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Traffic Stop Leads To Struggle With Armed Suspect In Chesco: Police Traffic Stop Leads To Struggle With Armed Suspect In Chesco: Police
Traffic Stop Leads To Struggle With Armed Suspect In Chesco: Police A Coatesville man is in police custody after authorities say he resisted arrest at a traffic stop.  It happened in New Garden Township on March 1, said the Southern Chester County Regional Police Department in a statement. Officers were patrolling near Gap Newport Pike and Newark Road when they saw a dark-colored Kia driving erratically, authorities wrote.  The car was traveling "at a high rate of speed" when, at Newark Road's intersection with Baltimore Pike, the vehicle "went airborne," police said. Officers signaled for the driver to pull over and a traffic stop ensued on the 1…

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by Mac Bullock
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Speeding Driver Punches, Threatens To Kill Officer In Chester County: Police Speeding Driver Punches, Threatens To Kill Officer In Chester County: Police
Speeding Driver Punches, Threatens To Kill Officer In Chester County: Police A man was arrested and charged last week after fleeing from police in a speeding car and punching an officer in Chester County, authorities said. Michael A. Watson, 38, of Boothwyn, was speeding in a stolen car with front-end damage and a missing tire when police tried to stop him in New Garden Township around 9:30 p.m. on Jan. 21, Southern Chester County regional police said. Watson fled through the intersection, a business parking lot, and an opposing lane of traffic, before coming to a stop in the 1200 block of Newark Road, according to police. Police apparently told Watson to get out o…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Motorcyclist Punches Driver In Chester County Road Rage Incident, Police Say Motorcyclist Punches Driver In Chester County Road Rage Incident, Police Say
Motorcyclist Punches Driver In Chester County Road Rage Incident, Police Say A 41-year-old motorcyclist was arrested after punching a driver in a road rage incident last week, authorities in Chester County said. Christopher Wilcox, of West Chester, was tailing a driver in the area of Sharp Road and Turnberry Drive in New Garden Township around 2:50 p.m. on July 29, Central Bucks police said.  In response, the driver pulled over to let Wilcox pass, police said. That's when Wilcox pulled over next to the driver and punched him twice, authorities said. The driver's car was also damaged during the incident, police said. Wilcox was stopped and taken into custody …

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by Nicole Acosta
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Pennsylvania HS Senior Wins National Taco Bell Scholarship For $25K Pennsylvania HS Senior Wins National Taco Bell Scholarship For $25K
Pennsylvania HS Senior Wins National Taco Bell Scholarship For $25K A high school senior and Taco Bell employee in Cumberland County won the national Taco Bell scholarship contest, according to the company’s foundation’s website. Emma Seibert, of Enola works at the Taco Bell on Market Place Way and earlier this week she find out that she won the biggest scholarship her employer offers. Her $25,000 scholarship will help cover her tuition at John Hopkins University where she plans to study nursing. Taco Bell employees between the ages of 16 and 26 were eligible to apply and over 10,000 did, sharing their passions--mostly their future college majors-- in a tw…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Police: DUI Man Tries Leaving Scene Of Chester County Crash With Child Police: DUI Man Tries Leaving Scene Of Chester County Crash With Child
Police: DUI Man Tries Leaving Scene Of Chester County Crash With Child A 31-year-old Toughkenamon man was under the influence when he crashed his car and then tried walking away from the scene with a child who had been riding in the car, authorities said. Felipe Sica-Cuyuch was charged with DUI, endangering the welfare of children and related traffic offenses, according to the Southern Chester County Regional Police Department. Sica-Cuyuch struck a vehicle around 7:35 p.m. on March 13, at at the intersection of Newark Road and Baltimore Pike, in New Garden Township, police said. He was identified as the driver of the striking vehicle, as he walked a…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Erratic PA Driver Had Meth, Marijuana In His System, Police Say Erratic PA Driver Had Meth, Marijuana In His System, Police Say
Erratic PA Driver Had Meth, Marijuana In His System, Police Say A Landenberg man who had methamphetamine and marijuana in his system is facing DUI charges, authorities said. Myrlan E. Dowell, 41 showed signs of impairment when he was stopped by police on Dec. 11, 2020, around 10:30 p.m. in the 1600 block of Baltimore Pike, in New Garden Township, according to the Southern Chester County Regional Police Department. Subsequent testing results showed a presence of marijuana and methamphetamine in his system, police said. The case is pending a preliminary hearing.

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by Nicole Acosta