Carolyn Bunny Welsh

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]

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
Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania
Political partyRepublican
Nickname(s)Bunny

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. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-11-21. Retrieved 2009-04-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  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. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-03-05. Retrieved 2009-04-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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