Tredyffrin man charged in friend’s overdose
Dillon Quinn
TREDYFFRIN —A township man has been charged in the August overdose death of another township man, with authorities saying he brokered a Philadelphia drug deal that delivered the fatal dose to the man.
Dillon Quinn, 19, was charged Tuesday with numerous offenses including drug dealing resulting death, Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan and township Superintendent of Police Anthony...
Caln police seek man for armed robbery, attempted armed robbery
CALN — Police are looking for man believed to be behind an armed robbery and an attempted armed robbery — on Lincoln Highway, Wednesday evening.
Police said on Oct. 15, they responded to an attempted armed robbery report and shortly thereafter, a second report of a completed armed robbery during which the suspect assaulted an employee and fled with money.
The first incident — the attempted robbery...
Three arrested in March Regency shooting
COATESVILLE — City police said Friday they have arrested three city men in relation to a shooting in March on Regency Drive that wounded a 14–year-old boy.
Zaequon Tanel Closson, age 24 of Coatesville: Maurice Lamar Scott, age 22 of Coatesville; and Rodney Duane Gaffney, age 23 of Coatesville were all charged with Criminal Attempted Homicide, Persons Not to Possess Firearms, Aggravated Assault,...
Two charged in video assault
COATESVILLE — Two city youths were charged Wednesday in the assault of an elderly male victim — thanks to various tips and information provided to police by local residents.
City police withheld the names of suspects — two 16 year olds — who were charged with attacking the man on the 100 block of East Lincoln Highway, Monday evening.
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New Garden police seek robbery suspects
NEW GARDEN — The township Police Department is seeking a pair of suspects related to a distraction style residential burglary that occurred on Ewart Road Friday afternoon.
The homeowner involved told police that a white male (Suspect #1) came to the door and asked him to show him where the property lines were on the east side of his residence. This suspect advised he was doing tree work for the...
Caln teen reports attempt to lure her into car
CALN — A 14 year old township girl reported that a man attempted to lure her into a car on Lincoln Highway, near the Strauss Bridge and not far from Coatesville Area High School, Wednesday afternoon.
Township police said that the man is described as a male of Indian descent, approximately 40 years old, with a neatly trimmed beard and moustache. He was described as speaking English but with an...
Caln Police save life, thwart robbery
Officer saves colleague, Downingtown man from onrushing train
CALN — A township police office is being called a hero today, after his quick response may have saved the life of a Downingtown man as well as a fellow police officer, Wednesday.
Officer David Wardle pulled another officer – Jason Culbertson — and a robbery suspect, Ryan Keith Dolph, age 19 from the path of an oncoming Amtrak train,...
Hogan: police to battle aggressive driving
Coatesville police will be just one of many agencies in Chester County on the look out for aggressive driving on local roadways, District Attorney Tom Hogan announced Thursday.
Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan announced Thursday that police in around the county are targeting aggressive driving. Police will focus on motorists exhibiting aggressive driving behaviors such as running red lights,...
City Council rejects $2.05 trust fund transfer
Layoff could loom without action; meeting breaks up with acrimonious exchange on Public Works
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
New Coatesville Police Officer Jared Davis (center) takes the oath of office from District Justic Grover Koons, as city Police Chief Jack Lauffer looks on. The new officers, an updated city Comprehensive Plan, and an improved audit report were upbeat moments in the City Council...
Police: Downingtown man busted for 3rd DUI in 3 months
Dharmesh Vaswani
WEST WHITELAND — The Township Police Department charged Dharmesh Vaswani with his third DUI arrest in the past three months in the township, police said Thursday.
Vaswani is a 42-year old male from the 700 block of Southwind Lane in Downingtown.
On May 31, 2014, Vaswani was arrested after officers made contact with him at a DUI checkpoint in the 300 block of N. Pottstown Pike. Vaswani...
