🌱 How Coatesville police helped end a dangerous Chester County car chase
Coatesville, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 3 min readHey there, Coatesville! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Coatesville police helped end a dangerous Chester County car chase
- Coatesville art teacher just brought home a major countywide honor
- Why a Coatesville supplier is arming Brick police with new pistols
Today's riddle: If you have 13 apples in one hand and 10 oranges in the other, what do you have ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: A steady breeze with some sun, with a high of 68 and low of 48 degrees.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 73, low: 54.
- Monday: Chance of a p.m. shower, with a high of 74 and low of 50 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Parkesburg Chase Ends With Felony Arrest, Police Say (mychesco.com) — Coatesville City Police officers arrested a Chester County man wanted after an alleged high-speed flight from a traffic stop in Highland Township, where police say he endangered other drivers. The suspect was taken to Chester County Prison and faces felony fleeing and related charges, with a preliminary hearing still pending and the presumption of innocence emphasized. 
2. Citadel Awards $100,000 to Educators Across Region, Chester County Teacher Earns Top Honor (mychesco.com) — A Scott Middle School art teacher in the Coatesville Area School District has been named Chester County’s top educator in Citadel Credit Union’s Heart of Learning Awards, earning $5,000 for himself and $5,000 for his school. The long-running regional program honored more than 30 teachers and distributed over $100,000 in prizes, and nominations are already open for the 2026–27 cycle.
3. Brick Cops Being Outfitted With New Firearms (shorebeat.com) — A Coatesville-based company, Witmer Public Safety Group, is supplying 155 new Glock 47 pistols with advanced COA red-dot optics to Brick Township’s police under a statewide contract. The department is trading in its current duty weapons to help offset the nearly $80,000 cost, aiming to modernize officers’ equipment with more precise, enclosed red-dot sights.
4. 2 Road Workers Killed In PA Construction Zone Crash Mourned (dailyvoice.com) — Two Allan Myers road workers were killed when a tractor-trailer entered a Route 30 Bypass work zone near Coatesville on May 18, in a four-vehicle crash that injured several others. Friends and coworkers are remembering Joseph “Joey” Worthington and Anthony “Tony” Troy through online fundraisers, highlighting their dedication, positivity, and deep commitment to their families and colleagues.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- OUR GIRL IS MISSING 😪 We live on Arianna Lane in the neighborhood across from Kings Tavern.
PLEASE share and reach out if you have seen her she got out last night. (Nextdoor Ridge Road and Kings Hwy) - Does anyone recognize this garage?
My packaged was delivered here. It is a box of vases for my wedding in 3 weeks and I really need them! (Nextdoor Goosetown)
- DOC Services posted a job opening for Laborer/Assembler in Coatesville. Apply here.
- CVS Health posted a job opening for District Support Pharmacist Full Time in Coatesville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Coatesville here.
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Big hands ! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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