• Police have filed retail theft and corruption of a minor charges against Adam Glen Odenwalt, 50, and Donna Marie Chaney, 49, both of Lancaster County. A report said the two, along with a 15-year-old boy, walked out of the East Marlborough Township Walmart without paying for $193 worth of merchandise at 8:21 p.m. on June 5.
• Police are looking for a man suspected of retail theft at the Walmart in East Marlborough Township. The incident happened 12:07 p.m. on June 10. Police described the suspect as a black man, about 6 feet 1 inch tall and 230 pounds. He was wearing a blue T-shirt, blue jeans and a blue baseball cap. Police said the suspect stole items from the store, exited to his vehicle and was seen leaving the scene on Route 1 south bound. Anyone with information is asked to call the state police Avondale barracks at 610-268-2022.
• Criminal mischief and harassment charges were filed against Joseph Mack, 34, of Pocopson Township, according to Pennsylvania State Police. A report said Mack was involved in a dispute with a 22-year-old woman from West Chester on May 19 at 11 p.m. The dispute led to the victim’s cell phone being stolen, a ladder thrown through her car window and her being pushed to the ground, police said. The victim chose not to press charges for theft.
• Glen Mills resident Kirsten M. Keenan, 22, was cited for her involvement in a four-car accident on Route 202 at Dilworthtown Road on May 23, police said. According to the report, Keenan was in the right southbound lane of 202 when she went to change lanes without signaling. She sideswiped a car in the left hand lane, and then both crossed the northbound lanes and hit two cars parked at Heilman Auto Services. No injuries were reported.
• Police said David M. Waters, 56, of Kennett Square was following too closely and struck a car in front of him on Route 1 at Painters Crossing on June 1. No injuries were reported.
• An unsafe U-turn is considered the cause of a two-car accident on Thornton Road at Stirrup Lane in Concord Township. Police said Amy E. Anderson, 42, of Glen Milles made the maneuver at 4:39 p.m. on May 8. No injuries were reported.
• Police said a Coatesville woman was driving carelessly when she hit a parked car at the Pocopson Home on May 26. According to a report, Patricia C. Williamson, 48, struck the parked car as she was trying to park. She then backed up and parked in another stall, the report said. A witness saw the incident and told the owner of the parked car. Police said that person confronted Williamson, but the accused denied being involved and left the scene.
• State police from Troop J, Avondale barracks, said Michael David Morris, 33, of Portland, Maine was arrested for DUI following a one-vehicle crash on Corrine Road, near Red Lion Road in Pocopson Township on June 1. The report further said Morris was arraigned before Judge Gill after saying he would return to Maine and never come back to face charges. Morris failed to post bail and was remanded to Chester County Prison.
• Sometime between Friday, May 22, and Tuesday, May 26, several vehicles parked in the 500 block of South Walnut Street in Kennett Square were spray painted with graffiti, said Kennett Square Police. An investigation is continuing.
• On June 1, at 10:08 a.m., New Garden Township police responded to the 300 block of Scarlett Road for the report of a counterfeit money investigation. Employees advised that they accepted $140 from Kristen Watson, 40, of Kennett Square, and Christopher Forrester, 36, of Philadelphia. After the subjects left the store, the manager verified the currency as counterfeit, and police obtained warrants for both for forgery, theft by deception, and related offenses. Both posted bail and are awaiting a preliminary hearing on July 31, according to court records.
• New Garden Township police responded to the area of Pemberton Valley and Pemberton road for a chronic complaint of a speeding, loud dirt bike on Tuesday, May 26, at 5:21 p.m. Officers observed the bike travelling at an estimated 50 mph with the operator, identified as John DePippo, 20, of Kennett Square, not wearing eye or head protection. Police signaled for DePippo, who had a suspended driver’s license, to stop; he refused and accelerated through a residential development. Police, who declined to initiate a pursuit, located DePippo later and took him into custody on charges that include fleeing and eluding, police said.
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