Police investigate gunshot on Harmony Street
Witnesses say noise followed by unknown vehicle speeding away
On Tuesday at 11:23 p.m., police responded to the area of South Sixth Avenue and Harmony Street for a report of a gunshot, said Officer Jose Colon. Witnesses said they heard a single shot in the 600 block of Harmony Street and then saw an unknown make or model vehicle speed off, heading eastbound, police said. Officers checked the area on...
Police: City man under apparent influence of PCP
Officers said he was found lying in roadway and taken to hospital for observation
An unknown emergency call brought Officer Jonathan Shave and Cpl. Jeffrey Ingemie to the rear alleyway behind the Ash Park Apartments, 25 S. Fourth Ave., at 8:38 p.m. Wednesday, police said. Upon arrival, the officers made contact with two city residents: Arthur Brown, 34, who was lying in the roadway and showed signs...
Police: Hit-and-run driver found under influence
30-year-old Coatesville man taken into custody on multiple charges
A hit-and-run accident led to driving under the influence charges for a 30-year-old Coatesville resident, police said Wednesday.
Officer Brenden M. Boyle said police responded to the 300 block of South First Avenue at 8:13 p.m. and learned that a vehicle attempting to exit a parking space on the west side of the street had struck a...
Coatesville police probing hit-and-run accident
Vehicle involved in Sunday crash reportedly found a half-block from scene
Officers were dispatched on Sunday at 7:07 a.m. to a hit-and-run accident in the 100 block of of Strode Avenue, Sgt. Steven Smith reported. A vehicle struck an unoccupied, legally parked vehicle and left the scene sometime during the night or early morning hours, Coatesville police said.
Police said the striking vehicle was...
Police: Fleeing cemetery trespassers hit patrol car
Officer was investigating defendants’ after-hours presence
The cemetery was closed. So when Officer Brenden Boyle saw a vehicle, he approached it, prompting the driver to attempt to avoid him; instead, he struck the officer’s car in the process, police said.
The accident at Fairview Cemetery on Saturday at 12:45 a.m. was investigated by state police; Coatesville police cited the driver, Michael...
Police issue reminder to lock unattended vehicles
Car left running was reported stolen Wednesday at community center
Updated at 11:40 a.m. to add state police reports
Lock unattended vehicles. Police are issuing that reminder after a 1995 white Toyota Tercel was reported stolen from the parking lot of the Coatesville Community Center on North Ninth Avenue Wednesday, said Officer Carmen Mollichella.
The vehicle, bearing Pa. registration JFM3515,...
Police respond to shooting on Sunday
Investigators said 22-year-old a victim of apparent suicide
Updated at 8:30 p.m.
On Sunday, police said they responded to a report of a shooting at 7:41 p.m. in the 500 block of East Harmony Street. Cpl. Jeffrey Ingemie said that a 22-year-old homeless man was the apparent victim of a self-inflicted gunshot wound and was taken to Paoli Hospital, where he was listed in critical condition. A spokeswoman...
Alleged, reckless dirt-bike driving leads to trouble
Young male referred to juvenile authorities for operating stolen vehicle
On Wednesday, Coatesville Cpl. Ken Michels and Officer Rob Kuech observed a blue and white Yamaha dirt bike being operated recklessly by a male juvenile in the 600 block of East Lincoln Highway, police said.
Using emergency lights and sirens, the officers attempted to stop the operator, who was not wearing a helmet and abandoned...
Four defendants taken into custody on warrants
Coatesville officers chased one city resident on foot before apprehending him
In the past 24 hours, Coatesville police arrested four defendants on outstanding warrants, one of whom prompted a foot pursuit.
Coatesville Cpl. Ken Michels and Officer Rob Kuech observed Daython “DayDay” A. Parker, 27, of Coatesville, on Wednesday at 1:11 p.m. near the intersection of Walnut Street and Virginia Avenue...
