Public Safety

Missing Westtown Township juvenile found safe, WEGO police confirm

Stone and siding civic building with a flagpole and parking lot under a blue sky. — The main municipal building of Westtown Township, Pennsylvania, the jurisdiction served by the Westtown-East Goshen Regional Police Department. Wikimedia-WhisperToMe (Public domain) via Wikimedia Commons

By West Chester-Goshen Courier staff · September 22, 2026 · 1 min read

Public Safety

Missing Westtown Township juvenile found safe, WEGO police confirm

By West Chester-Goshen Courier staff · September 22, 2026 · 1 min read

Public Safety

Missing Westtown Township juvenile found safe, WEGO police confirm

By West Chester-Goshen Courier staff · September 22, 2026 · 1 min read

A juvenile reported missing from Westtown Township has been found safe, the Westtown-East Goshen Regional Police Department confirmed Monday, Sept. 21.

The department had issued a missing-person alert on its CrimeWatch page Friday, Sept. 18, asking the public to help locate Jayvon Coleman. The original broadcast noted Coleman was known to frequent the Coatesville area and Wilmington, Delaware.

WEGO PD updated the post Monday, confirming Coleman had been located safe and thanking the public for sharing the alert.

The department did not release details about where or how Coleman was found. No additional information about the circumstances of the disappearance has been made public.

Anyone with information about a missing person in the WEGO PD service area can call 911.

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