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Caln Township, PA
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Chester County Suspect Crashed Into Police Car During Chase: PSP
A 19-year-old man is in custody after a chase through Chester County early Saturday morning, March 23, according to a police report from state troopers. Authorities said they were called about a possible kidnapping in Caln Township around 4:45 a.m. and chased a suspect vehicle through East Fallowfield and West Bradford townships. At one point during the pursuit, state police said the suspect rammed into a parked PSP vehicle while troopers were deploying spike strips. Authorities said they were able to stop the car in West Bradford but the 19-year-old driver fled on foot and was …
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Lollipop Stick Had Trace Amounts Of Fentanyl That Killed PA Toddler, Parents Charged: DA
The parents of a Pennsylvania child who died from a drug overdose late last year are facing charges of involuntary manslaughter and related counts, says the Chester County District Attorney's Office. Jason Moore, 36, and Amanda Moore, 35, surrendered to police on Friday, Aug. 11 and were each remanded to the county lockup in lieu of their $250,000 bonds, authorities said in a release. In a criminal complaint cited by prosecutors, police said they were called to the Moores' Caln Township home to find an unresponsive 4-year-old around 10:50 a.m. on Nov. 29 last year. He was rushe…
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Man Standing On Back Porch Ambushed By Gunmen, Caln Police Say
Authorities in Caln Township are investigating after a resident was attacked by masked gunmen while standing on his own back patio. It happened at a unit on the 2000 block of Crest Drive at the Hillside Apartments early on Sunday, March 19, township police said in a statement. The victim, a 43-year-old man, was out on his back porch when he was approached by two men at about 10:15 a.m., authorities said. The gunmen opened fire, striking the victim multiple times before fleeing the area, according to police. The 43-year-old was treated at Paoli Hospital for wounds tha…
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Five Students Injured In Chesco School Bus Crash: Police
Authorities in Chester County are investigating after a school bus crash injured five students, officials say. It happened in Caln Township on Tuesday, March 14, said township police in a statement. The bus was near the corner of Foundry Street and Brooks Lane in Carver Court when it struck a "Flagger Force trailer and vehicle that was legally parked and unattended" at about 3:40 p.m., the department said. Of the 20 Coatesville Area School District students who were onboard at the time of the crash, five "received non-life-threatening injuries," police continued. The injure…
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'Operation: Hey You Guys' Brings Down 'Goonies Gang' In Coatesville, DA Says
A pair of police investigations in Coatesville culminated with the arrests of 19 suspected drug dealers and the dismantlement of two trafficking groups, prosecutors claim. Dubbed "Operation: Hey You Guys" and "Operation: Roasting Chestnuts," the probes took aim at two separate but related drug trafficking organizations, said Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan. "Roasting Chesnuts" began in the summer of 2022, when residents on the 500 block of East Chestnut Street complained to police about safety concerns due to suspected drug activity in the area, police said. Neighbors were "a…
Police & Fire
Police Shoot Suspected Car Thief After Chester County Chase: DA
Police in Caln Township shot and wounded a suspect following a brief pursuit into a residential neighborhood early on Wednesday, authorities say. Officers were contacted about a stolen car in the parking lot of a Downingtown Wawa just before 2 a.m. on Feb. 22, District Attorney Deb Ryan's office said following a preliminary investigation. "Later, the suspect who had been driving the stolen vehicle stole another car that was parked at the Wawa," the DA wrote. Police began to pursue the car after the driver refused to pull over, officials said. The chase took officers …
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PA Dad Who Left Gun Unsecured Charged With 3-Year-Old Son's Shooting
A Pennsylvania dad who was not in the car when his three-year-old son found an unsecured gun and accidentally shot himself has been charged for his role in the shooting, authorities said. Jameer Walker, 24, surrendered to Caln Township police soon after the July incident and is charged with endangering the welfare of children, reckless endangerment, and carrying a firearm without a license, according to Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan. It all happened on July 30 when officers were called to the parking lot of Caln Plaza on the 1800 block of Lincoln Highway in Coatesville for …
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Potentially Hazardous Mail Brings Hazmat Team To Caln Township: Police
Potentially hazardous mail brought a hazmat team to a Chester County neighborhood Tuesday, July 26, authorities said. Four people reported feeling sick after opening their mail on the unit block of Nancy Lane in Caln Township around 7:30 p.m., local police said. The envelope turned out harmless and the residents refused to be taken to the hospital, police said. Samples were turned over to authorities for further testing.
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Horrifying New Details Released In Holiday Weekend Double PA Murder
More details have been released in the Memorial Day Weekend double murder in Chester County. Mamadou Kallie, 23, took his 22-month-old child out of the Toyota Corolla after killing the boy's mother and a woman who was five months pregnant Sunday, May 29, Coatesville, Chester County DA Deb Ryan said. Kallie gave the baby to relatives then carjacked someone he knew before leading police on a pursuit in a bloodied shirt just before 11 p.m. He was found holding a gun to his head before being arrested in Valley Township, and later charged with murder in the deaths of Tiara Rodrigu…
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Man Charged With Bogus Chester County Assistance Office Bomb Threat
Police have charged a man with making a bogus bomb threat against the Chester County Assistance Office. Caln Township police officers arrived just before 4 p.m. on Monday, April 25 at the office on James Buchanan Drive in Thorndale and evacuated all employees and clients, they said. After a search, officers found no device, and no one was injured. The caller was later identified as Keith Bowers, 45, of Coatesville, and he was arrested at his home without incident on Thursday, April 28, police said. He was arraigned on a charge of false terroristic threats and released on his own recogniza…
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Alert Issued For Missing Caln Township Teen Girl
Police in Chester County are seeking the public's help in finding a missing teenage girl. Julia Sanchez, 17, was last seen in Caln Township on Thursday, Feb. 17, local police said. She was believed to be wearing blue jeans and a red hooded sweatshirt, police said. She stands at 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs 180 pounds. Anyone with information on her possible whereabouts should call 911 or contact the Caln Township Police Department at 610-383-1821 and reference incident number 202202170781.
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Masked Suspect At Large After Armed Robbery At Turkey Hill In Caln
Caln Township police are seeking the public’s help identifying a masked suspect in a Turkey Hill armed robbery. The suspect — pictured above — was seen entering the store at 549 Bondsville Road and confronting an employee on Tuesday, Feb. 8 around 1:50 a.m., Caln Township police said. The suspect demanded cash from the register while brandishing a large knife, then fled westbound on Humpton Road on a dark-colored bicycle, according to police. There were no reported injuries and no witnesses. Police say the suspect stands about 6 feet tall, has a slim build, and was dressed in a dark …
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Caln Police Seek Witnesses In Hit-Run Crash That Hospitalized 24-Year-Old Man
Caln Township police are looking for anyone with information about a hit-and-run crash that happened on Monday and left one person hospitalized. An unidentified 24-year-old pedestrian was struck by a car at approximately 6:10 a.m. on the 1600 block of Lincoln Highway, just east of Veterans Drive, local police said. The man was taken to Paoli Hospital Trauma Center where he is listed in stable condition, Caln Township police said. Investigators believe a person driving a white box truck may have witnessed the crash, as well as several vehicles that may have passed the man while he was injur…
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PA State Police Trooper Rescues Mom, Kids From Chester County Flood Waters
A Pennsylvania State Police trooper was in the right place at the right time while cruising through Caln Township Thursday afternoon. Trooper Kyle VanHart from PSP-Embreeville rescued a mom, her two children, and their dog from a flooded roadway at South Bailey Road and Lincoln Highway around 12:15 p.m., state police confirmed. PA State Trooper helps rescue a Mother and her two children along with their dog from a flooded roadway at S Bailey Rd &... Posted by IrishEyez Photog on Thursday, September 23, 2021 A bystander also assisted in the rescue. Meanwhile, firefighters from Thor…
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DelCo DA: Chester City Double Homicide Investigation Closes With 3rd Suspect In Custody
The arrest of a third suspect allegedly involved in the February killing of a Philadelphia rapper and his friend in Chester City brings the four-month-long investigation to a close, authorities on Tuesday announced. Darren Majeed, 27, was taken into custody on June 4 in Caln Township (Chester County) and has been charged with the Feb. 1 shooting deaths of Rasheen Jones, 20, also known as aspiring rapper 'RunUp Rico' and Kwan Henderson, 19, both of Philadelphia, according to Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer. SEE: 15-year-old Charged In Deadly Shooting That L…
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Multi-Alarm Fire Rips Through Row Of Chester County Homes (
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A fire ripped through a row of homes in Chester County home early Monday morning. The multi-alarm fire broke out on Andrew Circle in Caln Township around 4 a.m. The Thorndale Fire Co. was assisted by several agencies. Caln Fireirisheyezphotography (Mark Walsh) with permission Caln fireHoney Brook Fire Co. 1
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ChesCo Man Gets 12 Years In Prison For DUI Crash That Killed 47-Year-Old Man
A Chester County man was sentenced to five and a half to 12 years behind bars for reportedly killing a 47-year-old man while driving drunk on Route 30 in 2019, authorities said. When an Exton bar refused to serve any more alcohol to Charles Gorman, 30, of Coatesville, he drove to a Planet Fitness in Downingtown and got into an argument with someone in the parking lot on Oct. 23, 2019, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. Gorman then tore the side mirrors off the person's car before getting back into his car and driving to a Turkey Hill store in Caln Tow…
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Coatsville Man With Pet Alligator Found Guilty Of Selling Heroin Laced With Fentanyl
A Coatsville alligator owner was found guilty of selling heroin laced with fentanyl in 2019, authorities said. Between January and February 2019, Irvin Hawkins, 33, allegedly sold the lethal concoction at a Wawa in Caln Township, and a Dollar General in Valley Township, according to the Chester County District Attorney's office. When detectives arrested Hawkins and a co-conspirator on Feb. 8, 2019, they found heroin, crack cocaine, marijuana, more than $5,000 in cash, drug packaging materials and a three-foot alligator in their possession, the DA's office said. The alligato…
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