Coatesville police report Wednesday night stabbing

Victim told police: Verbal argument turned violent A verbal altercation Wednesday night escalated into a stabbing, Coatesville Police said Thursday. Officer Brenden Boyle said police were dispatched to the unit block of South Fourth Avenue at 11:36 p.m., where officers found a man with  puncture wound to the abdomen, which was not believed to be life-threatening. The victim, who was not identified...

Police: Knife-wielding man required stun gun

 Officers said he appeared drug-addled and refused orders to drop weapon A Coatesville man wielding a knife with an eight-inch blade had to be Tasered on Monday after he brandished the weapon at two officers, police said. Officers Brenden Boyle and Miguel Ortiz were dispatched to a disturbance at the Community Market in the 200 block of East Lincoln Highway at 3:59 p.m., police said. The officers...