Ex-Coatesville detective admits theft, forgery, fraud

Gerald D. Pawling will be sentenced at later date on about 100 charges By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Gerald D. Pawling Slightly more than a week after a former Coatesville detective waived his third preliminary hearing on theft and fraud charges that prosecutors say total more than $70,000, he was back in court. On Wednesday, April 9, Gerald D. Pawling, 43, of Caln Township,...

Ex-detective waives preliminary hearing – again

New charges against Gerald D. Pawling will advance to county court Gerald D. Pawling A former Coatesville detective previously accused of embezzlement waived his preliminary hearing on Tuesday, April 1, on new charges that include insurance fraud. Gerald D. Pawling, 43, of Caln Township, has faced the same scenario twice before, having been arrested three times since August. Magisterial District Judge...

D.A.: Former city detective faces new theft charges

Gerald D. Pawling accused of stealing from evidence room to pave driveway  Updated at 4:50 p.m. with defense attorney’s comment By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Gerald D. Pawling, a former Coatesville Police detective, faces new theft charges. A former Coatesville Police detective, previously charged with stealing over $40,000 from the police union and Police Athletic League,...

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...