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Chesco Shooting Suspect Nabbed By US Marshals, Authorities Say Chesco Shooting Suspect Nabbed By US Marshals, Authorities Say
Chesco Shooting Suspect Nabbed By US Marshals, Authorities Say A man who is accused of shooting another in the chest in Coatesville last month has been taken into custody by US Marshals, officials say.  Matthew Rodgers, 25, was arrested in Downingtown on Thursday, March 23, Pennsylvania State Police announced. Authorities did not say exactly when or where he was apprehended, though court filings show he was arraigned at noon and remanded to the Chester County lockup in lieu of a $1 million bond.  Rodgers was sought in connection with the Feb. 6 shooting of a 22-year-old man, Daily Voice has reported. Coatesville police were dispatched to…

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by Mac Bullock
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Police Shoot Suspected Car Thief After Chester County Chase: DA Police Shoot Suspected Car Thief After Chester County Chase: DA
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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by Mac Bullock