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Sexual Assault subject identified
The West Chester Police have identified the suspect in two recent sexual assaults. The West Chester Police have obtained an arrest warrant for Uriel Angeles-Hernandez of West Chester. Uriel Angeles-Hernandez is a 25 year-old white Hispanic male.
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Hit and Run Investigation
On May 1st 2021 at approximately 7:45pm officers responded to the 50 block of Price St for a report of a vehicle crash in which one party fled the scene. Officers are attempting to locate the owner and/or operator of a black Hyundai operated by a W/F.
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Welcome from Chief Morehead
Welcome to the West Chester Police Department's web portal on the CRIMEWATCH Network. We ask that you use the information found on this site responsibly. Working in partnership with the community we can proactively prevent crime, support victim recovery and hold offenders accountable.

James L. Morehead, Chief of Police

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Home Invasion Robberies
On August 16, 2019 at approximately 10 PM, West Chester Police Officers were dispatched to the report of a home invasion robbery in the 500 block of S. Matlack Street. On location, officers made contact with the victim who stated two B/M's entered his home and ordered him to lay face down on the floor.
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October 21, 2021

Fratangelo , Collette Erica - D.U.I.

On October 17, 2021 at approximately 1:10 AM, while completing a traffic stop on the unit block of East Miner Street, West Chester police observed a gold sedan enter a one-way street traveling in the wrong direction. Contact was made with Collette Fratangelo, a 22-year-old white female from Export...

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West Chester Police Department

Charges:

D.U.I.

October 21, 2021

Glaum, Sean C - (1 count ) Retail theft & (1 count) Disorderly conduct

On October 20th, 2021 at approximately 11:30 PM, the West Chester Police Department was dispatched to the 200 block of South High Street for the report of a retail theft that just occurred. Officers responded to the area and found a male matching the description of the subject from the retail theft...

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West Chester Police Department

Charges:

(1 count ) Retail theft & (1 count) Disorderly conduct

October 20, 2021

Mitchell, Stephen Paul - (1) count Title 75 Section 3802 DUI and 1 additional charge

On 10/20/21 at approximately 2:15 AM, officers with West Chester Police conducted a traffic stop after observing a vehicle drive erratically in the 600 block of East Market Street. Upon contacting the driver, identified as Stephen Mitchell, a 39 Y/O W/M out of West Chester, it was determined that...

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West Chester Police Department

Charges:

(1) count Title 75 Section 3802 DUI, (75) 3334 (a) Turning movements and required signals

October 18, 2021

Burglary

On October 18, 2021 at 8:08 AM, officers were dispatched to a business office in the 50 block W. Gay Street for a burglary discovered. It was determined that several individuals entered the property through an unlocked back door and took several food items. This incident is believed to have...

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West Chester Police Department

Incident Type:

Burglary

October 18, 2021

groff, david edward - 35 PA 780-113(A)(16) Int Poss Contr Subst. and 1 additional charge

On 09/30/21 at approximately 02:18 P.M., officers of the West Chester Police Department contacted David Groff, a 29 year old white male who is homeless, in the 500 block of S. Matlack Street. Groff was arrested for possession of Methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. Groff was transported to the...

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West Chester Police Department

Charges:

35 PA 780-113(A)(16) Int Poss Contr Subst., & 35 PA 780-113(a)(32) Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

October 21, 2021

Fratangelo , Collette Erica - D.U.I.

On October 17, 2021 at approximately 1:10 AM, while completing a traffic stop on the unit block of East Miner Street, West Chester police observed a gold sedan enter a one-way street traveling in the wrong direction. Contact was made with Collette Fratangelo, a 22-year-old white female from Export...

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West Chester Police Department

Charges:

D.U.I.

October 21, 2021

Glaum, Sean C - (1 count ) Retail theft & (1 count) Disorderly conduct

On October 20th, 2021 at approximately 11:30 PM, the West Chester Police Department was dispatched to the 200 block of South High Street for the report of a retail theft that just occurred. Officers responded to the area and found a male matching the description of the subject from the retail theft...

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West Chester Police Department

Charges:

(1 count ) Retail theft & (1 count) Disorderly conduct

October 20, 2021

Mitchell, Stephen Paul - (1) count Title 75 Section 3802 DUI and 1 additional charge

On 10/20/21 at approximately 2:15 AM, officers with West Chester Police conducted a traffic stop after observing a vehicle drive erratically in the 600 block of East Market Street. Upon contacting the driver, identified as Stephen Mitchell, a 39 Y/O W/M out of West Chester, it was determined that...

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West Chester Police Department

Charges:

(1) count Title 75 Section 3802 DUI, (75) 3334 (a) Turning movements and required signals

October 18, 2021

groff, david edward - 35 PA 780-113(A)(16) Int Poss Contr Subst. and 1 additional charge

On 09/30/21 at approximately 02:18 P.M., officers of the West Chester Police Department contacted David Groff, a 29 year old white male who is homeless, in the 500 block of S. Matlack Street. Groff was arrested for possession of Methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. Groff was transported to the...

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West Chester Police Department

Charges:

35 PA 780-113(A)(16) Int Poss Contr Subst., & 35 PA 780-113(a)(32) Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

October 18, 2021

Minissale, Michael - ( 1 count ) DUI (M)

On October 17, 2021 at approximately 3:09AM, officers conducted a traffic stop in the 400 block of W. Gay St. after observing a vehicle violating the borough noise ordinance and failing to maintain the lane of travel. The operator of the vehicle, Michael Minissale, a 24 year old white non-Hispanic...

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West Chester Police Department

Charges:

( 1 count ) DUI (M)

August 24, 2021

Robinson, Mark C - Robbery ; Conspiracy to Commit Robbery ; Theft ; Conspiracy to Commit Theft ; RSP ; Conspiracy to Commit RSP

On Saturday, 7/17/2021, Mark C. Robinson was with another suspect, Daman Alexander Waller, when they entered a restaurant and stole credit cards from a female patron's purse and fled the business. During the course of the investigation, West Chester Police identified Mark C. Robinson as one of the...

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West Chester Police Department

Charges:

Robbery ; Conspiracy to Commit Robbery ; Theft ; Conspiracy to Commit Theft ; RSP ; Conspiracy to Commit RSP

August 24, 2021

Waller, Daman Alexander - Robbery ; Conspiracy to Commit Robbery ; Theft ; Conspiracy to Commit Theft ; RSP ; Conspiracy to...

On Saturday, 7/17/2021, Daman Alexander Waller was with another suspect, Mark C. Robinson, when they entered a restaurant and stole credit cards from a female patron's purse and fled the business. During the course of the investigation, West Chester Police identified Daman Alexander Waller as one...

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West Chester Police Department

Charges:

Robbery ; Conspiracy to Commit Robbery ; Theft ; Conspiracy to Commit Theft ; RSP ; Conspiracy to Commit RSP

August 20, 2021

Pryce, Josuf M - 1 count burglary (F2); 1 count criminal trespass (F2); 1 count criminal mischief (F3); 1 count theft by...

On 08/13/2021 at 8:49pm Ronald Little and Josuf Pryce forced entry into a jewelry store located on the 50 block of West Gay Street and stole an undisclosed amount of jewelry. The West Chester Borough Police Department holds active warrants for burglary and related charges for both individuals...

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West Chester Police Department

Charges:

1 count burglary (F2); 1 count criminal trespass (F2); 1 count criminal mischief (F3); 1 count theft by unlawful taking (F3); 1 count receiving stolen property (F3); 1 count possession of an instrument of a crime (M1)

August 20, 2021

Little, Ronald - 1 count burglary (F2); 1 count criminal trespass (F2); 1 count criminal mischief (F3); 1 count theft by...

On 08/13/2021 at 8:49pm Ronald Little and Josuf Pryce forced entry into a jewelry store located on the 50 block of West Gay Street and stole an undisclosed amount of jewelry. The West Chester Borough Police Department holds active warrants for burglary and related charges for both individuals...

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West Chester Police Department

Charges:

1 count burglary (F2); 1 count criminal trespass (F2); 1 count criminal mischief (F3); 1 count theft by unlawful taking (F3); 1 count receiving stolen property (F3); 1 count possession of an instrument of a crime (M1)

August 23, 2017

Dougherty , Thomas Jude - (1) count of Public Drunkenness and 1 additional charge

On 08/22/17 at approximately 00:39 AM, officers were flagged down by three individuals at the corner of Church and Gay Street. The individuals reported that an male subject was standing on the corner of Market and High Street, in possession of a large stick, attempting to start a fight with...

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West Chester Police Department

Charges:

(1) count of Public Drunkenness, (1) count Prohibited offensive weapons

October 18, 2021

Burglary

On October 18, 2021 at 8:08 AM, officers were dispatched to a business office in the 50 block W. Gay Street for a burglary discovered. It was determined that several individuals entered the property through an unlocked back door and took several food items. This incident is believed to have...

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West Chester Police Department

Incident Type:

Burglary

October 18, 2021

Home Invasion Robbery Investigation

On October 17th, 2021 at approximately 9:30PM, the West Chester Police Department was dispatched to a residence in the 100 block of Dean Street for the report of a home invasion robbery. After an investigation, it was determined that unknown males forced entry in to the residence and took various...

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West Chester Police Department

Incident Type:

Robbery

October 15, 2021

Accident Investigation

On October 15th 2021 at approximately 03:30am, officers from the West Chester Police Department along with members of the West Chester Police Serious Crash Investigation Team assisted West Chester University Police on an incident involving a vehicle into a building. Anyone who may have been a...

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West Chester Police Department

Incident Type:

Traffic Incident

October 11, 2021

Delacy Soccer Field-Police seek public's assistance.

On Saturday 10/9/2021 at about 12:30 PM an incident between a referee and a coach occurred during a soccer game at Delacey Soccer Field in East Bradford Township. The West Chester Police Department is investigating and requests the public's assistance. If anyone has video of the incident we request...

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West Chester Police Department

Incident Type:

Assault - Other

October 8, 2021

Traffic Incident

On Sunday, 10/3/2021 at 02:14 AM, West Chester Police observed a silver BMW M4 model being operated in a reckless manner in front of Barnaby’s located on High St. in the Borough of West Chester. The vehicle fled from police at a high rate of speed east on Market St. towards West Chester Pike. West...

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West Chester Police Department

Incident Type:

Traffic Incident

August 24, 2021

Update - Shooting 50 Block of West Gay St

West Chester Borough Police are attempting to identify the person shown in the photos in reference to a shots fired call that took place at 1:55am on August 23rd, 2021 in the 50 Block of West Gay St.. The subject can be seen holding a gun in his hand on the sidewalk. Anyone with any information is...

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West Chester Police Department

Case Status:

Current

July 24, 2021

Assault Investigation

On July 24, 2021 The West Chester Police received a report of an assault that occurred at approximately 1:30am in the 50 block of W Miner St. The two male victims were attacked by 5-6 males. One of the victims required hospital treatment due to being repeatedly kicked in the head. If you witnessed...

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West Chester Police Department

Case Status:

Current

July 17, 2021

Assault Investigation

On 17 July 2021 the West Chester Police received a single report of an assault that took place on the side of the roadway in the 1000 block of Downingtown Pike. This incident took place at approximately 1:00 to 1:15 PM. A witness observed a white sedan pull off of Downingtown Pike as it appeared a...

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West Chester Police Department

Case Status:

Current

July 17, 2021

indecent exposure

On 07/17/21 at approximately 4:00am, officers responded to the 300 block of S. Walnut Street for a report of a white male exposing himself. Officers currently believe the male involved is a white male adult, about 5' 6" to 5' 7", 170 to 180 lbs, and possibly in his 40's. If you have any information...

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West Chester Police Department

Case Status:

Current

June 21, 2021

Burglary

Some time between Tuesday 06/15/21 at 2pm and 06/17/21 at 8am unknown actor/s entered a property in the 50 block of North New Street that is under renovation. Once inside the subject/s removed a Shop Vac vacuum and a Sawzall. The department is reviewing surveillance video for possible leads and...

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West Chester Police Department

Case Status:

Current

February 10, 2021

WCPD Provides Warm Coats for Kids

For Immediate Release: February 10, 2021 West Chester Borough Police to Provide Brand-New Coats to Local Children [West Chester, PA] – Nearly 200 Chester County children from low-income families will receive brand-new coats courtesy of the West Chester Borough Police officers. The police department...

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West Chester Police Department

September 11, 2019

Public Indecency

On September 10, 2019 at approximately 10:43 PM West Chester Police officers responded to the 200 block of S. New Street where a reportedly naked white male exposed himself to a group of females. On September 11, 2019 at approximately 01:02 AM, West Chester Police responded to the 200 block of S...

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West Chester Police Department

August 12, 2018

Accident Investigation

On August 12, 2018 at approximately 06:54 AM West Chester Police officers was dispatched to the 600 block of South High Street for a reported one-vehicle auto accident. Initial reports indicate that the vehicle struck a tree and overturned. Officers arrived to find the sole occupant of the vehicle...

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West Chester Police Department

May 31, 2017

West Chester Police Night Out Against Crime Event 2017

Save the Date!!! West Chester Police Night Out Against Crime Event 2017! More Information will be posted soon! Event Sponsors are still NEEDED!

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West Chester Police Department

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