Coatesville PD, Times’ image honored by DOJ

Viral shot of officer and kids in splash pad wins COPS June photo award The image of a Coatesville Police Officer enjoying the city’s new Splash Pad as photographed by Times’ News Editor Lauren Parker last year became a viral image across the Internet and now, an award-winning image symbolizing community policing, after the U.S. Department of Justice COPS program honored it for its...

Coffee With a Cop comes to Coatesville

Chief, officers share java & conversation with local residents By Lauren Parker- Gill, News Editor, The Times Coatesville resident Casey Hart (right) visited Fuel City Cafe with her daughter, Fiona (4) for Coffee with the Chief to speak with Chief Laufer regarding some minor issues in her neighborhood. COATESVILLE – The City’s Police Department kicked off the first “Coffee with the...

Man accused of fatally clubbing pet rooster

Police say West Bradford resident, 63, charged with animal cruelty A 63-year-old West Bradford Township man who allegedly disliked a woman’s pet rooster decided to take matters into his own hands when she declined to remove it from her property in the 1300 block of Cresmont Drive, said state police from the Embreeville barracks. Police said Telford E. Blevins grabbed his metal baseball bat and...

Police seeking alleged baseball hat thief

W. Whiteland Twp. detectives say his Coatesville accomplice is in custody West Whiteland Township Police hope someone can identify the theft suspect in this surveillance photo. The West Whiteland Township Police Department is investigating a theft that occurred at the 7-11 store in Exton at approximately 8:15 p.m. on Sunday, April 6, and it is seeking the public’s help to identify one of the...

Downingtown officer facing more serious charges

Philly PD withdraws summary, files 2 misdemeanors, including resisting arrest By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Scott A. Neuhaus A seven-year Downingtown police officer, originally cited for summary disorderly conduct on Feb. 8, was arraigned on more serious charges in Philadelphia this morning, Feb. 21, according to court records. Scott A. Neuhaus, who was placed on administrative...