West Chester: Police Log

WEST CHESTER, PA —West Chester police arrested suspects on charges of endangering the welfare of a child, assault, burglary and drunken driving, including a planned DUI checkpoint on Oct. 21.

• Edward J. Heaton, 33, of Coatesville, and Anna Victoria Ford, 33 of Kennett Square are free awaiting preliminary hearings on charges of endangering the welfare of a child and public drunkenness. Police said Heaton and Ford were walking along North New and West Minor streets showing signs of impairment on Oct. 28 with a one-month old attempting to find their car.
• Edgar Gonzalez, 55, of West Chester is free on $10,000 bail awaiting a preliminary hearing after being arrested on Oct. 30 in the 500 block of West Marshall Street on a simple assault charge stemming from a domestic incident.
• Gabriel Short, 26, of Coatesville is in Chester County Prison in lieu of $5,000 bail on burglary, theft and receiving stolen property. Police said he entered a residence in the 100 block of West Market Street at 9:25 p.m. on Oct. 22 and stole unidentified items.
• Sergio Chavez-Gayton, 36, of Coatesville was arrested on a charge of drunken driving at 2:51 a.m. in the 700 block East Market Street.

DUI Checkpoint

West Chester police ran a DUI checkpoint on Oct 21 in the 600 block of East Market Street.

A checkpoint is a well-market stationary road block for police to check drivers for intoxication. In Pennsylvania, the legal blood-alcohol limit is 0.08%.

According to police records, these suspects were charged with drunken driving:

• Michael J. Tres, 19, of Drexel Hill, Delaware County
• Stephen A. Sheller, 21, Glen Mills, Delaware County
• John C. Bowser, 22, Parkesburg, Chester County
• Patrick J. Montone, 36, Ardmore, Montgomery County