Police on patrol respond to gunshots
Man reportedly transported to hospital with injuries from an assault
Cpl. Ken Michels and Officer Rob Kuech were on foot patrol in the area of the 600 block of East Lincoln Highway on Saturday at 3:05 a.m. when they heard three gunshots, police said. The officers ran to the area of North Eighth Avenue and Diamond Alley, where they observed vehicles speeding from the scene, and they made contact with...
Police report armed robbery on Tuesday night
Victim said he was struck in face with gun when he refused to give up keys
Coatesville police responded to South Fifth and Maple Avenues on Tuesday at 11:28 p.m. for an armed robbery, Officer Brenden M. Boyle reported. The victim said he had just exited his vehicle when he was approached by two black males who demanded his keys; when the victim refused, he was struck in the face with a firearm one...
Man reportedly gets flattened for trying to help with flat tire
Victim said motorist he was assisting knocked him to ground
A man attempting to assist a motorist with a flat tire ended up getting flattened himself, Coatesville Police Chief Jack Laufer reported. Laufer said the victim was at the Shell gas station at Rt. 82 and Lumber Street on Saturday at 11:24 a.m. when the man he was trying to help suddenly declined assistance and knocked him to the ground before...
Coatesville police report Friday night carjacking
Victim said he was asleep in vehicle when someone pulled him out of it
A 51-year-old man told Coatesville police that he was asleep in his car on Friday at 9:59 p.m. when an unknown person grabbed him by the shirt and pulled him out of the 2013 grey, two-door Kia Forte before stealing it. The incident, which occurred in the 300 block of East Lincoln Highway, remains under investigation, Officer...
23-year-old Coatesville man shot in arm
Police said injury Monday evening not life-threatening
Coatesville officers were dispatched for a shots-fired call on South Sixth Avenue at 7:19 p.m. Monday, Cpl. Guy Bruchstein reported. Officers were not able to locate a scene, but did find blood in the 500 block of Olive Street, police said.
About a half-hour later, Brandywine Hospital advised police that Dashawn London, 23, had come in with a non-life-threatening...
Police: Driver who stopped to avoid crash gets rear-ended
Atglen woman cited for following too closely
A two-vehicle crash occurred May 28 at 6:37 a.m. on the Rt. 30 Bypass in Caln Township, state police from the Embreeville barracks reported.
Police said the crash occurred as a Coatesville woman, who sustained a minor injury, was forced to stop her 2012 Hyundai Accent in the eastbound lane, east of Rt. 322, because a crash occurred in front of her. Police...
Coatesville police investigating hit-and-run accident
Victim reportedly rear-ended on Sunday at 2:05 p.m.
On Sunday at 2:05 p.m., Coatesville officers were called to investigate a hit-and-run accident in the area of Rt. 82 and Diamond Alley, Officer Rob Kuech reported. A while, older-model Honda Accord reportedly rear-ended the victim’s vehicle and fled eastbound in the 100 block of Diamond, police said.
No injuries occurred, but he victim’s vehicle...
Armed robbery reported on Thursday night
Victim told police four young males came up behind him on N. 3rd Ave.
On Thursday at 11:15 p.m., a 46-year-old male said he was walking in the 100 block of North Third Avenue when four young black males came from behind and struck him in the head with what he believed was a gun, Officer Jonathan Shave reported. The victim said he was kicked as his cellphone and wallet were taken; he said the thieves...
Strong-arm robbery reported outside bar
Police said victim was beaten and had wallet, cash stolen
On Monday, Coatesville police responded to the Kool Bar in the 300 block of East Lincoln Highway for an intoxicated male who refused to leave, Cpl. Jeffrey Ingemie reported. Through a Spanish interpreter, officers determined that the man had been the victim of a strong-arm robbery just outside of the bar, police said. The victim had a wallet...
Police: Speeding on bypass leads to DUI arrest
West Whiteland officers said 24-year-old Coatesville man failed field sobriety tests
A 24-year-old Coatesville resident was stopped for speeding on the Rt. 30 Bypass on Thursday at 1:14 a.m., West Whiteland Township Police said. The investigating officer detected evidence of intoxication and issued field sobriety tests, which John B. Pedrick failed, police said. Pedrick was taken to Chester County...
