Crime & Safety

Fire, Vehicular Homicide, Spousal Rape, and More West Chester Blotter

A rundown of the biggest police stories from the past week.

The following incidents occurred in and around West Chester. Arrest does not suggest conviction.

Fire Strikes E. Nields Apartment Complex

No one was injured in the blaze.

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Drinking Incidents Top West Chester Police Reports

At least 18 of the arrests were directly related to alcohol.

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According to police, a WCU student, with the aid of his father, attempted to force his wife on a flight to Macedonia.

Driver Charged with Homicide After Bicyclist Killed on Boot Road

Kirsten Higlen, 32, was struck and killed in West Goshen Township on Jan. 21.

The five men allegedly shot and killed a 24-year-old borough man Jan. 25.

A 23-year-old man faces charges after police find him with a Taser.

The driver rented the car over the summer and never returned it, according to Westtown-East Goshen Police.

Police say a man fell asleep in a Wawa parking lot before he hit a police car.

Man Charged in Dog Shooting

Charges have been filed against Gabriel Pilotti 'for shooting and killing two dogs belonging to his neighbors.'


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