Police Log March 27: DUIs, drug possession, stolen car recovered

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on March 27, 2019

Pennsylvania State Police

• Police said they arrested two women on DUI and drug-related charges in Pennsbury Township on March 17. According to the report, troopers made an unrelated traffic stop on Cossart Road when Kasey Taylor Henitz, 21, of Glenolden, approached them to ask a question. During the conversation, troopers determined she had smoked marijuana earlier, and she handed them a bag of weed. Alyssa Marie Stafford, also 21, of Upper Chichester, was found to be in possession of marijuana and paraphernalia.

Southern Chester County Regional Police

• The SCCRPD is investigating the recovery of a stolen 1998 Honda CRV that was destroyed by fire. Police responded to a brush fire on March 9 at 12:33 a.m. in a field adjacent to Broad Run and Eden Roads, in New Garden Township. Police discovered that it was actually a vehicle on fire and verified that there were no occupants inside. The Avondale Fire Company responded and extinguished the fire. The vehicle was towed from the scene later that day and was subsequently inspected by both police and by the Chester County Fire Marshal. Identifying numbers were obtained that, once queried, revealed that the vehicle had been stolen from New Castle County in November. NCCPD is continuing their investigation into the theft. The SCCRPD is asking that anyone with information contact police at 610-268-3171. Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling 610-268-2907 ext. 222 or via the Department’s Crimewatch page at www.sccrpd.org.

• Gabriel Ledesma-Mora, 51, of Kennett Square, was arrested and charged with DUI and related traffic offenses, following a traffic stop for moving violations on March 13, according to police. The incident occurred at 9:52 p.m., in the 9100 block of Gap Newport Pike, in New Garden Township. Police said they observed indicators suggesting intoxication and a record check revealed that his driving privilege was suspended. Ledesma-Mora was taken into custody for suspicion of DUI and submitted to a chemical test of his breath, resulting in a blood alcohol level of 0.085 percent.

• Alejandro Gonzalez-Hernandez, 21, of Toughkenamon, was arrested and charged with DUI and related traffic offenses, after he failed to stop for a posted stop sign and nearly collided with an SCCRPD vehicle on March 9, a police report said. The incident occurred at 2:37 am, at the intersection of Newark Road and Pine Street, in New Garden Township. Police said they observed indicators suggesting intoxication and record check revealed that he was an unlicensed driver. 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 0.126 percent.