Attorney: Police predicted sabotage of chief’s selection

  Opinions vary as to how process will continue with dwindling candidates  By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Councilwoman C. Arvilla Hunt confers with Councilman Jarrell Brazzle during Monday night’s controversial meeting. The attorney representing the Coatesville Police Benevolent Association said today that members of the department predicted that the search committee’s...

Speeches on transparency can’t mask fiscal woes

Council members continue to pledge reform while police, financial crises roil By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times “The 2012 Police Department budget cuts have been bungled, or worse, thus placing police officers and citizens at increased risk and causing Coatesville’s police officers to declare their lack of confidence in City Council to keep Coatesville safe.” That’s a quote...