Man accused of fatally clubbing pet rooster

Police say West Bradford resident, 63, charged with animal cruelty A 63-year-old West Bradford Township man who allegedly disliked a woman’s pet rooster decided to take matters into his own hands when she declined to remove it from her property in the 1300 block of Cresmont Drive, said state police from the Embreeville barracks. Police said Telford E. Blevins grabbed his metal baseball bat and gave...

State police: Charges pending in quarry rescue

Troopers say four teens trespassed, two ended up trapped  State troopers from the Embreeville barracks are investigating a criminal trespassing incident involving four teenage males on Sunday, April 6, that necessitated two rescues, state police said in a news release issued on Tuesday, April 8. Police and fire rescue personnel were dispatched at 5:47 p.m. to the Cornog Quarry in the 700 block of...

State police: Extermination attempt backfires

27-year-old man trying to eradicate rodent, shoots self in leg An attempt to shoot a rat backfired for a Cochranville man, state police from the Embreeville barracks said on Monday, March 31. Police said Zachary G. Troop, 27,  was accidentally struck in the upper leg by a .22 caliber bullet while attempting to shoot a rat in the 900 block of Marlborough Springs Road in Newlin Township on Thursday,...

East Nantmeal pair accused of rape, sex assault

Charges indicate female juvenile victim was unconscious at time A pair of East Nantmeal Township residents face rape charges, state police from the Embreeville barracks said Wednesday in a news release. Investigators concluded that William A. Collins, 20, and Kyle C. McCabe, 19, sexually assaulted a juvenile female on Dec. 8 about midnight, the release said. The two were arraigned and taken to Chester...

State police: Drunk driver killed motorcyclist

Coatesville man, 22, accused of causing fatal crash on Rt. 322 A 22-year-old Coatesville man is behind bars, accused of driving drunk on Rt. 322 on Friday night and killing a motorcyclist in a head-on collision, said state police from the Embreeville barracks. Police said Antonio Ortiz was traveling westbound in the eastbound lane in a 1999 Ford Mustang, “passing multiple vehicles and driving erratically”...