Gun Buy Back gets ammunition to succeed
Donors helping to subsidize gift cards for residents who surrender firearms Saturday
Pictured left to right: Chief Jack Laufer, City of Coatesville Police Department, Harry Lewis, Brandywine Health Foundation board chairman, Val DiGiorgio, Chair of the Chester County Republican Party, Chaya Scott, director of the Coatesville Youth Initiative, Rodger Ollis, Jr., Coatesville Community Police Officer,...
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...
