Coatesville man charged with indecent exposure
Police said incident occurred at store in Exton Square Mall
Heribento Santos, 21, of Coatesville, faces indecent exposure charges, West Whiteland Township Police said.
On Friday, Jan. 24, 2014, patrol officers from the West Whiteland Township Police Department responded to the Boscov’s store at the Exton Square Mall for a report of a male who had exposed himself to a female employee, West Whiteland...
City police: Pizza deliverer struck, robbed at gunpoint
Investigation reportedly led to arrest of two Coatesville men
On Tuesday, Jan. 7, at 10:57 p.m., a pizza deliverer was assaulted and robbed at gunpoint the 800 block of Lumber Street, Coatesville Police Officer Stephen Galletta reported. Police said the victim was struck in the head by one of two assailants and threatened with being shot if he did not give the robbers money, police said. A short...
Detectives seeking quartet of older jewelry thieves
West Whiteland Police say four men hit store in Exton Square Mall
A black male with salt and pepper hair and a beard is one of four suspected jewelry thieves that West Whiteland Township Police hope the public can identify.
The West Whiteland Township Police Department said it is investigating a $15,000 jewelry heist that occurred at approximately 4:15 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 27, at the Zales store...
City police: Firearm recovered during traffic stop
Officers say Coatesville resident lacked driver’s license, license to carry
On Dec. 25 at 10:22 p.m., Coatesville Police Officers Joseph Thompson and Joseph Norcini stopped a vehicle northbound on 10th Avenue at Stirling Street for not having headlights, police said. The driver, Ashby Shatteen-Brown, 22, of Coatesville, was unable to produce a driver’s license, and officers saw a firearm in...
City police: Traffic stop leads to burglary arrests
Officers take two Coatesville brothers into custody on warrants
A traffic stop on Wednesday, Dec. 11, at 11:15 p.m. at Eighth and Stirling Avenues led to two arrests, police said. During the stop, Officer Joe Thompson determined that Cory Stanley, 18, of Coatesville, had a bench warrant for burglary from state police, police said. During that encounter, the defendant’s brother, Andrew Stanley, 20,...
West Whiteland police seeking alleged iPod thief’s ID
Detectives say crime captured on surveillance camera
West Whiteland Township Police are hoping someone can identify this alleged iPod Touch thief.
A customer took his eyes off his new $229 iPod Touch momentarily and a thief grabbed it, said West Whiteland Township Police Department, who are seeking the public’s help to identify the subject.
Police said the theft that occurred at the Target store...
Police: Mother sideswipes construction vehicle
Rt. 30 Bypass crash causes non-life-threatening injuries, massive traffic backups
A two-vehicle accident, which closed a stretch of the eastbound Rt. 30 Bypass for nearly four hours Monday and caused massive traffic backups, occurred about 12:45 p.m., West Whiteland Township Police said.
Police said an eastbound Chevy Tahoe struck a construction vehicle on the shoulder of the bypass. The construction...
Police: Speeding on bypass leads to DUI arrest
West Whiteland officers said 24-year-old Coatesville man failed field sobriety tests
A 24-year-old Coatesville resident was stopped for speeding on the Rt. 30 Bypass on Thursday at 1:14 a.m., West Whiteland Township Police said. The investigating officer detected evidence of intoxication and issued field sobriety tests, which John B. Pedrick failed, police said. Pedrick was taken to Chester County...
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...
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...
