Coatesville News

Jun. 10, 2013 - PHILADELPHIA -- MTS Management Group is happy to announce singer/songwriter Jiggley Jones will perform at the Hard Rock Cafe in Philadelphia, as part of "Make Music Philly" Day.

A Bristol man was sent to Montgomery County prison following arraignment Tuesday on a felony receiving stolen property charge by Towamencin Township Police for allegedly driving a car stolen from Coatesville, police said.

Coatesville police chief John Laufer has been on the job just under six months. The department he inherited was in crisis -- with no police chief, no senior officers and an understaffed force facing a budget crisis and several lawsuits.

A former prison guard in Chester County finds himself on the other side of the bars, accused of molesting two children in his care.

The crash shutdown part of East Lincoln Highway near Caln Road in Caln Township, Chester County, Pa.

Chester County Senior Court Judge Thomas G. Gavin , who oversees the county's Veterans Court, congratulates its newest graduate, Louis A. Freda II.

In a swap of old for new guns, township police will receive more powerful weapons in a deal that saves taxpayers about $40,000. In March, police officials put a request before municipal officials for higher power weapons for the 78-member department, seeking to upgrade their current 9mm weapons for .45-caliber guns.

The four-day Brandywine Health Foundation's extravaganza featuring food, fireworks, entertainment, music, rides, vendors, and other festivities on the grounds of Brandywine Hospital, opened Thursday night to appreciative crowds and will continue through Sunday.

The county commissioners will hold their June 5 public meeting at 7 p.m. at the Chester County Public Safety Training Campus in South Coatesville.

ArcelorMittal spokesman William Steers told the Daily Local newspaper Friday that both the company and steelworkers' union are looking into the incident.

In addition to talks and a question & answer session and some one-on-one face time for residents with many of the uniformed department members, the township police unveiled their new Website and offered demonstrations of the use of various pieces of police equipment.

On Monday, Gregory Twyman, 44, uploaded an image of a shotgun and a shotgun shell he bought at Walmart to his social media page, police said.