Coatesville Police seeking hit-and-run driver
Striking vehicle described as silver or white Nissan SUV
On Monday, Jan. 6, at 5:03 a.m., Coatesville Police responded to the 600 block of East Chestnut Street for a hit-and-run auto accident, Officer Jose Colon reported. Upon investigation, officers determined that an unknown person operating a silver or white Nissan SUV struck the victim’s 1999 Chevrolet Blazer which was parked in front of 636...
Michigan man cited for crash on U.S. 30 Bypass
State police say he rear-ended driver stopped for another accident
On Thursday, Dec. 26, at 10:05 a.m., troopers from the Embreeville barracks responded to back-to-back, two-vehicle crashes on the U.S. 30 Bypass, just west of Rt. 340 in Caln Township, state police said. Andrew J. Bulla, 22, of Kallamazoo, Mi., was traveling westbound and failed to stop his gray 2012 Jeep Compass in time on the snow-covered...
Police: Convicted felon found with gun, crack cocaine
He reportedly tells officers he bought it on street 20 minutes earlier
After watching a suspicious vehicle for about 15 minutes on Tuesday, Dec. 31, at 10:06 p.m. at 10th Avenue and Harmony Alley, Coatesville Police Officer Joe Thompson approached it, apparently startling the driver, Joseph Gray, 46, of Coatesville, police said. Gray appeared to be hurriedly trying to hide something, police said.
When...
Coatesville Police: Sagging sweater leads to arrests
Officers say man was trying to hide coins stolen from vending machines
A sweater sagging under the weight of something heavy caught the attention of Coatesville Police Officers Joe Thompson and Joe Norcini during a traffic stop for missing headlights at Fifth Avenue and Diamond Alley on Monday, Dec. 30, at 7:45 p.m., police said. Robert Swarts, 32, told the officers that the hundreds of loose coins,...
City police: Alleged drunk driver hits 4 cars, flees
Witnesses credited with assisting in 25-year-old man’s arrest
On Sunday, Dec. 29, at 6:03 a.m., Coatesville Cpl. Jeffrey Ingemie responded to a five-car vehicle, hit-and-run accident in the 100 block of Strode Avenue, police said. During the course of the investigation, officers located the driver of the striking vehicle approximately 10 minutes after the initial dispatch though witness descriptions....
City police: Firearm recovered during traffic stop
Officers say Coatesville resident lacked driver’s license, license to carry
On Dec. 25 at 10:22 p.m., Coatesville Police Officers Joseph Thompson and Joseph Norcini stopped a vehicle northbound on 10th Avenue at Stirling Street for not having headlights, police said. The driver, Ashby Shatteen-Brown, 22, of Coatesville, was unable to produce a driver’s license, and officers saw a firearm in...
City police: Man shot during Sunday home invasion
Detectives say victim recovering from two gunshot wounds
On Sunday, Dec. 22, Coatesville Police responded to a shooting during a home-invasion robbery at 5:20 a.m. in an apartment in the 300 block of Victoria Drive, Det. Kevin Campbell reported. Five black males, all wearing masks and displaying handguns, entered the apartment while the occupants of the apartment were asleep; one occupant, Anthony...
One warrant reportedly nets another – and another
Within minutes, Coatesville Police say they took 3 cousins into custody
On Friday, Dec. 20, Coatesville Police observed Anthony T. Grubb, 22, of Downingtown, in the unit block of North Church Street at 1:43 p.m., Officer Chris McCarthy reported. While taking Grubb, who had a bench warrant, into custody, police said they saw Damian S. Connor, 22, who also had a bench warrant, walking nearby. Officers...
Coatesville Police: Neighbors help avert theft
Witnesses cause 2 alleged thieves to flee, provide description that leads to arrest
On Wednesday, Dec. 18, at 8:29 p.m., a resident of the 700 block of East Chestnut Street told police that someone had tried to steal a trailer that was parked in the alley and had a motorcycle strapped to it, Officer Stephen Galletta reported. He said the pair fled the scene in a blue Ford Ranger with wooden panels...
Police: Driver of parked car has heroin, pills
23-year-old Honey Brook man facing multiple drug charges
On Friday, Dec. 13, at 8:50 p.m., Coatesville Police Officer Stephen Galletta was patrolling in the 500 block of Madison Street when he observed an occupied red sedan parked in a high crime/drug area, police said. After making contact with the driver, Ethan Cairns, 23, of Honey Brook, officers found a small plastic baggie containing suspected...
