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PSP Sobriety checkpoint

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The Pennsylvania State Police will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint November 21 through November 25, 2018.

A sobriety checkpoint is a traffic safety checkpoint wherein the Pennsylvania State Troopers systematically stop vehicles at selected locations to briefly observe drivers for articulable facts and/or behaviors normally associated with alcohol or drug impaired driving.

The goal of a sobriety checkpoint is to reduce the number of alcohol or drug related fatal and serious injury crashes and to reduce the number of DUI drivers on Pennsylvania highways.

The Pennsylvania State Police is committed to maintaining a safe environment for the motoring public. The aforementioned checkpoint is intended to achieve that goal.

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Around Town Nov. 21

Along the Ford

trains_1JF0096 — The annual O-gauge model train display at the Brandywine River Museum of Art is an eye-popper for kids of all ages and both genders. The display is part of Brandywine Christmas, which opens Friday.

• PennDOT has advised Chadds Ford Township that site work will begin the first part of December on the Pettinaro Project at Ridge Road and Route 202. There will be minimal traffic control necessary, as the work will be on site, according to an email from the township. Any detour of Ridge Road will not be necessary until Spring of 2019.

• A Brandywine Christmas gets underway this Friday, Nov. 23, at the Brandywine River Museum of Art. The O-gauge model trains will be on display as will the Critter decorations made from native plant material. The Brandywine Railroad features trains running on 2,000 feet of track and includes more than 1,000 pieces, including locomotives, passenger and freight trains, and trolleys that pass through a small town, a farm, factories and even a carnival. The Critter sale begins the following Thursday, Nov. 29.

• Patriots’ Day at the Brandywine Battlefield Park is this Saturday, Nov. 24 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $12 for adults, $10 seniors and $8 for children 6-12. The event includes lectures and demonstrations on the colonial period and the War for Independence.

• The Kennett Symphony of Chester County hosts its annual vocal competition that allows young artists to compete for an opportunity to perform with the Kennett. The 2018 Voice Competition will be held on Saturday, Dec. 15, beginning at noon in the auditorium of Kendal at Longwood, Kennett Square. The competition is limited to 20 singers, age 18-26 as of January 1, 2018. Competitors must perform three operatic, oratorio, or concert arias from the 18th to the 21st centuries, with at least one in English. Judges will award prizes to first, second, and third place winners ranging from one hundred to one thousand dollars, and the first-place winner will be invited to perform at a Kennett Symphony concert. Applications are available on the Kennett Symphony website www.KennettSymphony.org The competition is open to the public, free of charge, and offers an opportunity to hear the stars of tomorrow perform.

• Stoneleigh is saved. After a six-month-long battle, 42-acre public garden is safe from development. Thanks to a staggering groundswell of support Stoneleigh: A Natural Garden is no longer at risk of being seized by eminent domain by the Lower Merion School District. Community Celebration will be held December 2. The event is free but registration is required.

Business and Professional Association of Western Delaware County board members present check to Rev. Phoebe Kitson-Davis Directory of the Chester County Food Bank. From Left to Right Dr. Anne Eunson, Tom Bird, Deborah Love, and Rev. Kitson-Davis.

• Rev. Phoebe Kitson-Davis told a meeting of business leaders about the “fresh approach” that the Chester County Food Bank uses serving the needy of the county. They use all fresh food and teach their clients to eat healthy foods. They even had to turn down a donation of donuts. The Business and Professional Association of Western Delaware County meets on the third Wednesday of every month. http://www.bpaofwesterndelco.com/

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Police Log Nov. 21: Truck stolen, burglary, strangulation

Police

Pennsylvania State Police

• State police will be conducting sobriety checkpoints this holiday weekend, from Nov. 21 through Nov. 25.

• An 89-year-old Pennsbury Township woman was ripped off to the tune of more than $10,000. A state police report said someone contacted the Citadel Bank impersonating the victim. The unknown suspect was then able to gain access to her Citadel debit account as well as two other credit card accounts, stealing $10,148.

• Someone stole a red Ford F-350 from Garnet Ford on Route 202 in Chadds Ford Township on Nov. 13. The theft happened about 1:26 a.m., according to the police report. In addition to the truck, a snowplow and salt spreader were also taken.

• An unnamed driver was cited for speeding following a one-vehicle accident on Route 1 at Cheyney Road in Concord Township. Police said the vehicle hit a guardrail after running off the road. The accident happened at 3:44 p.m. on Nov. 15.

• Two stores on Route 202 were victims of burglary earlier this month. A police report said that from 5 p.m. on Nov. 11 and 6:30 a.m. on Nov. 12., an unknown number of suspects entered the UPS Store and the Sherwin Williams paint store. UPS lost $3,100 in computers and $340 in cash, while Sherwin Williams was ripped off for $350 in cash.

• State police from the Avondale barracks said someone used a BB gun to crack two windows on the front of a house on Cossart Road in Pennsbury Township. The incident happened sometime between 11 p.m. on Oct. 30 and 9 p.m. on Oct. 31.

• An 80-year-old man was cited for careless driving after he ran his vehicle off the roadway of Route 82 at Dupont Road in West Marlborough Township on Oct.29. State police identified the driver as Michael J. Rotko, of Unionville. The 2011 Mercedes-Benz Rotko was driving wound up disabled in a ditch, the police report said. Rotko was not injured, according to the report

• Speed was a contributing factor in a one-vehicle accident in Pennsbury Township on Nov. 2, police said. They identified the driver as David E. Gibson, 30, of Kennett Square. The report said Gibson was driving a Dodge 2500 east on Route 926 just west of Brintons Bridge Road but was driving too fast for the wet road conditions; he lost control of the vehicle and ran into a guardrail. No injuries were reported.

Southern Chester County Regional Police

• Rodrigo Sanchez-Hernandez, 25, of Oxford, was arrested and charged with aggravated and simple assault, strangulation, and related offenses, following a physical altercation that resulted from a verbal argument. The incident occurred on Oct. 22 at 8:52 pm, in the 300 block of Scarlett Road, in New Garden Township. Sanchez-Hernandez was located by Oxford Borough Police and was turned over to the SCCRPD. He was processed and held for arraignment the following morning, after which he was initially committed to the Chester County Prison in lieu of $25,000.00 bail. He was later released after posting bail.

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