A Coatesville detective was charged with a myriad of theft
and forgery offenses Tamid accusations that he repeatedly stole from his fellow
officers over a several year period.
Gerald Pawling, who retired from the police force in 2012
after 17 years on duty, was arraigned on criminal charges at Magisterial
District Judge Jeffery J. Valocchi’s court in Thorndale. The former detective
was charged with eight felony counts of forgery and 51 counts of theft by unlawful
taking.
Pawling is accused of stealing over $46,000 from the
Coatesville Police Benevolent Association, or the CPBA, the collective
bargaining union made up of his fellow officers. The alleged thefts took place
from 2009 to 2012, investigators said.