Police Log Sept. 7: Retail thefts, flying drywall, accidents

PSP Logo 2• Two people face retail theft charges after they tried to leave Wegmans in Concord Township with a cart full of unpaid merchandise. State police identified one of the suspects as Fatima Deborah Moore, 34, of Wilmington. The other suspect was not identified, but was described by police as a black male. The report said the two put items into the shopping cart, then covered the cart with a large plastic bag and attempted to leave the store without paying. Employees were able to stop the pair in the parking lot.

• Police are looking for a man suspected of stealing from the Staples in Concord Township on Sept. 3. A report said store video shows the suspect walking into the store carrying nothing, but leaving the store carrying a laptop carry bag. Further investigation revealed a black Dell laptop computer and a Samsung tablet were missing.

• A piece of drywall came loose from the top of a vehicle and struck the passenger side of the vehicle behind. No injuries were reported in the Sept. 3 incident on Route 1 near Scott Lane in Concord Township.

• Kimberly Hecksher, 44, of Unionville, was cited for failing to stop at a red light on Route 1 at Creek Road in Chadds Ford Township, according to a police report. That report said Hecksher struck another vehicle that had stopped for the light.

• Police said Dana Tauber, 68, of West Chester, was arrested for DUI following a traffic stop on Route 322 at Clayton Park in Concord Township at 1:36 a.m. on Sept. 4.

• According to state police, Tarek I. Amer, 50, of Philadelphia, was cited for speeding after an accident on Route 1 north of Brinton’s Bridge Road at 2:31 p.m. on Sept. 5. A report said Amer was driving too fast, was unable to stop for traffic and struck a vehicle at the traffic light.

• A 64-year-old West Chester man was cited for leaving his lane of travel on Route 52, just east of Lenape Farm Lane in Pocopson Township, on Tuesday, July 19, at 1 p.m.  Police said Yakov Gitman, who was not injured, was traveling north when he veered onto the shoulder, crashed into a mailbox, and then struck a PECO utility pole.

• Sometime between midnight on Monday, Aug. 8, and 8:20 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 27, someone attempted to or gained entry through a first-floor window into a residence in the 1400 block of Pocopson Road in Pennsbury Township, said state police from the Avondale barracks. Police said nothing was taken; however, the only items in the home, which is for sale, were large pieces of furniture from a real-estate staging company.

• Anyone with information about damage to a black, metal mailbox in the unit block of Blue Stone Drive in Pennsbury Township is asked to contact state police at the Avondale barracks at 610-268-2022. Police said the damage occurred sometime between Friday, Aug. 19 at 8 a.m. and Tuesday, Aug. 23, at 7:50 p.m.

•State police from the Avondale barracks are investigating an incident of identity theft that occurred on July 30 at 6:15 p.m. Police said a 69-year-old Kennett Square woman left her purse at the Giant supermarket on Route 1 in East Marlborough Township and that her credit card was used at the Walmart, also on Route 1 in East Marlborough Township, by a blonde woman wearing a black top and pink pants and two men, one in a black shirt and black hat, and the other in a white shirt with a black and white hat and pants. Anyone with information is asked to contact the barracks at 610-268-2022.

•The Embreeville barracks will conduct free, child safety seat inspections for residents on Wednesday, Sept. 21, from 2 to 8 p.m. at the West Bradford Fire Company substation, 1385 campus Drive in Downingtown. Certified technicians will check seats for proper installation and educate caregivers about how to choose the right seat. Appointments are not required but are recommended; call Trooper Waleska Gonzalez at 610-486-6181.

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