Police log for Aug. 20

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on August 20, 2009

Pennsylvania State Police report a burglary in Pennsbury Township about 5:50 a.m. on Aug. 15. The report said someone entered a home on Pennsbury Way by forced entry through a window. Jewelry and other items were taken.

• State police arrested 21-year-old Gary Yannuzzi, of Chadds Ford after he was seen trying to gain access into vehicles parked near the AMC Theater at Painters Crossing in Chadds Ford Township. The police report said theater employees saw Yannuzzi trying to get into cars. The arrest was made about 9 p.m. on Aug. 15.

• A 55-year-old Chadds Ford woman reportedly had a credit card stolen while she was watching a movie at the AMC Theater in Painters Crossing shortly before 3 p.m. on Aug. 15. A police report said fraudulent charges were made on the card at the Target store in Glen Mills. The investigation is continuing, the report said.

• State police report a 57-year-old woman from Folsom was the victim of a theft when a check was stolen from her purse at the Brinton Manor Nursing Home sometime between Aug. 13 and Aug. 17. The check was used at a Target store for the amount of $580.87.

• A Pottstown man reported his vehicle was stolen while parked at Glen Eagle Square in Concord Township. According to a police report, the vehicle was taken while parked in front of the victim’s business. Also taken, according to the report, was a credit card that was later used to make unauthorized purchases. Police said the theft occurred between 7 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Aug. 17.

• A landscaper had several pieces of equipment stolen from a vehicle and the theft was apparently caught on tape. According to a state police report, the incident happened across from the Wawa store on Route 202 at Naaman’s Creek Road at 11:30 a.m. on Aug. 17. The report said two white men, one heavy set and the other thin, took a leaf blower, weed wacker and a chain store from the landscapers truck that was parked across from the Wawa. Video was obtained from the Wawa and a storage facility. There were also eyewitnesses, the report said.