Crime & Safety

$5,000 Reward For Information Leading To Arrest In Chesco Cold Case

Police open the cold case of the 2010 murder of a South Coatesville man.

Police are searching for suspects in the 2010 cold case murder of Thomas E. Ferguson in Chester County.
Police are searching for suspects in the 2010 cold case murder of Thomas E. Ferguson in Chester County. (South Coatesville Police)

SOUTH COATESVILLE, PA —Anyone with information leading to an arrest in the 2010 cold case murder of Thomas E. Ferguson in Modeno Borough could be eligible for a $5,000 reward.

South Coatesville police said Tuesday they are actively investigating the Oct. 5, 2010 murder of 43-Ferguson.

Police said the investigation revealed that the slaying began as a robbery, but ended in a shooting in which Ferguson was shot in the leg and bled to death near the intersection of Modena Road and Union Street.

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Anyone with information is asked to contact South Coatesville police at 484-473-3400 or email kpierce@south-coatesville.org or contact the Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers at 1-800-4PA-8477 or online here.

All callers remain anonymous and may be eligible for the cash reward.

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