Police Log May 5: Harassment, assault, DUIs and accidents

images• State police charged a Nottingham man with harassment following an altercation in Chadds Ford Township. A report said Anthony Forest Roop, 25, struck another man behind 211 Painters Crossing.

• Eva Edit Blake, of Delta, Pa., was arrested for DUI on April 29 on Route 1 near Creek Road in Chadds Ford Township, according to a state police report.

• A 27-year-old woman from Kennett Square was determined to be DUI in Chadds Ford Township. State police conducted a traffic stop on Ring Road at 1:54 a.m. on April 24 and, the report said, found Katherine Scott to be driving under the influence.

• Police said 40-year-old Gary W. Russell Jr., of Springfield, head-butted another man in the ballroom of the Concordville Inn on Saturday, April 23. The report said police were called to the scene because of a disturbance. Charges were pending.

• A 72-year-old woman from Broomall reported a stolen purse on April 30. Police said the victim had been at Harvest Restaurant in the Glen Eagle Shopping Center on Route 202. She said she left her purse with other belongings, but that her purse was missing when she returned 15 minutes later.

• State police said an unidentified 31-year-old man at Duffers Pub on May 1 in Concord Township was found in possession of a cell phone that had been reported stolen the night before in Philadelphia.

• State police from Troop J, Avondale barracks, said two motorists were injured, one seriously, after an accident at the intersection of Route 926 and Parkersville Road on April 17. According to the police report, Isaac R. Burns, 61, entered the intersection while another vehicle was approaching eastbound on Route 926. The second driver hit his breaks and swerved to the left to avoid the collision, but still struck Burns’ vehicle in the drivers’ side quarter panel. Burns, the report said, was taken to Paoli Hospital for treatment of a broken shoulder. He was also cited, the report said. Police also said the second driver reported minor pain in his neck, but no transport was reported.

• An unidentified driver was cited for careless driving following an accident on Baltimore Pike near McFadden Road in East Marlborough Township on April 13. Police said the driver attempted to pass another vehicle on the right hand shoulder. No injuries were reported.

• A mechanical failure, which caused a car to lose power, is believed to be the cause of a one-vehicle accident on Route 1 near Route 82 on April 8. When the power died, police said, the driver lost control of the car, crossed onto the right hand shoulder, drove up an embankment and rolled over onto its roof. The driver, 20-year-old Averri P. Glenn, was not injured. Police said he was issued a written warning, but not cited.

• State police investigated a hit and run accident on Doe Run Road in East Marlborough Township on April 17. A report said a car ran a stop sign, struck another vehicle, and then fled. No injuries were reported.

• The driver of a Toyota Rav 4 was cited after an April 8 accident in Pennsbury Township. Police didn’t identify either driver, but said the cited driver was exiting a parking lot on Lenape Road and attempted to make a left hand turn onto Route 52 and struck an oncoming car in the process. No injuries were reported.

• Keighley S. Harris, 30, of Haddonfield, N.J., was cited after an accident in Pocopson Township that resulted in an injury to the other driver, according to state police. A report said Harris had stopped for a stop sign on Locust Grove Road at Lenape-Unionville Road. While attempting to turn left onto Lenape-Unionville, police said, she was unable to clear the intersection before being struck by an oncoming vehicle. The other driver complained of soreness and a headache, but refused medical treatment, the report said.

• An unidentified driver was cited for following too closely after rear-ending another vehicle on W. Street Road near Pocopson Road in Pocopson Township on April 25.

• Another unidentified driver was cited for overtaking a vehicle on the right after an April 28 crash on Route 1 near Bayard Road in East Marlborough Township. The driver thought the shoulder was a traffic lane, police said, and the other car moved to the right to prevent the first driver from passing on the shoulder, but was struck from behind.

• Police said theft charges were filed against Nicole Anissa Heald, 40, of Kennett Square after she exited a store without paying for a bag of candy that she had concealed. The incident happened April 30 in East Marlborough Township.

• Megan E. Ritz, 20, of West Chester was cited for careless driving after she struck a guardrail on Route 1 near School House Road in Kennett Township on April 29, a police report said. It was a one-vehicle accident with no injuries.

• Two vehicles were traveling south on Lenape Road at the circle in Pocopson Township when one driver struck the other car from behind. No injuries were reported and neither driver was identified.

• State police cited an 80-year-old woman after a two-vehicle accident on Street Road in Pocopson Township on April 25. According to a report, Patricia H. Kresge, of Chadds Ford, was stopped after a non-reportable crash. As she went to move forward, her vehicle sped up unexpectedly and sideswiped another vehicle. No injuries were reported.

• Police said Samantha Michael, of Philadelphia, was arrested for DUI following a traffic stop at the intersection of Routes 1 and 202 shortly after midnight on April 12.

• State police responded to a one-car accident at Cheney and Concord roads on April 13 and determined that the driver, identified as R. Large, 26, of Glen Mills, was DUI. He had crashed into a fire hydrant. The incident happened 6:22 p.m. on March 25.

• Also on March 25, Elizabeth Elaine Snow, 47, of Garnet Valley, was found to be in possession and under the influence of a controlled substance after being involved in a non-reportable crash in the parking lot of the Texas Roadhouse at 10:30 p.m.

Sean Edmonds, 18, of Landenberg, was cited for criminal trespass and Michael Claricurzio, 18, of Kennett Square, was cited for criminal trespass and disorderly conduct for an incident that occurred on Saturday, April 2, at 10:22 p.m. in the 300 block of West South Street, said Kennett Square Police.  Both teens were released to their parents, police said.

• Kennett Square Police said they arrested Christopher Shank, 30, of Avondale, for possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and traffic-related offenses following a traffic stop on Wednesday, April 6, at 7:15 a.m. at East State and Broad streets.

• On Wednesday, April 6, at 1:15 p.m., a resident of the 500 block of Magnolia Street reported to Kennett Square Police that someone used the resident’s Social Security Number to file income taxes. An investigation is continuing, police said.

• Kennett Square Police are investigating a burglary that occurred in the 300 block of West Cedar Street on Wednesday, April 6, at 6:25 p.m. Two shed-type buildings were broken into and ransacked.  Witnesses stated that three white Hispanic males, possibly between the ages of 14 and 15, approximately 5-feet-tall, and between 130 to 140 pounds, were seen running from the scene.  Surveillance video in the area is being checked, police said.

• On Saturday, April 9, between 5:30 a.m. and 6:15 a.m., a business located in the 100 block of West State Street was burglarized, Kennett Square Police said.  Approximately $200 in cash was stolen.  Sometime between Sunday, April 10 at 5 p.m. and Wednesday, April 13, at 6:08 a.m., the same business was hit again; this time $100 in rolled coins was stolen, said police, who are continuing to investigate.

• On Wednesday, April 20, Kennett Square Police received a report that a business was burglarized sometime between Monday, April 18, at 4:30 p.m. and Tuesday, April 19, at 11 a.m. Police said that access was gained through an unlocked door and that approximately $120 in cash and change was stolen.  An investigation is continuing, police said.

• Sometime between Sunday, Nov. 1, and Thursday, April 7, an eight-foot yellow Meyer snow plow with a dent on the right side, valued at $4,800, was stolen from a business located in the 400 block of South Walnut Street, Kennett Square Police said.  An investigation continues.

• Kennett Square Police are also investigating a burglary attempt that occurred between 9 and 11:30 a.m. on Friday, April 8. Police said someone tried to gain access through a window of a residence located in the 200 block of East Cypress Street.

• Sometime between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Monday, April 11, a black iPhone 6-Plus, valued at approximately $500, was stolen from a resident's mailbox in the 300 block of East State Street, said Kennett Square Police, who are investigating the theft.

•  Kennett Square Police arrested John Hannon, 46, of Wilmington, for DUI on Friday, April 8, at 8:47 p.m. in the 100 block of East South Street following the report of an erratic driver.  Hannon was released to a friend pending a summons from district court, police said.

• Jennifer Webber, 43, of West Grove, was taken into custody for DUI following a traffic stop in the 500 block of East Cypress Street on Sunday, April 10, at 2:41 a.m., Kennett Square Police said.

• Other traffic stop arrests for DUI included Justin Taylor, 28, of Lincoln University, at South Broad and Birch streets at 11:28 p.m. on Wednesday, April 13; and Barbara Hamm, 50, of Kennett Square, on Wednesday, April 20, at 1:33 p.m. in the 100 block of West Cedar Street.

• Kennett Square Police said they arrested Dylan Lawrence, 23, of West Chester, for possession of marijuana following a traffic stop in the 100 block of West Cypress Street at 10:22 p.m. on Friday, April 15.  Police said Lawrence had an outstanding bench warrant and was transported to Chester County Prison.

 

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