ARSON: Homeless Man Started Fire That Damaged Restaurant In Coatesville, Police Say ARSON: Homeless Man Started Fire That Damaged Restaurant In Coatesville, Police Say
Arson: Homeless Man Started Fire That Damaged Restaurant In Coatesville, Police Say A 67-year-old homeless man was accused of starting a fire that destroyed a restaurant in Coatesville, authorities said. Robert Hines broke the front window of the Midway Bar & Grill on East Lincoln Highway and intentionally set multiple items on fire around 2:40 a.m. on Wednesday, March 2, according to surveillance footage obtained by Coatesville police. Responding firefighters found flames coming from the kitchen area, police said. Hines was arraigned on arson charges and subsequently remanded to Chester County Prison in lieu of $75,000 bail, police said. Anyone with f…
4-Year-Old Boy Fatally Shot In Coatesville, Police Say 4-Year-Old Boy Fatally Shot In Coatesville, Police Say
4-Year-Old Boy Fatally Shot In Coatesville, Police Say A four-year-old boy was fatally shot in Coatesville, authorities said. Responding officers found the child with a gunshot wound to the face at a home in the 300 block of East Chestnut Street around 5:20 p.m., Detective Sergeant Brandon Harris said. He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Further details were not immediately known. The investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information is urged to contact Coatesville City's Detective Sergeant Brandon Harris at (610)-384-2300 ext. 3212 or Chester County Detective Keith Cowdright (610)-344-6866. This story is developing.…
Suspicious Death Of Woman Probed In Coatesville Suspicious Death Of Woman Probed In Coatesville
Suspicious Death Of Woman Probed In Coatesville Authorities were investigating a "suspicious death" Tuesday, Feb. 15 in Coatesville. Donna L. Taney, 59, was found dead on the floor of a bedroom in her East Chestnut Street home around 9:45 a.m., Coatesville police said. A search warrant was executed at the house, and investigators are awaiting the results of an autopsy report. The death, according to police, was an isolated incident with no threat to the community. Anyone with information is asked to contact Coatesville City's Det. Sgt. Brandon Harris at (610)-384-2300 ext. 3212 or Chester County Det. John DiBattista at (610)-344-6866. …
Man Wanted For Shooting Woman Who Bumped Into Him At Market Nabbed At West Chester University Man Wanted For Shooting Woman Who Bumped Into Him At Market Nabbed At West Chester University
Man Wanted For Shooting Woman Who Bumped Into Him At Market Nabbed At West Chester University A man wanted for following a woman home and shooting her after she accidentally bumped into him at the Coatesville market last month has been arrested, authorities said. Moenell Coleman, 25, was taken into custody Friday afternoon by members of the U.S. Marshals Service on the West Chester University campus, police told 6abc. The incident caused university officials to temporarily issue a shelter-in-place order. A West Chester University spokesperson released this statement to Daily Voice: "The safety of all students, faculty, and staff take precedent in the University’s actions at all tim…
No One Hurt In Coatesville When Gunmen Fired 30 Shots At Each Other, Police Say No One Hurt In Coatesville When Gunmen Fired 30 Shots At Each Other, Police Say
No One Hurt In Coatesville When Gunmen Fired 30 Shots At Each Other, Police Say Several vehicles and a residential window were shot out Monday afternoon in Coatesville, but no one was hurt, authorities said. Approximately 30 shell casings were found at the scene near North 2nd Avenue and Lumber Street following the 3:50 p.m. incident, Coatesville police said. Investigators believe two men were shooting at each other and fled in different directions after the shooting, police said. Witnesses reported seeing one man flee south on 2nd Avenue and the other flee west on Lumber Street, according to police. As of Tuesday night, no arrests had been made, though police c…
Boy Severely Burned In Accidental School Fire Tests Positive For COVID: GoFundMe Boy Severely Burned In Accidental School Fire Tests Positive For COVID: GoFundMe
Boy Severely Burned In Accidental School Fire Tests Positive For COVID: GoFundMe Support is pouring in for a Chester County boy who suffered severe burns in an accidental school fire on Thursday and faces a long road to recovery. As of Friday afternoon, the Laird family's GoFundMe campaign had raised more than $1,000 of its $2,500 goal. Brendan was burned above the waist while working on a grinder in shop class in the Chester County Learning Center in Coatesville, Caln Township fire officials told 6abc.  By the time first responders arrived, the fire had already been extinguished by school staff, authorities previously said. He was airlifted to Jefferson Hospital…
Chester County Student Burned In School Fire, Airlifted To Hospital: Authorities Chester County Student Burned In School Fire, Airlifted To Hospital: Authorities
Chester County Student Burned In School Fire, Airlifted To Hospital: Authorities UPDATE: A GoFundMe campaign has been launched for Brendan and his family. *** A student with severe burns was airlifted from a Chester County school Thursday afternoon after a fire broke out inside the building, authorities said. Firefighters were called to the Chester County Learning Center on Lincoln Highway East in Coatesville, where they discovered that a male student, whose age was not immediately known, had apparently been severely burned inside the auto shop around the back of the building, local fire officials said. By the time first responders arrived around 12:40 p.m., the …
Man Shoots Woman For Accidentally Bumping Into Him At Coatesville Market, Police Say Man Shoots Woman For Accidentally Bumping Into Him At Coatesville Market, Police Say
Man Shoots Woman For Accidentally Bumping Into Him At Coatesville Market, Police Say A woman and her brother were injured after she accidentally bumped into a man at the Coatesville Market Wednesday morning, and was shot by the man in retaliation, authorities said. Police are on the hunt for Moenell Coleman, 25, of Coatesville, who is wanted on charges of attempted murder, aggravated assault, felon not to possess a firearm, and related offenses in the shooting, Coatesville police said. The woman, who is in her twenties, was walking through the Coatesville Market in the 800 block of Lincoln Highway when she accidentally bumped into Coleman around 9:50 a.m., police said. Whe…
West Chester Stabbing Suspect Sought By Police West Chester Stabbing Suspect Sought By Police
West Chester Stabbing Suspect Sought By Police Police in Chester County are seeking the public's help locating a man accused of stabbing a West Chester man and fleeing the scene. Odell Johnson, 23, is wanted for attempted homicide for severely stabbing a person inside a home in the 600 block of Downingtown Pike around 10:25 a.m. on Tuesday, West Chester police said. Johnson, of Coatesville, fled the scene before police arrived, authorities said. The motive behind the stabbing was not immediately known. Anyone with information regarding the ongoing investigation is asked to contact Detective Corporal Harry O'Neill at 610-457-5874 or ho…
27-Year-Old Man Killed In Coatesville Moose Lodge Shooting Was 'Doting Father' 27-Year-Old Man Killed In Coatesville Moose Lodge Shooting Was 'Doting Father'
27-Year-Old Man Killed In Coatesville Moose Lodge Shooting Was 'Doting Father' A 27-year-old man killed in a shooting at the Coatesville Moose Lodge over the weekend was being remembered on social media as a "doting, responsible father," loved ones said. Dejar Jones, of Coatesville, was found lifeless at the lodge on the 1200 block of Airport Road in West Caln Township around 1 a.m. Saturday, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. "Talking about you and reflecting upon memories with others helps, but here I am tonight kind of talked out for the day," his aunt, Renoir Graham said in an emotional Facebook post. A 31-year-old man from Downingtown, …
Dad Dies Suddenly After Surprise Trip Home To Kiss His Wife Dad Dies Suddenly After Surprise Trip Home To Kiss His Wife
Dad Dies Suddenly After Surprise Trip Home To Kiss His Wife A Central Pennsylvania community is mourning the loss of a father-of-four who collapsed shortly after a surprise trip home from work just to kiss his wife, those who knew him said. Joseph M. Matonti IV, 40, of Coatesville, told his wife he wasn’t feeling well and collapsed in her arms in the driveway, according to a GoFundMe launched by family friend, JenMarie Macdonald. EMS was soon called and Matonti was rushed to Brandywine Hospital, and then life-flighted to Reading Hospital, according to the page. Once in Reading, he underwent emergency surgery and was put on life support, but he unfo…
PA Dad Dies Suddenly After Surprise Trip Home To Kiss His Wife PA Dad Dies Suddenly After Surprise Trip Home To Kiss His Wife
PA Dad Dies Suddenly After Surprise Trip Home To Kiss His Wife A Central Pennsylvania community is mourning the loss of a father-of-four who collapsed shortly after a surprise trip home from work just to kiss his wife, those who knew him said. Joseph M. Matonti IV, 40, of Coatesville,  told his wife he wasn’t feeling well and collapsed in her arms in the driveway, according to a GoFundMe launched by family friend, JenMarie Macdonald. EMS was soon called and Matonti was rushed to Brandywine Hospital, and then life-flighted to Reading Hospital, according to the page. Once in Reading, he underwent emergency surgery and was put on life support, but h…