Man allegedly assaults officer, pins him to SUV
Thorndale resident, subdued with stun gun, faces multiple charges
On Tuesday, a Thorndale man resisted a Coatesville officer’s effort to stop his red SUV, slamming the door on Officer Jonathan Shave, pinning him to the vehicle, and repeatedly striking him in the head as the SUV started moving, police said.
Shave, who ended up receiving medical treatment at Brandywine Hospital for injuries he sustained,...
Police: Knife-wielding man required stun gun
Officers said he appeared drug-addled and refused orders to drop weapon
A Coatesville man wielding a knife with an eight-inch blade had to be Tasered on Monday after he brandished the weapon at two officers, police said.
Officers Brenden Boyle and Miguel Ortiz were dispatched to a disturbance at the Community Market in the 200 block of East Lincoln Highway at 3:59 p.m., police said. The officers...
Coatesville police seeking hit-and-run driver
Legally parked vehicle was allegedly rear-ended
Coatesville police said they are investigating a hit-and-run accident that occurred Sunday evening.
Sgt. Steven Smith responded to the 200 block of Charles Street at 8:49 p.m.; a 51-year-old male, who was not identified by police, said he had left his vehicle legally parked and unoccupied when it was struck from behind by an unknown driver who left...
Police describe dangerous use of dinner plate
39-year-old Coatesville mother charged with assaulting daughter
On Thursday at 10:13 p.m., Officer Brenden M. Boyle responded a residence in the 300 block of East Lincoln Highway for a report of a domestic disturbance between a mother and daughter. The investigation revealed that Tiffany Pennington, 39, had thrown a dinner plate at the girl, causing a laceration to her right leg, police said.
The...
Alleged careless driving leads to drug charges
Police said two West Chester residents arrested for possession with intent to deliver
A vehicle stop for alleged careless driving on Wednesday at 2:13 a.m. on Strode Avenue at West Lincoln Highway led to multiple charges for a trio of West Chester residents, Coatesville police said.
Coatesville Cpl. Ken Michels and Officer Rob Kuech found the driver Jose Flecha, 26, operating the vehicle with a suspended...
E. Harmony Street not so harmonious Monday night
Police seeking public’s help to determine who fired shots
Coatesville police are asking anyone with information about the shots fired to contact them.
At 7:48 p.m. Monday, Coatesville police responded to East Harmony Street for a report of shots being fired.
Officers were unable to locate anyone who may have observed the person who fired five to six shots, according to a report filed by Cpl....
SUV’s traveling wrong way got officers’ attention
Traffic offense led to drunken-driving arrest, police said
A black Isuzu SUV traveling in the wrong direction in the 300 block of East Chestnut Street led to a drunken-driving arrest on Sunday, police said.
At 2:08 a.m., Officer Jonathan Shave stopped Ruban A. Mendoza, 19, of Coatesville, who exhibited signs of intoxication, police said. Mendoza was cited for driving under the influence and multiple...
Coatesville woman: Drug supplier robbed her
Two accomplices restrained her as gun-toting dealer took $90, she said
Police are seeking information regarding two incidents reported on Thursday: one involving robbery, and the other, vandalism.
Coatesville Police Officer Chris McCarthy responded at 5:32 p.m. to a harassment complaint from a resident of Pennsylvania Avenue. The woman said she had been receiving disturbing calls from a drug supplier...
Downingtown man, 29, held on multiple charges
Coatesville police said he almost struck officer with his vehicle as he fled
A Downingtown man is accused of fleeing when officers tried to take him into custody on Feb. 11 at 3:45 p.m.
He had outstanding warrants in Philadelphia, New Jersey, and Chester County, police said, but when officers tried to take a 29-year-old Downingtown man into custody after a traffic stop on Feb. 11, he fled.
Coatesville...
Lab report: Homicide suspect possessed narcotics
Police said drugs were found when Dominique Lee was arrested in Nov. on unrelated warrant
Coatesville Police said a laboratory report confirmed that a teen now accused in a June 2012 murder, possessed narcotics in November.
A little more than four months ago, Coatesville police conducted a traffic stop that led to an arrest on a warrant as well as new charges for a teen who is also implicated in a...
