Man charged with attacking Coatesville police officer

COATESVILLE — In the wake of attacks on police in Dallas and Baton Rouge, violence against local police came home to Chester County when a man allegedly attacked a City Police officer in broad daylight with a rock — an incident that sent a police officer to the hospital with injuries. At approximately 1:50 p.m. Monday, Coatesville Police Patrolman Jared Davis was on patrol in a marked police...

New way to improve city safety? App-solutely

Anonymous text, email system debuts in Coatesville Police Department By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Coatesville Police Chief Jack Laufer (left) and Sgt. Rodger Ollis demonstrate the ease with which citizens can contact police anonymously through a new phone app. Interested in making Coatesville safer? There’s an app for that. On Wednesday, Dec. 4, Coatesville Police announced...