• The Avondale barracks of the Pennsylvania State Police will hold a child safety seat check up from 3-7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 26. Checks are done by appointment. To schedule an appointment, phone 610-268-2102. The event is free and is in conjunction with Click it or Ticket It.

• The Pennsylvania State Police are advising people of a fraudulent e-mail scheme claiming to be from PennDOT. In a community awareness bulletin, police said the e-mail subject line indicates “Action required – Fine for Traffic Violations.” The body of the message says a vehicle registered in the person’s name was captured running a red light. The text mentions violation date, ticket number and the amount of a fine. It also provides links to view photos and pay the fine. The claims are false and the e-mails are sent to obtain personal information, police said.

• Aaron Lloyd Smith, 20, of Glen Mills, was charged with DUI after a traffic stop on Route 1 at Dougherty Boulevard shortly before 2 a.m. on May 17, according to a police report.

• A traffic stop at Smithbridge and Heyburn roads in Chadds Ford led to a DUI arrest. Police said Christian Cameron Harvey, 27, of Wilmington, was arrested on May 10 at 2:44 a.m.

• When 20-year-old Matthew George Brozak, of Garnet Valley, was stopped for traffic violations on Route 202 near Watkin Avenue, police found drugs, paraphernalia and a stolen purse. Brozak was arrested, police said, and an investigation was continuing. Police made the traffic stop at 1:14 a.m. on May 14.

• State police also filed drug possession charges against Kevin Gordon Smith, 59, of West Chester. Police said they found marijuana and paraphernalia after they stopped Smith for traffic violations shortly after 1 p.m. on May 12 along Cheyney Road at Governor Markham Drive in Concord Township.

• The Gap store in Glen Eagle Square reported the theft of $218 worth of baby clothes on May 11, according to a police report.

• No injuries were reported, but one driver was cited, following a May 1 two-vehicle crash on Naaman’s Creek Road in Concord Township. Police said Theand L. Gilbert, 35, of New Castle, was heading west after leaving the Wawa parking lot when a car turning into the lot struck her vehicle. Gilbert was cited for driving with a suspended license. The other driver was not cited, according to the report.

• Police from Troop K, of the state police Media barracks, reported another case of identity theft involving a fraudulent tax return. A Concord Township resident was the victim.

• Pennsylvania State Police Lt. Richard H. D’Ambrosio, who heads the Avondale barracks, advised residents to be wary of giving out personal information to anyone who can’t be verified as having a legitimate reason for requesting it. D’Ambrosio said he’s seen more cases involving fraudulent income-tax returns this year than in the past 10 years combined. D’Ambrosio attributed the spike to social media and the electronic footprint those avenues leave.

• Kennett Square Police said they cited Nicholas Ruiz, 23, and Alejandro Vega-Sosa, 39, both of Kennett Square, for violating the borough’s open-container ordinance after they were found with open containers of alcohol on the railroad tracks between South Walnut and South Broad streets on Thursday, April 30, at 3:38 p.m.

• Kennett Square Police said they arrested Anthony Butler, 39, of Kennett Square, for DUI following an accident in the 500 block of West State Street on Sunday, May 3, at 11:42 p.m.

• David Villafane, 38, of Kennett Square, faces charges that include fleeing from police and multiple motor-vehicle violations, Kennett Square Police said. Villafane was stopped on Thursday, May 7 at 11:58 p.m. following a pursuit that began at South Union and West Mulberry streets and ended in the 700 block of Mason Avenue, police said.

• Sometime between 6 and 8:42 p.m. on Saturday, May 9, a wallet containing $150, two debit cards and one credit card was stolen after the alleged victim accidentally left it at a business located in the 500 block of South Union Street, said Kennett Square Police, who are investigating the theft.

• Kennett Square Police said they detained Ian Twyman, 33, of Kennett Square, on an outstanding warrant following an altercation in the 100 block of East State Street on Saturday, May 9, at 11:49 p.m.