19-year-old Coatesville man faces multiple charges
On Thursday at 1:45, Coatesville Police Cpl. Jonathan Shave observed a man who matched the description of an actor involved in an earlier robbery and stopped Sheron J. Purnell, 19, of Coatesville, after a brief foot pursuit, police said. Purnell was found to be in possession of several bags of suspected cocaine and a CZ52 7.62-caliber firearm, police said.
Purnell was processed, arraigned on drug, flight and weapons charges and committed to Chester County Prison after failing to post $25,000 cash bail, police said. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Monday, court records said.
At 12:56 a.m. on Thursday, Cpl. Jonathan Shave responded to a woman’s screams in the 700 block of East Harmony Street, police said. The woman said she had just been robbed at gunpoint by two black males – one light-skinned and tall with beady eyes, police said. She said both men wore hooded sweatshirts and stole her Access card. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 610-384-2300.
Officer Sylvester Earle responded to a property-damage accident on Sunday at 3:02 p.m. in the 800 block of East Lincoln Highway, police said. Lindsey M. Fellenbaum, 22, of Narvon, who rear-ended a vehicle stopping for a red light was cited for careless driving and speeding, police said.
Cpl. Jonathan Shave was dispatched to the unit block of South Fourth Avenue for a domestic disturbance. On Wednesday at 7 p.m., police said. After investigating, Shave cited Ousmame Sacko, 38, and Damika Reeves, 36, both of Coatesville, for harassment for striking each other during an argument, police said.
Troopers from the Embreeville barracks have charged a Norristown man who worked at a Valley Township auto business with Board of Vehicle violations for unprofessional conduct, state police said. Police said Rodney A. Reed, 54, a salesperson at Hamilton Auto Sales, had a fraudulent inspection conducted so he could sell an unsafe 1998 Mazda truck in June that would have failed inspection. He also inflated registration and title fees and failed to turn over the down payment to the dealership, police said. Police said Hamilton Auto Sales, which no longer employs Reed, had no knowledge of his crimes. Police said they began an investigation after the truck’s buyer experienced problems with the vehicle and took it to a mechanic who identified frame rust and other mechanical issues.
