Police Log Sept 18: Crash, pot, public drunkenness

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on September 18, 2019

Pennsylvania State Police

• A 25-year-old man from West Grove was arrested on drug charges in West Marlborough Township on Sept. 11. The arrest followed a traffic stop because the suspect failed to stop at a Stop sign at the intersection of W. Street and Newark roads. The suspect, not identified in the report, was found to be in possession of a small amount of marijuana and paraphernalia, according to the report.

• A New Hampshire man was arrested for public drunkenness in Pennsbury Township on Sept. 10. Police identified the man as 41-year-old Aaron Raymond. According to the police report, Raymond was found sleeping on a staircase at the Chadds Ford Baptist Church on Route 1.

• A one-vehicle crash in Pennsbury Township led to a citation and a trip to the hospital for a Wilmington man. Police said Joseph E. Ocalagan, 25, was driving south on Route 52 and went off the road, striking a utility pole head on. Airbags deployed and Ocalagan was transported to Christiana Hospital. The crash happened at 4:44 p.m. on Sept. 6.

• A 19-year-old male from Kennett Square was arrested on drug charges at the East Marlborough Wawa on Route 1. According to the police report, the man — unidentified in the report — walked by two troopers who said the man smelled from burnt marijuana. While speaking with him at the gas pumps, police said he admitted to smoking marijuana the day before. However, police said there was a strong odor of marijuana in the car where four used THC oil vape cartridges were found. The arrest was made shortly after midnight on Sept. 11.

• State police from the Avondale barracks arrested two women, unidentified in the report, on retail theft charges on Aug. 30. According to police, the women tried stealing 24 items from the Walmart in East Marlborough Township.

• An unidentified motorist was taken into custody on drug possession charges following a traffic stop at 11:30 p.m. on East Baltimore Pike at School House Road East Marlborough Township on Sept. 5. The odor of marijuana was coming from the vehicle and marijuana and paraphernalia were subsequently discovered. The operator was taken into custody and he was transported to PSP Avondale.

• State police made another drug bust on Sept. 6 when a trooper observed a vehicle parked outside of a closed business at Ponds Edge Drive in Pennsbury Township. Marijuana and paraphernalia were discovered in the vehicle. The operator was taken into custody transported to PSP Avondale.

Southern Chester County Regional Police

• Ricardo Mendez-Gabriel, 30, of Landenberg, was arrested and charged with DUI and related traffic offenses, including driving while suspended or revoked, following a traffic stop for an equipment violation, a moving violation, and an expired registration, police said. The incident occurred on Aug. 12 at 9:51 p.m., in the 100 block of Starr Road, in New Garden Township. Police said they observed indicators suggesting intoxication and field sobriety tests showed impairment. 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 0.217 percent. He was processed and later released pending issuance of a summons.

• Police said Elizabeth A. Fountain, 51, of Coatesville, was arrested and charged with DUI and a related traffic offense, following a traffic stop for failing to stay in her lane of travel. The incident occurred on Aug. 13 at 1:17 a.m., in the 1200 block of Baltimore Pike, in New Garden Township. She was taken into custody for suspicion of DUI and submitted to a chemical test of her breath, resulting in a blood alcohol level of 0.328 percent. She was processed and later released pending issuance of a summons.