Police Log Dec. 18: Indecent assault, theft, DUIs, accidents

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on December 17, 2014

• A Newtown Square man was arraigned on indecent assault charges with bail set at $250,000. According to a police report, James A. Strafford, 21, was charged with 10 counts of indecent assault, one count of corruption of minors, one count of unlawful contact with a minor, 10 counts of indecent exposure and 10 counts of open lewdness. The incidents took place during an 18-month period — from June 2013 to December 2014 — and involved an 8-year-old boy. Police said Stafford is a friend of the victim’s older cousin who lives with the victim in Concord Township. The arraignment was Dec. 11 before Judge Wendy Roberts.

• A 21-year-old woman from Basking Ridge, N.J. told police that her purse was stolen in Concord Township. According to the police report, the woman had eaten dinner at Bravo Pizza on Evergreen Drive, and then drove away. However, she realized she didn’t have her purse in the car. She contacted the restaurant, but was told there was no purse there. The incident happened at 8 p.m. on Dec. 14. Police are asking anyone with information to phone Tpr. Joseph A. Traino at 484-840-1000.

• Zachary Litzinger, 19, of Aston, was arrested for driving under the influence of a controlled substance following a traffic stop at 12:20 a.m. on Dec. 13 on Route 202 South at Springwater Plaza, according to a police report.

• Police arrested Kyron Avery Robinson, 37, of Centre County, Pa. for DUI, a police report said. The arrest was made at 2:28 a.m. on Dec. 13 on Route 202 at Beaver Valley Road.

• No injuries were reported, but a two-car accident on Brinton Lake Road did lead to one of the drivers’ being charged with making an improper left turn. A police report said Jean Cheeseman, 80, was driving north on Brinton Lake Road when she turned left into the path of another car.

• Gabriella Antonia DeMichele, 23, of West Chester, faces DUI charges. Police said DeMichele was observed committing multiple vehicle code violations and was stopped by police at Routes 1 and 202. At that point, the report said, police determined she was under the influence of alcohol. The incident happened at 2:34 a.m. on Dec. 14.

• A 37-year-old West Chester man was taken into custody for DUI after his disabled vehicle was seen at the shoulder of Route 202 at Marshall Road in Chadds Ford Township. According to a police report, the incident happened at 12:20 a.m. on Dec. 12. The suspect’s name was not released.