Police Log Jan. 1: Thefts, DUIs

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on December 31, 2014

• State police from the Avondale barracks are investigating two thefts from the Walmart in East Marlborough Township. The first allegedly occurred on Tuesday, Dec. 16, between 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. when a purse containing prescription pills and cash was stolen from a Kennett Township woman’s unlocked vehicle. The second theft occurred when a girl from Lincoln University lost her cell phone sometime between Sunday, Dec. 21, at 5 p.m. and Thursday, Dec. 25, at 12:51 p.m.

• State police are also probing the theft of two Dell laptops from a business in the 200 block of Old Forge Road in East Marlborough Township sometime between 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 19, and 5 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 21. Police said access to the building was gained by breaking a window.

• A disabled black 2000 Toyota Corolla was discovered along the shoulder of northbound Route 1, north of Independence Way, in Kennett Township on Thursday, Dec. 18, at 9:51 a.m. State police said the vehicle had sustained severe front end damage from striking a deer; a records check indicated that the vehicle had been stolen from a Kennett Square man.

• A domestic dispute led to charges of terroristic threats, simple assault and harassment against a Kennett Square man, state police said. Kurt R. Lundquist was arrested on Thursday, Dec. 18, at 4:56 p.m. in the 900 block of Sills Mill Road in Kennett Township, police said.

• Kennett Square Police arrested Lynn Marino, 49, of Kennett Square, for DUI following a traffic stop in the 600 block of East Cypress Street on Saturday, Dec. 6, at 9:16 p.m. According to court records, the arrest represents the second time Kennett Square Police arrested Marino for drunken-driving; the previous offense occurred on Nov. 24, 2006. A preliminary hearing on the new charges is scheduled for Jan. 13.

• Kennett Square Police would like to sniff out the burglar who allegedly stole a Victoria’s Secret bag from a residence located in the 100 block of North Broad Street in the borough sometime between 10 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 6. Police said the bag contained perfume and makeup valued at $270.