Pennsylvania State Police

Media Barracks

• Police said Austin Pepper, 23, of Chadds Ford, was arrested for DUI following a one-car crash on Route 1 just east of Ring Road on Feb. 8. The accident happened at about 1:30 a.m. According to the report, Pepper crashed his Mazda CX-5 into snow and ice on the road's right shoulder. The airbags were deployed. Police determined Pepper was driving under the influence of alcohol.

• A vehicle code violation led to a 38-year-old man's arrest on drug charges in Chadds Ford Township. Police said they made a traffic stop on the vehicle at Route 1 and Webb Road and found John Kelly, of Media, possessing marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

• Police arrested two people for harassment after the two got into an altercation at the Wawa on Route 1 in Concord Township on Feb. 2. Police identified the two as Victoria McVey, 29, of Norwood, and Michael Gilbert, 43, of Media. According to the report, McVey spat on Gilbert’s face.

• A 19-year-old from Concord Township was bilked out f $2,600 by a phony job recruiter, a police report said. The victim had responded to the impersonator who was looking to hire college students. He was instructed to buy Google Play gift cards as part of a secret shopper position. He did so but was never reimbursed for the purchase.

• A 69-year-old Concord Township woman was the victim of identity theft. According to the police report, the woman said $9,105 was deposited into a Pandemic Unemployment Assistance account that was opened under her Social Security number. She said she never opened the account.

Avondale Barracks

• An unidentified 33-year-old man from Newark was arrested for the attempted theft of $40 worth of merchandise from the East Marlborough Township Walmart on Feb. 2. He was processed and released, police said. No other details were given in the report.

• Two women from Wilmington, unidentified by police, were arrested for stealing from the Walmart in East Marlborough Township on Jan. 18. A police report said the two, aged 29 and 22 respectively, loaded a cart full of items, went through self-checkout, paid for a few but left the store without paying for all of them, and loaded their car while store loss prevention watched and reported the theft. A total of 65 items were taken valued at $800.