For Coatesville Police, ‘Shop with a Cop: The Sequel’
Unusual circumstances result in replay at Parkesburg Walmart
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
As the children eagerly await the results, Coatesville Sgt. Rodger Ollis uses the price-checker to help them stay within their budgets.
The children’s gifts were wrapped and the sirens silenced from the law-enforcement caravan, but days after another successful “Shop with a Cop” program,...
Police: Public showing app-titude for technology
Coatesville residents using new anonymous messaging system
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
A new billboard lets Coatesville residents know about an innovative way to contact police anonymously.
Right next to the sign welcoming people to the City of Coatesville is another inviting them to communicate anonymously with its Police Department.
Introduced on Dec. 4, the CitizenObserver...
City police: Convicted felon resists arrest during traffic stop
32-year-old male has to be physically removed from vehicle, officer says
A routine traffic stop of a vehicle at First Avenue and Wagontown Road on Thursday, Dec. 12, at 1:56 p.m led to multiple charges for a 32-year-old Coatesville resident, Coatesville Police Officer Joe Thompson reported. An investigation indicated Timothy H. Degezelle was a convicted felon with a firearm, police said. Degezelle...
Coatesville Police: Keep those tips coming
Department reminding residents that new alert system is operational
Coatesville Police want to remind residents that its new Tip411 service is operational, the first such communication tool in Chester County.
Tipsters can transmit anonymous tips (non-emergency) via a smart app located in the iTunes and Google Play stores. Citizens can also register to receive alerts from the department at www.facebook.com/cityofcoatesvillepolicedepartment...
Landlord fees continue to generate acrimony
Both sides accusing each other of inappropriate behavior
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Coatesville City Councilwoman-elect Marie Hess, currently the head of the Parks and Recreation Commission, asks City Council to consider naming a new playground after James R. “Bubble” Lopp, a longtime Public Works employee.
Sparks continued to fly in the ongoing dispute between City...
Murder victim’s mother seeks closure, compassion
Sherry Davis wants City Council to create policy for informing bereaved
COATESVILLE – Sherry Davis, the mother of murder victim Alex Davis, presented a heartfelt letter to the Coatesville City Council at its meeting on Monday night.
In a letter read by Geraldine Turner, the mother of another murder victim, Davis said that that police handled the situation improperly.
After hearing that her son had...
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...
Sponsors being sought for Gun Buy Back program
Residents can receive up to $100 for surrendering weapons on March 16
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
The Coatesville Youth Initiative is one of the agencies partnering to reduce violence in Coatesville through the Gun Buy Back.
The statistics are grim: Coatesville exceeded the national, violent crime rate by 190.97 percent in 2010. A coalition of community organizations wants to...
Coatesville City Council compiles lengthy to-do list
Members pledge to review multiple issues on or before end of March
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
City Manager Kirby Hudson (left) chats with Police Chief Jack Laufer after Laufer’s first City Council meeting since his swearing-in on Jan. 14.
Members of Coatesville City Council may have created their own version of March Madness at Monday night’s meeting.
With a sparse...
