Coatesville PD takes a softer approach to community policing
America Responds With Love helps police respond to traumatized children
By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times
Officer Claire Lang and Chief Jack Laufer show some of the new friends that will ride in patrol cars.
COATESVILLE – The city’s Police Department will have some new passengers in their patrol cars from now on, and these passengers will not require handcuffs.
Partnering with the...
Brandywine Health donates defibrillators to local police
Foundation gives AEDs to nine police departments and school district
By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times
Caln Police Chief Joe Elias, Superintendent of Life Safety Ray Stackhouse, and Officer Nate Miller (left to right) show off their new AED. Stackhouse and Miller resuscitated a man using a defibrillator last fall.
COATESVILLE – The Brandywine Health Foundation donated automated external...
E. Marlborough police chief to retire
Concerns voiced about cell tower’s flashing red lights
By Karen Cresta, Correspondent, The Times
EAST MARLBOROUGH – The Board of Supervisor’s meeting on Monday night was preempted by the announcement that Gerald Davis, the township’s Chief of Police, was retiring after 40 years of service.
Davis was the first Chief of Police for the township police department. Prior to this appointment,...
DA Hogan says Downingtown Police put FBI, CIA to shame
Hogan commends police for prosecution of international criminal
By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times
The Downingtown Police Department was honored Wednesday night by Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan for its investigation of Jack Mayer, an international racketeer.
DOWNINGTOWN – The Chester County District Attorney’s office commended the Downingtown Police department for its tracking,...
Coatesville seek info on Jan. 1 shooting
COATESVILLE — Police are seeking information about about a shooting Thursday afternoon on the 300 block of Walnut Street that left a man seriously wounded.
Police said that Lamont Wilson, 34, walked into the city’s police headquarters — just a couple of blocked from where the shooting appears to have taken place — suffering from multiple gunshot wounds at 4:50 p.m. Thursday. He was immediately...
Giving spirit of ‘Shop with a Cop’ crosses generations
State, county, local police help area children get into spirit of giving
By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times
Coatesville Police Lt. James Audette plays Christmas songs on the saxophone before heading out to Wal-Mart in Parkesburg with needy kids from around Chester County as part of the “Shop With a Cop” program earlier this month.
PARKESBURG – From the classics like Barbies and...
Kennett Sq.: focus on new police officer, National Night Out
Winterfest to be held Feb. 28, 12:30 to 4 p.m.
By Rick Marts, Correspondent, The Times
At Monday’s Council meeting, Kennett Square Borough Mayor Matthew Fetick (left) administers the oath of office to new Kennett Square Police Department officer Donald Matthew (Matt) Creighton (right), a former state trooper and U.S. armed services veteran. Creighton’s wife, Leslie, holds the Bible as she...
Downingtown Council looks at police, fire costs
Police Chief seeks additional police officer, fire chief; council questions costs
By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times
Borough Police Chief James McGowan is asking Borough Council for an additional full time police officer to replace two part time officers as part of the 2015 municipal budget.
DOWNINGTOWN – Along with Borough Finance Director Judith Walters, the Downingtown Borough Council...
Coatesville PD investigating car break ins
COATESVILLE — Police are investigating a series of thefts from cars in the overnight period Wednesday into Thursday on the city’s West Side.
Police said an individual or individuals smashed the passenger-side windows of “several” cars parked on the street with “items of value” in plain view.
Residents are also reminded to lock their vehicles and be on the lookout for...
Coatesville PD targets aggressive drivers
COATESVILLE — City police will again be targeting aggressive driving — especially along Lincoln Highway — through Nov. 22, again focusing attention on issue, along with the Pennsylvania State Police and more than 330 municipal agencies working to together to crackdown on on aggressive driving.
This effort is part of an ongoing effort by city police to curb aggressive driving, working in cooperation...
