Police Log Feb. 17: Stolen eyeglasses, DUIs and accidents

PSP Logo 2• On Feb. 14, someone broke into a parked car and stole a purple Coach purse containing $500 and assorted credit and debit cards. The incident happened sometime between 10:30 a.m. and 11 p.m. in the parking lot at 1810 Wilmington Pike in Concord Township, state police said.

• State police said a 43-year-old man admitted to stealing a pair of eyeglasses belonging to a 12 year-old boy at the Sky Zone in Concord Township. According to the police report, the youth put his glasses in a bin before taking part in activities, and the unidentified suspect took them. The suspect was identified from a surveillance video and participant registration, police said. The suspect was contacted by phone and agreed to come in. Police said he admitted to the theft and returned the glasses. The incident happened at 3:15 p.m. on Feb. 15.

• No injuries were reported, but one driver, Thomas Juliano, 53, of Glen Mills, was cited for following too closely after a two-vehicle accident on Route 202 south of Spring Hill Road. Police said Juliano was heading north in the left-hand lane of 202 when he was distracted by something falling on to the floor of his car. He went to pick it up and struck another vehicle that had stopped for traffic, according to the report.

• A 71-year-old woman from West Grove was injured in a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Locust Grove and Unionville roads in Pocopson Township on Feb. 12. A state police report from Troop J, Avondale barracks, said Charles W. Lawson, 57, of Oxford was traveling south on Locust Grove, stopped at the intersection, then proceeded forward and struck the vehicle driven Marcelene Brown. According to the police report, neither driver was cited.

• Police from Troop J said Marcelo Meneses, 47, of Newark, was arrested for DUI after complaints of erratic driving and falling asleep at the wheel. The incident took place 5:25 p.m. on Feb. 6.

• An unidentified driver was cited for following too closely in connection with a Feb. 1 accident on Baltimore Pike at School House Road in East Marlborough Township. A police report said the driver rear-ended another vehicle that had stopped for traffic. The report did not mention any injuries. The accident happened at 5:07 p.m.

• A single-vehicle accident resulted in a Kennett Square man’s citation for failing to drive at a safe speed at 6:27 a.m. on Feb. 2. A police report said Michael F. Pedicone, 23, was driving east on Kaolin Road, west of Caldwell Lane in Kennett Township, when he crossed into the westbound lane and hit a utility pole.

• Zachary T. Sweeney, 21, of Landenberg, was charged with general impairment after a single-vehicle accident on Watson Mill Road in New Garden Township on Feb. 3, according to a police report. The report said Sweeney was driving south on Altemus Drive at Watson Mill Road. After coming to a stop, police said, Sweeney failed to negotiate a right turn and hit a utility pole. He then fled the scene, according to police. He was found a short distance away, determined to be under the influence of alcohol and drugs, and taken to Christiana Hospital for evaluation.

• State police from Troop K, Media barracks, arrested Darien. J. Custis at Hooters in Concord Township on Jan. 31. According to the report, there was a warrant for Custis out of New Castle County in Delaware.

• One person, a 20-year-old from Linwood, was injured in a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Routes 1 and 202 on Jan. 10. A police report said one of the drivers, John Ellsworth, 43, of Avondale, was heading south on Route 1, while Matthew J. Short, 20, of Linwood, was driving north on 202. Ellsworth entered the intersection to continue southbound, while Short entered the intersection to make a left-hand turn onto southbound Route 1. Short struck Ellsworth’s vehicle on the left front. The injured party was a passenger in Short’s vehicle, police said.

• Joseph Gomez, 59, of Kennett Square, was arrested for DUI following an incident on Line Road in New Garden Township on Feb. 2. According to New Garden Township Police, Gomez admitted to drinking alcohol after he was stopped. The report said officers first observed Gomez driving westbound in the eastbound lane. He then swerved to avoid striking the patrol car.

• New Garden Police arrested two women on charges on Feb. 3. A report said Linda Teti, 36, of Lincoln University, and Kelly Hurly, 26, of Oxford, were found to be in possession of narcotics after their vehicle was stopped for an equipment violation on Baltimore Pike. The report referenced  “several passengers moving around significantly inside the vehicle,” and said Hurley confessed to concealing drug paraphernalia. Officers later learned Hurley provided a fictitious name to avoid identification because of several outstanding warrants. Hurley was taken into custody without incident and charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, tampering with evidence and false identification to law enforcement. Teti was found to be in possession of cocaine, crack cocaine, and illegal drug paraphernalia, police said, and she confessed to concealing the illegal drugs and paraphernalia on her person when officers initiated the traffic stop. Both were remanded to Chester County Prison, police said.

• An Avondale man was cited for driving at an unsafe speed after a one-vehicle accident in Kennett Township on Saturday, Feb. 13, at 9:34 a.m. State police from the Avondale barracks said Jose J. Kroh, 22, was traveling north on Route 1 near Baltimore Pike in the left lane, failed to negotiate a curve, crossed into the right lane, struck a road sign and entered the eastbound lane of Baltimore Pike. Police said Kroh’s 2006 Chevrolet Equinox overturned, but he was not injured.

 

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