• The Pennsylvania State Police, Media Station, will be conducting a Sobriety Check Point in Delaware County during the week of Dec. 5. The location is to be determined at a later date.

• A pedestrian was struck by a motor vehicle in the parking lot of a shopping center on Nov. 30 and the driver fled the scene without providing any information to the victim. According to state police, the 23-year-old victim was in the pedestrian crossing by the TJ Maxx store in East Marlborough Township when she was hit. The driver stopped briefly and told the victim she had been distracted by another vehicle and did not see her. The motorist then drove away. The incident happened at 2:42 p.m.

• A Kennett Square man was cited for following too closely on Nov. 30. A report said Walter I. Starr, 58, was driving north on Lenape Road in Pocopson Township at 5:57 p.m. The car in front slowed to make a left hand turn onto Locust Grove Road. Starr began to brake to avoid the collision and wound up hitting a tree, police said. No injuries were reported.

• State police said David Grimes, 59, of Kennett Square, was cited following an accident in Pocopson Township on Nov. 30.  According to the report, Grimes was driving too fast for the wet and foggy conditions on Lenape Road near Ballintree Lane, lost control of his vehicle while negotiating a left hand curve. The car spun 180 degrees and hit a curb. Grimes was not injured, police said.

• Gregory R. Griffis, 27, of Langhorne, was also cited for driving too fast for conditions on Nov. 30, a state police report said. According to that report, Griffis was driving east on Street Road near Tullamore Drive in Pennsbury Township at 2:58 p.m., lost control of his car while negotiating a left hand curve, crossed the opposing lane of traffic and struck an embankment. He was not injured, according to the report.

• An unidentified 44-year-old man from Avondale was arrested for DUI following a traffic stop on Route 1 in Chadds Ford Township on Nov. 27. The report said the driver was stopped for speeding, but it was determined that he had been driving under the influence.

• State police from Troop K, Media barracks, said they arrested Robert Louis Siegfried III, 22, of Chadds Ford, for DUI on Nov. 27. The report said Siegfried was stopped on Route 202 just south of Route 1 at 2:53 a.m.

• Police arrested Joseph William Lewis, of Womelsdorf, on possession of controlled substances at a property in Concord Township on Nov. 26. The police report said troopers made contact with Lewis at 4:07 a.m. and discovered there was a warrant for his arrest. Police discovered the controlled substance while taking him into custody. He was extradited and charges filed.

• A Delaware man was charged with a firearms violation following a traffic stop on Route 202 in Concord Township. A police report said Jai Barrington Boyer, 27, was stopped for a traffic violation at 1:26 a.m., but police found that he was in possession of a firearm without a concealed carry permit.

• An unidentified driver was charged with DUI following a crash on Ridge Road in Concord Township on Nov. 18.

• Someone stole a purse from the shopping cart of woman who was shopping at Wegmans on Nov. 9. The purse was recovered in the parking lot, but the investigation is continuing.

• State police are investigating a car theft in Chadds Ford Township. A report said the vehicle was stolen from a parking lot on Christy Drive sometime between 2:30 and 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 2.

• Richard O. Clark, 71, of Chadds Ford, was cited for his involvement in a two-car accident in Kennett Township on Nov. 30, according to a state police report from Trop J, Avondale barracks. The accident happened just after noon on Route 1 west of Bayard Road. According to police, Clark was stopped at the stop sign in the CVS parking lot, but pulled out into the path of oncoming traffic. No injuries were reported.

• Excessive speed is believed to be the cause of a one-car accident in Pocopson Township on Nov. 30. A state police report said. Edgar F. Peña Olivo, 23, of West Grove, lost control of the BMW he was driving on Lenape Road at 10:52 a.m. He was driving southbound when he lost traction while negotiating a left hand curve. The car left the roadway and struck a tree, police said. The driver was not uninjured, according to the report.

• Speed is believed to be the cause of another one-car accident on Lenape Road in Pocopson Township on Nov. 30. State police said 20-year-old Ariana M. Hernandez, of Lancaster, was negotiating a right hand curve when she lost traction, spun out of control and hit a tree. Hernandez was not injured, police said.

• Another speed-related, single-car accident happened in Pennsbury Township on Nov. 30. Police said Emily R. Underwood, 22, of Kennett Square, spun out of control on Route 926 while negotiating a left hand curve and struck a guardrail west of Brinton’s Bridge Road.

• State police from the Avondale barracks said an East Marlborough resident was scammed out of money on Nov. 7. According to police, someone pretended to be a family member in trouble and instructed the victim to wire money to help the relative, but the money goes to the suspect. Police said this is a common scam. Suspects know some information about the victim and a relative who is traveling. Police added that people should remain vigilant and verify that the person contacting them really is who he or she says they are.

• Two Delaware residents were arrested for drug possession in Pennsbury Township on Oct. 31. A report from the Avondale barracks of the Pennsylvania State Police said Gordon Hitchens, of New Castle, and Lea Lane, of Wilmington, were found possessing marijuana and drug paraphernalia on Cossart Road at 11:50 p.m.

• State police said Joshua Emmanuel Legorreta, 20, of New Castle, faces DUI charges after a traffic stop in New Garden Township. Police said Legorreta was stopped for speeding on Route 1, south of Route 82. Marijuana odor was detecting coming from the vehicle, a small amount of the drug was found inside and Legorreta showed signs of impairment, the report said.

• Kennett Township police are investigating two burglaries that took place during the last week of November. On Nov. 25, police were dispatched to the 100 block of Ringtail Run for a burglary just discovered. The victims were reportedly away for the holiday during Nov. 23-Nov. 25, when the incident occurred. The rear door was forced open and jewelry was taken from the residence. On Nov. 29, police were dispatched to the 100 block of Ringtail Run for a burglary just discovered. Similar to the previous incident, the victims were also away during the holiday period. The rear door was forced open and jewelry was taken from the residence. Anyone who saw anything is asked to Kennett Township police at 610-388-2874.

• New Garden Township police said Ruben Ayllon-Ortiz, 23, of Kennett Square, was taken into custody on simple assault charges. According to the report, Ayllon-Ortiz kicked the victim into a wall after she woke him at 5 a.m. for an appointment. He then stood and kicked her again while she was on the ground. Ayllon-Ortiz was remanded to Chester County Prison after failing to post bail.

• Victor Tarango-Gonzalez, 22, of Wilmington, was arrested for DUI on Nov. 25, according to a New Garden Township police report. Police said Tarango-Gonzalez left the scene after crashing his vehicle into a building on Chambers Road. He was found hiding behind a tree where he showed signs of intoxication. The investigation determined that Tarango-Gonzales left the roadway in the 1000 block of Baltimore Pike, and drove across a field striking a sign. He continued through the field before he drove off a retaining wall, striking a parked vehicle in a business lot in the 200 block of Chambers Road, where he came to rest. He was taken into custody for DUI and transported to the station. A warrant for failure to appear for a previous DUI was found during processing. He was processed and released to the agency holding the warrant pending an appearance at Magisterial District Court 15-4-04.