Accusations multiply in contentious cell-phone case
Attorney contends Coatesville police fabricated a search-warrant request
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
COATESVILLE — The seizure nearly a year ago of a female city police officer’s cell phone has escalated into a convoluted legal battle involving allegations of sexual impropriety, blackmail, falsified court documents, and evidence-tampering.
Many Coatesville officers and residents...
Coatesville man, 22, fatally shot this morning
Police are asking anyone with information to contact them
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
A 22-year-old Coatesville man was fatally shot this morning in the 700 block of Merchant Street, said Chester County District Attorney
A makeshift memorial sits in front of the home where a 22-year-old Coatesville man was fatally shot.
Tom Hogan.
Hogan said the shooting occurred at approximately...
Alleged drug dealer displayed guns, bear skulls
Police said 20-year-old Caln resident wanted to create an intimidating presence
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
The search warrant executed at a Caln Township residence in February produced the usual accoutrements of suspected drug-dealing: scales, baggies, a safe, rolls of cash worth more than $5,000, weapons, and 11 ounces of marijuana with a street value of about $2,500.
Andrew...
Police: Cigar store selling illegal synthetic drugs
D.A. says dealing in ‘highly dangerous’ banned substances will not be tolerated
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan surveys the materials seized from an Exton cigar store.
Chester County authorities know the dangers of synthetic drugs: Besides grisly national headlines, such as a bizarre face-chewing attack in Miami last month, a...
