Police log July 12

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on July 11, 2012

• State police reported an attempted burglary on Peter Lane in Concord Township. The report said someone tried to pry open both the front and rear doors of the house, but access to the home was not gained. Neighbors said a green Chevy Lumina was seen loitering in the area, according to the report. The incident happened on July 10 between 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.

• Due to a phone call from a concerned citizen, a Downingtown man was arrested for DUI while driving in Concord Township on July 10. State police reported that Joseph Alexander Vollmer, 36, was driving erratically and was stopped at Shavertown and Kirk roads after police got the phone call. The citizen had followed Vollmer, the report said. Vollmer and his passenger arrived at their destination but, instead of going into the house, they approached and confronted the citizen. Police saw the confrontation, approached Vollmer and found him to be DUI.

• State police are investigating a simple assault in Chadds Ford Township. Jorge Antonio Olano-Mancha, 42, reportedly of Chadds Ford, allegedly assaulted a 52-year-old woman at El Gran Rodeo at 2 a.m. on July 10. The report said the suspect struck the victim with a closed fist. Olano-Mancha then fled the scene, police said.

• Police are looking for a white female, aged 40-50 years old and standing 5 feet five inches to 5 feet 7 inches tall for an attempted theft at the CVS on Route 1 in Concord Township. A report said the woman tried to leave the store with merchandise concealed in her purse. When confronted by the store manager, the woman threw the merchandise into a shopping cart and fled the scene.