City Council to vote on leadership issues

Amid police unrest, a vote is scheduled on making the county’s former D.A. interim public safety chief By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Complaints about the city’s Police Department from within its ranks continue to increase, amid recent challenges that include strapped resources, multiple lawsuits, and evidence-tampering allegations, the latter under investigation by...

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...