Coatesville man accused of Ash Park assault
Police said he slammed woman to ground while she was holding child
Coatesville Police received a complaint on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. regarding an assault that occurred at Ash Park, Officer Guy Bruchstein reported. The victim said that a verbal altercation turned physical and that while she was holding a child, Eric Brown, 32, of Coatesville, grabbed her by the throat and slammed her to the ground,...
City resident jailed for ethnic intimidation
Police said he pointed loaded gun at neighbor while yelling racial slurs
Ethnic intimidation and aggravated assault charges were lodged against a Coatesville resident on Monday, Cpl. Jonathan Shave reported. Police said officers responded to the 100 block of West Lincoln Highway at 5:51 p.m. and determined that Andrew Sabocsik, 67, had pointed a loaded shotgun at a neighbor while yelling racial slurs.
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Parkesburg driver cited for speeding on U.S. 30 Bypass
A Parkesburg driver was cited for speeding on Wednesday when she lost control of her 2005 Hyundai Tucson on the U.S. 30 Bypass, east of Airport Road in Valley Township, said state police from the Embreeville barracks.
Police said Laurie D. Walls, 51, was traveling east when she struck a guide rail on the shoulder, causing her vehicle to spin so that it was blocking the left lane. Walls was not injured,...
Electronics recovered at pawnshop leads to arrest
Police find items taken during Tuesday burglary
Items stolen on Tuesday during a burglary in the 100 block of Chester Avenue were recovered at a pawnshop, Coatesville Cpl. Jonathan Shave reported. As a result of finding the stolen electronics, police charged Christopher Connor, 23, of Coatesville, with theft and receiving stolen property, police said. Connor, who had a warrant for simple assault, was...
Coatesville police seeking early-morning arsonist
Two cars were reportedly set ablaze at Rosemont and Walnut
Two car fires led Coatesville police and firefighters to Rosemont Avenue and Walnut Street on Wednesday at 5:20 a.m., Officer Carmen Mollichella reported. Upon arrival, police determined that a 2008 Pontiac coupe and a 2007 Ford sedan had been set ablaze after rags were stuffed into the gas tanks, police said. Both vehicles were unoccupied,...
Police investigating stabbing on Saturday night
31-year-old male victim reportedly taken to hospital with wounds in back, side
On Saturday, Coatesville Police were dispatched at 11:16 p.m. to the Kool Bar in the 300 block of East Lincoln Highway for a fight complaint, Cpl. Jeffrey Ingemie reported. Upon arrival, officers discovered that a 31-year-old Hispanic male had been stabbed multiple times in the back and side, police said. The victim was...
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 forgery...
Police: Harassing caller fails to heed warning
51-year-old Coatesville resident ends up with two citations
Fifteen telephone calls between Saturday and Monday to someone who didn’t want them led to a harassment citation for a 51-year-old Coatesville resident, Coatesville Cpl. Jeffrey Ingemie reported. But a warning from police not to contact the victim again did not stop Vincent Rudolph from doing so, police said. On Tuesday, Rudolph was cited...
Police: Driver of stolen car hits 3 vehicles, flees
Coatesville Police Officer Stephen Galletta was dispatched to the 100 block of Rosemont Avenue near Oak Street on Tuesday at 2:43 a.m. for the report of a hit-and-run accident, police said. Upon arrival, officers observed a silver sedan that lost control coming off the turn at Charlotte and Celina Lane and struck three parked vehicles, police said.
The striking vehicle and a parked vehicle needed to...
Police: City man in stolen vehicle spurs chase
Coatesville resident, 18, taken into custody in Downingtown after crash into store
A marked city police vehicle was almost struck on Saturday at 2:06 a.m. by a vehicle that turned out to be stolen from Valley Township in May, reported Coatesville Cpl. Larry Cooper. City officers attempted to stop the vehicle in the area of Seventh Avenue and Lincoln Highway, but the driver led police on a chase that...
