Fatal one-car crash occurs in Valley Twp.

Driver, 27, lost control on Rt. 30 Bypass, police said State police from the Embreeville barracks responded Sunday night to a fatal, one-car crash in Valley Township. A 27-year-old West Chester man died Sunday night in a one-vehicle crash in Valley Township, said state police from the Embreeville barracks. Police said John Michael Stoffa was traveling eastbound on the Rt. 30 Bypass, east of Airport...

Lab report: Homicide suspect possessed narcotics

Police said drugs were found when Dominique Lee was arrested in Nov. on unrelated warrant Coatesville Police said a laboratory report confirmed that a teen now accused in a June 2012 murder, possessed narcotics in November. A little more than four months ago, Coatesville police conducted a traffic stop that led to an arrest on a warrant as well as new charges for a teen who is also implicated in a...

City man accused of videotaping naked teen

Charges stemmed from investigation into child pornography An investigation into alleged possession of child pornography on Friday led to multiple charges against a 51-year-old Coatesville resident, including indecent assault and corruption of a minor. Police said in addition to child pornography, investigators found a video of a 13-year-old girl naked in her bathroom that was taken without her knowledge...

State police make 4 recent drunken-driving arrests

  Speeding, careless driving blamed for two traffic accidents State police from the Embreeville barracks made four drunken-driving arrests in the first two weeks of February in the greater Coatesville area. Raymond Lyons, 59, of Coatesville, was stopped on the Rt. 30 Bypass, west of Rt. 322 in Caln Township, police said.  Linda Sue Escobedo, 48, of Kinzers, was cited on Feb. 10 at 12:30 a.m. on...

Handful of area residents arrested for drunken-driving

Two of the incidents stemmed from traffic crashes, police said Updated at 5:20 p.m. Friday to add two more drunken-driving arrests State police from the Embreeville barracks are investigating a two-vehicle crash that occurred Jan. 19 in Caln Township. Police said R.S. Collins, 51, of West Chester, rear-ended a 2002 Chevrolet, which was stopped for a traffic light at the end of the Rt. 340 ramp from...

Coatesville woman’s charges include child endangerment

State police said she drove drunk with 3-year-old passenger State police from the Embreeville barracks said a 25-year-old Coatesville woman traveling with a 3-year-old was drunk when she lost control of her 2011 Chevrolet on Nov. 21 in Atglen. Police said Lauren J. McKinley was traveling north on Swan Road near Upper Valley Road, failed to negotiate a right-hand curve, and traveled into the southbound...

Three Embreeville troopers receive state award

They were cited for their efforts to combat drunken-driving Three troopers from the Embreeville barracks were honored for their efforts to combat drunken-driving. Three troopers from the Embreeville barracks were among 56 statewide honored recently for their efforts to combat drunken-driving. Troopers Jason M. Trupp, Duane Winchester, and Zachary Fronk received the “2012 DUI Top Gun Awards” last...

State police arrest 4 for alleged drunken-driving in area

Troopers issued citations to two motorists accused of causing crashes State police from the Embreeville barracks reported the following charges and citations during the past several weeks. Police said four individuals were arrested for driving under the influence: James Chris Gauss, 25, of Downingtown, who was stopped Aug. 7 for a traffic violation on Norwood Road south of the Rt. 30 bypass in East...