunny

Carolyn "Bunny" Welsh of Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania is the former Sheriff of Chester County, Pennsylvania. She held the position from 2000 to 2020.[1] Welsh is a member of the Republican Party. On November 24, 2020, she was arraigned on theft and diversion of services charges along with Harry McKinney, her boyfriend, who served under her as a lieutenant during her 20-year tenure.[2] Welsh was accused of stealing $67,000 through illegal diversions of funds to her boyfriend.[3] Welsh pled no contest to the theft charges.[4]

Early life

Welsh attended Wesley College, and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.[5] She is a former president of the Rotary Club Concordville-Chadds Ford and is a member of the Chester County Chamber of Business and Industry.[5]

Law enforcement career

Welsh is the first woman to be elected Sheriff of Chester County.[5] She is also the first woman to be elected president of a class at the National Sheriffs Institute at the Department of Corrections in Longmont, Colorado.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Support PA Sheriffs - PCCD presents crime prevention award to Chester County sheriff". Archived from the original on 2008-11-21. Retrieved 2009-04-25.
  2. ^ "Former Chester County sheriff and her boyfriend charged with theft for improper K-9 unit comp time".
  3. ^ "Chesco sheriff paid boyfriend $67K in 'unmerited' overtime, controller alleges".
  4. ^ "Former Chester County sheriff enters no-contest plea in theft from K-9 unit".
  5. ^ a b c d "SHERIFF: Sheriff Bio". Archived from the original on 2009-03-05. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
Law Enforcement Positions
Preceded by Chester County Sheriff
2000-present 		Succeeded by
Fredda Maddox
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