Police log Oct. 23: terroristic threats, DUIs

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on October 23, 2019

Pennsylvania State Police

• A 25-year-old Newfield, N.J. man, unnamed in the police report, was arrested for DUI on Route 1 in New Garden Township on Oct. 11. The traffic stop was made at 1 a.m. because of a broken headlight.

• Police said Kyle Teat, 27, of Elkton, Md., was arrested on DUI and drug charges after he was found asleep in his vehicle with a hypodermic needle. According to the police report, the 2003 Chevrolet Cavalier was in the lane of travel in a parking lot at 196 Onix Drive in East Marlborough Township at 3:44 p.m. on Oct. 11. The engine was running, the transmission in drive and Teat had his foot on the brake. EMS personnel awakened him, but he refused medical treatment.

• A 15-year-old youth was caught trying to flee police in East Marlborough Township at 9:45 p.m. on Oct. 15. Police said they attempted to make a traffic stop but the driver fled at a high rate of speed. The youth surrendered after a short chase and was taken into custody. The vehicle was discovered to have been stolen from Oxford Township earlier that night.

Kennett Township Police

• Kennett Township Police said Tami Principe, 59, of Hockessin, was arrested and charged with suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or controlled substance on Oct. 4. According to the police report, Principe was stopped in the area of Kaolin and Marshal Bridge roads at 8:50 p.m. because her vehicle was without functional rear lights. The report continued, saying Principe displayed indicators of impairment and was unable to perform standardized field sobriety tests.

• A Florida woman was arrested and charged with terroristic threats and public drunkenness at Giordano's Restaurant in Kennett Township on Oct. 9. Kennett police identified the woman as Christine Chandler, 47, of N. Reddington Beach, Fla. Police were called to the restaurant for a report of a disruptive customer who wouldn’t leave. Police said she displayed indicators of impairment, was escorted from the business, and taken into custody for public drunkenness but while in custody, Chandler became combative and threatened that she was going to shoot the arresting officer and assault an assisting officer. The incident happened at 2:28 p.m., according to the report.

• A traffic stop in May led to a man being arrested in October. Kennett Township Police made a traffic stop on May 19 because a vehicle was being driven in an erratic manner on S. Union Street near W. Hillendale Road. The driver was identified by police as Benjamin Vasquez-Chun, 27, of Kennett Square. A report said Vasquez-Chun displayed indicators of intoxication and was unable to perform standardized field sobriety tests. Additionally, Vasquez-Chun had an active bench warrant issued by the Chester County District Attorney's Office. He was arrested for suspicion of driving while under the influence and turned over to the Chester County Constables to answer to his warrant. The arrest date was Saturday, Oct. 19.

• Kennett Township Police Department charged Christopher Mazzulo, 53, of Kennett Square, with simple assault, harassment, and disorderly conduct. The charges were filed Sept. 2, but they arose from a May 20 incident. On that date, the police said, a bicyclist reported that he got into a verbal confrontation with a motorist at the intersection of Creek and Old Kennett roads. The victim reported that the motorist exited his vehicle and punched him, knocking him off of his bicycle. The motorist then got back into his vehicle and left the scene. Through interviews, tips, and other investigative efforts, Mazzulo was identified and charged, the report said.