Police Log March 9: DUIs, drug busts

Pennsylvania State Police

Avondale Barracks

Police said Brandon Vinson, 32, of Bensalem, was arrested for DUI on Jan. 9. Police didn't release any other details other than the arrest was made at 2:08 a.m. on Route 1 at N. Walnut Road.

Kennett Square Police Department

Police said an arrest warrant for Andrew P. Booth, 56, of Mebane, N.C., was issued after he violated a protection from abuse order by contacting the victim via phone five different times within several minutes and has been an ongoing issue for approximately two years. The incident occurred on Feb. 28, at approximately 3:33 p.m., in the 200 block of West Cypress Street. Charges of criminal contempt of court were filed on March 1.

Rasheed Smith, 23, of New Castle, was arrested and charged with receiving stolen property, possession of drug paraphernalia, and other related charges after the vehicle he was the passenger in was stopped for the odor of marijuana and failing to maintain its lane of travel, a police report said. The incident occurred on Feb. 24, at approximately 9:01 p.m., in the 200 block of Center Street. Police said the vehicle operator, Justin Williams, gave officers consent to search the vehicle, which yielded a burnt marijuana cigarette in the driver's side door and two firearms, one of which was reported as stolen by the Philadelphia Police Department. The firearms were not registered to either occupant of the vehicle. Once in custody, officers also located six bank cards in the names of other individuals in Smith's wallet and marijuana "Raw" rolling papers inside of his jacket pocket. Rasheed Smith was transported to Central Booking at Chester County. Also arrested and charged was Justin Williams, 24, of Drexel Hill, police said.

Police said Abel Gabriel, 25, of Kennett Square, was arrested and charged with DUI and related traffic offenses after the vehicle he was operating was stopped for failing to maintain its lane of travel and failing to come to a complete stop at two posted stop signs. The incident occurred on Feb. 26, at approximately 9:36 p.m., in the 300 block of West Mulberry Street. After officers approached Gabriel, they observed indicators suggesting intoxication, and field sobriety tests showed impairment, they said. 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 0.179 percent. Gabriel was processed and later released at his residence pending the issuance of a summons.

Theo Ramirez-Tomas, 35, of Kennett Square, was arrested and charged with DUI and related charges after an officer saw that Ramirez-Tomas was stopped in the roadway, completely obstructing both lanes of travel. The incident occurred on Feb. 26, at approximately 2 a.m. in the 200 block of Ridge Avenue. Ramirez-Tomas was asleep in the vehicle, and officers said they detected a strong odor of alcoholic beverages emanating from inside the vehicle and his person. Standardized field sobriety tests indicated impairment, the report said, and a chemical test of his breath showed a blood alcohol level of 0.195 percent.

 

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