January 9, 2019 - ChaddsFordLive.com

Arrest made in gas station robbery

Caln Township Police Department today responded to a reported robbery at the Turkey Hill gas station located on Bondsville Road which resulted in the arrest of two men who allegedly robbed a Thornbury Township gas station on Monday, according to a press release issued by Det. Lt. William Cahill of the Westtown-East Goshen Police Department.

According to the release, Joshua Alexander Foster, 27, and Kyle Joseph Jones, 29, both of Newark, Del., were arrested.

Westtown-East Goshen police responded to the Lukoil at 1209 Wilmington Pike, Thornbury Township on Monday, Jan. 7 at 7:09 p.m. for a reported armed robbery. The owner of the Lukoil reported that he was the sole occupant when one of the suspects entered the small gas station wearing a tan color mask, black hooded sweatshirt, orange t-shirt with a circular print design on the left chest, yellow and brown gloves, khaki pants and blue color athletic shoes with orange soles, Cahill said. The suspect approached the owner with a knife held in his right hand and demanded that the owner “open the register.” As the owner opened the register to collect the cash, the suspect went to a storage cabinet and removed cartons of cigarettes. He then ordered the owner to give him the cash drawer and the owner complied. he left the store with the entire cash drawer, U.S. currency, coins and cartons of cigarettes. No injuries were suffered during the robbery.

When Caln Township police responded today to the reported robbery at the Turkey Hill gas station, a witness told police that the offender left in a dark color Chevy Malibu and this vehicle description was broadcasted to all Chester County law enforcement.

Detectives created a crime alert that was sent to all law enforcement throughout the Delaware Valley and a short time later Detectives received calls from the Delaware State Police Troop 2 and Cecil County, Md. Sheriff’s Office. Soon after it was discovered that the offenders in the Lukoil robbery had committed similar gas station robberies since Jan. 6, in Delaware and Maryland.

Police arrested the driver of the vehicle, Joshua Alexander Foster, 27, and Kyle Joseph Jones, 29, both of Newark, Del. The vehicle was seized and relocated to the Westtown-East Goshen Regional Police Department.

As a result of this joint investigation by the Westtown-East Goshen Regional Police Department, Caln Township Police Department, Tredyffrin Township Police Department, Delaware State Police and Cecil County Sheriff’s Office, the Westtown-East Goshen Regional Police Department charged Foster and Jones with robbery, conspiracy, aggravated assault, simple assault, retail theft, theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property, recklessly endangering another person, terroristic threats, prohibited offensive weapons, possessing instruments of crime, harassment and disorderly conduct.

Foster and Jones were transported to District Court 15-2-03 and arraigned before Magisterial District Judge William Kraut who set bail at $300,000. Both were remanded to Chester County Prison and the preliminary hearing was scheduled for Jan. 17.

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Mixed Media: ‘No Starving Artist’

Arts & Entertainment

1Above The Sound of Ideologies Clashing - Nick Cassway

I mentioned in last weeks’ article, Delaware College of Art and Design in conjunction with The Money School of the Delaware Financial Literacy Institute will present their a workshop in their “No Starving Artist” speaker series. Stop by at 6 p.m. Wednesday January 9 for the “Money Workshop”. This event is free and open to the public. Aspiring artists should jump on this opportunity!

Main Line Arts Center unveiled their Professional Artist Members’ Exhibition last week. Stop by to celebrate at the reception this Friday, January 11th from 5:30 to 8 p.m. This exhibition will showcase a variety of media (sculpture, painting, photography, mixed media) produced by the programs’ 2019 cohort. Participating artists include: Frank de Pietro, Linda Dubin Garfield, Gary Grissom, Andrea G. Snyder, Agathe Bouton, and many more.

“Yellow Stone Mystery” By Linda Dubin Garfield at the Main Line Art Center

As I scrolled through the participating artists on the Main Line Art Center website, I stumbled upon Nick Cassway whose computer drafted stencils create a manufactured style of to his illustration. One of his recent projects, “Above The Sound of Ideologies Clashing,” finds an entire room covered in his illustrated wallpaper.

The comic book and vintage sign design inspirations are made evident in his color choices and line work. The wallpaper is overwhelming and unique. The deep royal blues and rich tangerines of his palette stamp the walls with confidence. Cassway succinctly words the mission of this project on his website, “In this narrative form of surface design – commonly referred to as conversational style – the story elements never progress, they are snippets of time, frozen in endless unyielding repetition.” He goes on to describe the symbolism of this style as illustrating the inevitability of history repeating itself. A graduate of the Tyler School of Art, Cassway’s illustrations have been featured in The Philadelphia Inquirer, the ArtBlog, Grid Magazine, Philadelphia Weekly, and Art News. Check out this exhibition for the expansive talent and media. Now showing through February 3rd.

“Orange Lillies” by Jan Wier at Gallery 222

As if to offset the myriad small works exhibitions that blanket the holiday season, Gallery 222 will feature their “Large Works” exhibition opening tonight, January 9th. Featured artists include: Elise Phillips, Randall Graham, Monique Sarkessian, Jan Wier, Denise Sedor, Sarah Baptist, Nancy Bea Miller, Jeremy McGirl, Rhoda Kahler, Fred Danziger, Kristi Gilfillan, Alicia Asselta, Robert Bohné, David Ohlerking, Lele Galer & Portia Mortensen. This exhibition is by appointment only, so please set up a time to check it out! (Nudge, nudge, you can also shop this exhibition on their website.)

Philadelphia based arts organization In Liquid unveils a members show on January 10th at Park Towne Place in Philadelphia. The exhibition features Andrew Chaflen, Carole Loeffler, Denise Philipbar,Donna Sensor Thomas, Jay Walker, Paul Santoleri, and Stan Smokler. The title incorporates the double entendre of “hatching” as a technique – “using short, consecutive line segments, either parallel or crossed, to represent light and shadow as a means of modeling naturalistic form”, as well as the verb “to hatch,” as in, to devise. “Hatch,” is part of In Liquid’s ongoing rotating exhibitions at Park Towne Place. Stop by for the reception on January 23rd from 6 to 8 p.m.

Until next time!

About Caroline Roosevelt

Caroline Roosevelt is a writer and artist based in Kennett Square, PA. She received her B.A. in Art History from Connecticut College and a Post Baccalaureate certificate from Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. She has previously written art coverage in Seattle, WA and Philadelphia, PA. She currently co-hosts Art Watch radio on 1520 WCHE.

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Academic Achievement

School & Education

• Mitchell Camp, Morgan Nadin and Dylan Shearn, all of Chadds Ford, of Chadds Ford, were named to the Dean’s List at Kutztown University for the Fall 2018 semester. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, an undergraduate student must be registered for at least 12 credits and have a minimum grade point average of 3.60.

• Chadds Ford residents Anna Crawford and Meredith Jones were named to the Dean’s List at York College. Crawford is a sophomore nursing student and Jones is a senior majoring in literary and textual studies.

• Hannah Garver, of Chadds For, has been named to the Fall 2018 Dean’s List at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. Garver is a nursing major. To qualify for Dean’s List, a student must earn a quality point average of 3.5 or higher (based on 4.0) during the semester.

• Gregory Gardner, of Chadds Ford, named to the Dean’s List at Lehigh University in the Fall 2018 semester. To be named to the list at Lehigh, a student must have a scholastic average of 3.6.

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Concord Ventures hearings resume

Local News, Local News Concord

Hearings for the proposed Concord Ventures planned residential development along Watkin Avenue resumed Tuesday with the same tedious testimony by the numbers they had before they were suspended.

Attorney Marc Kaplin, representing Concord Ventures, had engineer Ben Crowder read sections of the Concord Township Zoning Code and then ask him how the proposal meets provisions of the zoning ordinance. Kaplin then had Crowder read sections of opposing counsel Marc Jonas’ remarks, with Crowder saying the remarks were incorrect.

At least one person in the audience fell asleep during the session. Several others admitted they almost did the same.

The gist of Crowder’s testimony, under both direct and cross-examination, was that the plan is consistent with township code, including the amount of open space provided and access to it. However, under cross-examination from Jonas, Crowder did say the township Planning Commission recommended the plan not be approved.

One matter of law to be decided is whether some provisions of the township code need to be satisfied for inclusion in a tentative plan or whether they can wait until a final plan is submitted.

Hearings were suspended in June after a zoning variance expired and the applicant failed to apply for an extension. According to code, the PRD needs a minimum of 50 acres but the site involved is 49.02 acres. Concord Ventures had to go back to the Zoning Hearing Board for another variance, which was granted in September, according to Kaplin.

The plan calls for 29 townhomes in six buildings and 166 apartments in three five-story buildings. Opponents have said the development is not in the best interest of neighboring homes.

Lori Kidd, one of the residents Jonas is representing, said last year that the apartment buildings and their parking lots would crowd space, block sunlight and intrude on privacy for residents on Dain Avenue.

The next hearing is scheduled for 4 to 6 p.m. on Jan. 22.

About Rich Schwartzman

Rich Schwartzman has been reporting on events in the greater Chadds Ford area since September 2001 when he became the founding editor of The Chadds Ford Post. In April 2009 he became managing editor of ChaddsFordLive. He is also an award-winning photographer.

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Police Log Jan. 9: Thefts, crash

Police

Pennsylvania State Police

• State police from the Avondale barracks said someone stole a Dell laptop and laptop accessories from an unlocked car on the ramp from Route 82 to Route 1 south in East Marlborough Township on Dec. 12. The victim is a 28-year-old man from Kennett Square. The incident happened sometime between 5 and 10 p.m.

• Police are investigating a theft from the Walmart in East Marlborough Township. The only details released were that the unidentified suspects are a Hispanic man and woman. They allegedly stole $250-$300 worth of merchandise from the store at 5:45 p.m. on Dec. 14.

• Daniel Dignazio, 69, of Garnet Valley, was cited for running a red light and striking another vehicle at Route 202 and Naaman’s Creek Road on Dec. 6, a state police report said. No details were available other than that Dignazio and the driver of the other car were both transported with injuries.

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