Police Log Oct. 21: Thefts, DUI

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on October 21, 2020

Pennsylvania State Police

Media Barracks

• State police from the Media barracks said they arrested Laurent LeVeque, 49, of Newtown Square following a car crash on Baltimore Pike on Oct. 16. The incident happened on Route one at Applied Card Way in Concord Township. Police said LeVeque was DUI.

• Two people are being sought for an alleged retail theft at the Acme in Concord Township on Oct. 18. A report said a couple, a white woman and a black man put $120 worth of beef tenderloin and $22 worth of dog food in a cart and left the store without paying. Police said the woman had long dark hair and was wearing a black hoodie, and the man had short hair in a buzz cut and wore dark red flannel. They fled in a black sedan.

• Police are investigating the theft of a cell phone valued at $1,000. A report said the phone was stolen from a mailroom on Ellis Drive in Concord Township sometime between 6:25 and 7 p.m. on Oct. 12.

Avondale Barracks

• State Police from the Avondale barracks said they arrested two women for drug possession in Pennsbury Township on Sept. 26. Police didn’t name the women in the report but said they were 40 and 41 years old and that they were both from Newark. According to the report, troopers responded to a call about a disabled vehicle that was blocking a lane of travel on Route 1 at Parkerville Road at 3:15 p.m. Police determined the driver to be DUI and in possession of drugs and related paraphernalia. The same held for the passenger.

• Police arrested a driver for DUI on Route 1 in New Garden Township on Sept. 9. They did not identify the driver but said they determined the motorist was under the influence of a controlled substance and was taken into custody, then released to a family member.

Kennett Township Police