Police Log Jan. 30: Drug arrests, DUIs, scam

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on January 30, 2019

Pennsylvania State Police

• An unnamed 39-year-old was arrested for possession of cocaine in Concord Township om Jan. 26. Police said they initiated a traffic stop on the suspect’s vehicle for a code violation when they discovered the cocaine.

• Police said a 17-year-old from Pennsbury Township was the victim of identity theft. According to the report, the victim agreed to help someone after being contacted on Instagram. The unknown suspects sent the victim a check for $5,000, of which he had to send back $4,800. The check bounced and the victim was charged $12 by the bank. Suspects then asked the victim for his Social Security number, saying they would put money directly into his account. He gave them his number but there was no money transferred.

• State police from the Avondale barracks said Joshua Steven Gilbert, 29, of Kennett Square was arrested for assault and harassment following an incident on Newark Road in East Marlborough Township. The report said Gilbert assaulted a 69-year-old man from Upper Oxford after a verbal argument became physical on Jan. 5.

Southern Chester County Regional Police

• Carina B. Daddario, 49, of West Grove, was arrested and charged with violations of the Controlled Substance, Drug, Device, and Cosmetic Act (Act 64), after she was found to be in possession of drug paraphernalia and residue associated with intravenous drug use, a press release said. The incident occurred on Jan. 11 at 7:53 p.m., in the 8900 block of Gap Newport Pike, in New Garden Township. Daddario was a passenger in a vehicle that had been stopped for a suspended registration.

• Police said Rachel M. Fenimore, 25, of Wilmington, was arrested and charged with DUI and a related traffic offense, following a traffic stop for failing to maintain her lane of travel. The incident occurred on Jan. 6 at 10:29 p.m., in the 6600 block of Limestone Road, in New Garden Township. Police said they saw indicators suggesting intoxication and field sobriety tests confirmed impairment. She was taken into custody for suspicion of DUI and submitted to a chemical test that showed a blood alcohol level of 0.165 percent, the report said.

• Diego Lemus-Leon, 26, of Avondale was arrested and charged with DUI and related traffic offenses, following a traffic stop for erratic driving and for failing to dim his high beam headlights to oncoming traffic, a police report said. The incident occurred on Jan. 6 at 12:56 a.m., in the 200 block of Ellicott Road, in New Garden Township. A record's check revealed that Lemus-Leon was an unlicensed driver and he exhibited signs of intoxication. He was taken into custody for suspicion of DUI and submitted to a chemical test of his breath, resulting in a blood alcohol level of 0.154 percent.

• Arelio Perez-Roblero, 25, of West Grove was arrested and charged with DUI and related traffic offenses, and giving false identification to police, a report said. The suspect was arrested after the 2003 Nissan he was driving was stopped for failing to stay in his lane of travel and for failing to dim his high beam headlights. The incident occurred on Jan. 4, on Gap Newport Pike at Brittany Drive, in New Garden Township. Police said they saw indicators suggesting intoxication. He was taken into custody for suspicion of DUI and submitted to a chemical test of his breath, resulting in a blood alcohol level of 0.157 percent. During processing, it was learned that he had given police a false name and date of birth. A subsequent records-check of his real name showed that he was wanted on a Chester County bench warrant. He was subsequently turned over to constables.

• Police said Shante E. Maxwell, 35, of Oxford, was arrested for violations of the Controlled Substance, Drug, Device, and Cosmetic Act (Act 64) after she was found to be in possession of suspected crack cocaine, marijuana, and drug paraphernalia. The incident occurred on Jan. 2 at 8:03 a.m., in the 8900 block of Gap Newport Pike, in New Garden Township. Charges are pending the results of lab analysis.

• Pablo Medina-Herrera, 19, of Kennett Square, was arrested and charged with DUI and a related traffic offense, following a traffic stop for failing to stay in his lane of travel. The incident occurred on Jan. 1 at 8:11 p.m., in the 300 block of Cedar Springs Road, in New Garden Township. Police said they saw indicators suggesting intoxication and took Medina-Herrera into custody for suspicion of DUI. A chemical test of his breath produced a blood alcohol level of 0.124 percent.