Police arrest second armed robbery suspect

West Chester police made a second arrest in connection with an armed robbery at an apartment.

WEST CHESTER >> A second arrest has been made in connection with the armed robbery at an apartment located in the 500 block of East Nields Street on April 20.

Elliot Knight was arrested two days after the incident and, on April 27, Ruben Pagan, 23, of West Chester, was arrested for robbery and related charges, including possession of a firearm, police said.

Unable to post the $50,000 bail, Pagan was taken to the Chester County Prison where he awaits his preliminary hearing.

West Chester police will continue to investigate the robbery and search for a third suspect. Anyone with information is asked to contact detectives at 610-4361335. The following reports were released from the West Chester Police Department.

Criminal mischief

West Chester police responded to the report of a hit and run in the 600 block of South Matlack Street at about 7:30 a.m. April 20.

During the investigation, police determined an illegally parked vehicle was blocked in a private property and during the night, that vehicle reportedly rammed its way out, causing excessive damage to a neighboring vehicle. The alleged driver of the illegally parked vehicle is Gunnar Schappauf, 20, of Point Pleasant Beach, N.J.

Schappauf is charged with criminal mischief and is awaiting a preliminary hearing, police said.

DUI

West Chester police discovered a crash at the intersection of High and Chestnut streets and found Nicole Boyd, 32, of West Chester, operating a Porsche sedan that reportedly crashed with a Hyundai sedan at about 2:45 a.m. May 1.

The driver of the Hyundai told the police Boyd allegedly did not stop for a red signal, police said.

Police officers said they found Boyd smelled of alcohol, and she reportedly performed poorly on field sobriety tests, resulting in her arrest for DUI. Boyd reportedly refused a blood test and awaits a preliminary hearing, police said.

Careless driving

Police officers received a report of erratic driving in the 100 block of South High Street at about 1:45 a.m. April 30, which led them to Jonathan Ramirez, 24, of Kennett Square. He was reportedly found driving around 50 mph in a 25 mph zone and almost striking two parked vehicles as he swerved on the road, police said.

Ramirez was stopped and placed under arrest after failing field sobriety tests. He was released on summons, pending a preliminary hearing, police said.

Ruben Pagan