Bogus inspection sticker reportedly spurs arrest

Police say 33-year-old female driver taken into custody after resisting arrest A vehicle with fraudulent inspection stickers caught the attention of Coatesville Police Lt. James Audette in the 400 block of Maple Avenue on Monday, Jan. 13 at 2:13 p.m., police said. The driver, later identified as Michelle Hogue, 33, of Coatesville, was stopped in the 300 block of East Lincoln Highway, police said. Hogue...

New way to improve city safety? App-solutely

Anonymous text, email system debuts in Coatesville Police Department Updated at 6:15 to provide quotes from CEO of CitizenObserver By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Coatesville Police Chief Jack Laufer (left) and Sgt. Rodger Ollis demonstrate the ease with which citizens can contact police anonymously through a new phone app. Interested in making Coatesville safer? There’s an app...

City sign no longer at odds with its surroundings

Unsightly corner gets makeover by police, others to make it more welcoming By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Led by two Coatesville police officers, a volunteer team transformed the corner of Maple and First Avenues so that it would live up to its “welcome” sign. Rock- and weed-infested, the unsightly corner at Maple and First Avenues appeared to contradict the “Welcome...