Police seeking ‘dangerous,’ armed home-invader

He allegedly accosted woman at knifepoint, fled after struggle Coatesville Police said they are hoping someone can identify this armed home-invader. The suspect is described as a slim white male, about 5-foot-7 and about 40 years old with brown hair, an auburn beard, a cold sore on his lip and a possible injury to his left eye, police said. He was wearing brownish camouflage pants and a blue sweatshirt,...

Coatesville officer shot in leg; man in custody

Police said 43-year-old city resident was driving drunk when he resisted arrest A Coatesville police officer investigating a hit-and-run accident was shot in the leg Saturday night, and a 43-year-old city resident who was allegedly driving drunk was taken into custody, Coatesville Det. Kevin Campbell reported. Officers were called to the area of Fourth Avenue and East Lincoln Highway around 10:30...

Former detective waives hearing on theft charges

Gerald Pawling is accused of stealing $46,509 from police union By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Gerald D. Pawling (left) is shown with his attorney, Daniel R. Bush, arriving for his arraignment last month in Caln district court. A former Coatesville Police detective waived his preliminary hearing Wednesday on eight counts of forgery and 51 counts of theft-by-unlawful-taking in...

D.A.: ‘Simple case of good cop gone bad’

Former Coatesville detective arraigned on forgery, theft charges By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Accompanied by his attorney, Daniel R. Bush (right), Gerald D. Pawling, a former Coatesville detective, arrives at Caln district court for his arraignment on theft charges. With five relatives seated behind him, a former Coatesville Police detective was arraigned on eight counts of...

Coatesville police: 14-year-old girl found safe

Search had been ongoing since she was reported missing on May 18 Tiffany McDaniels, 14, who had been missing since May 17, turned herself in to Philadelphia child-welfare authorities Tuesday afternoon, Coatesville police said. Coatesville police said the 14-year-old girl who has been missing since May 17 was located Tuesday afternoon and is safe. Police Chief Jack Laufer said Tiffany McDaniels, recognizing...

Police continue search for missing 14-year-old

Public assistance being sought on girl’s possible location Tiffany McDaniels, last seen by her family at 4 p.m. on Friday, May 17, is about 5-foot-5 and 105 pounds, police said. Coatesville officers found a missing teenage girl over the weekend; however, it was not the one who has been the target of an intensive search, police said. On Monday at 8:50 p.m., police made contact with a 17-year-old...

Public’s help sought to locate missing 14-year-old

Police said girl was last seen Friday afternoon in Coatesville Tiffany McDaniels, last seen by her family at 4 p.m. on Friday, is about 5-foot-5 and 105 pounds, police said. The family of a missing 14-year-old girl is pleading for the public’s help to locate her, Coatesville police said Thursday. Police said Tiffany McDaniels, who was reported missing on Saturday from her home in the unit block...