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,...

11-time drunk-driver gets maximum sentence

Judge agrees with prosecutor that public needs to be protected By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times In the Chester County annals of gambling, a 51-year-old Devon man specialized in Russian roulette, prosecutors said. In arguing for a maximum drunken-driving sentence, Deputy District Attorney Carlos Barraza said Douglas C. Gibboney had been putting county citizens at risk for more than...