Pennsylvania State Police
State police are advising people there has been an influx of crime committed by Romanian transnationals. A press release said these criminals are usually described as being Middle Eastern or Hispanic and may pose as stranded motorists needing money. They offer to sell fake gold jewelry. At other times, they overwhelm people and steal their jewelry.
Avondale Barracks
• An Aug. 20 sobriety checkpoint led to the arrest of a 44-year-old man from Narvon on drug possession charges. The driver was not identified in the report, but police said he showed signs of impairment and that they found narcotics in a Ziplock bag on his person.
• State police are investigating the theft of $2,000 of fragrances from Ulta Beauty in Kennett Square. A report said four people, two men, and two women, all black and in their mid-20s, entered the store shortly after 6 p.m. on Aug. 18, put the fragrances in bags, and fled in a white Audi Q5.
• Police said they arrested a 33-year-old man from Woodlyn for drug possession following a traffic stop on Route 1 near Orcharhttps://chaddsfordlive.com/wp-admin/post-new.phpd Avenue in East Marlborough Township on Aug. 14. Once stopped, the driver got out of his vehicle and became confrontational. The report said drugs and drug paraphernalia were in plain view as he exited the vehicle.
• A 57-year-old woman from Chadds Ford, not identified in the report, was arrested for DUI in East Marlborough Township on Aug. 4. Police said they made the traffic stop for vehicle code violations but said they could smell alcohol from the driver’s breath. She was slow and sluggish and admitted to having alcoholic beverages a few hours before the stop, the report said.
• An unidentified driver was arrested for DUI during a sobriety checkpoint conducted at Route 1 and Lenape Road at 2:38 a.m. on Aug. 20.
• Police said they arrested Richard Mitchell, 57, of Coatesville, for DUI after he crashed his vehicle at the roundabout at Union Street and W. Doe Run Road on Aug. 6.
• A 27-year-old woman from Oxford was arrested on DUI and drug possession charges following a traffic stop on Route 1 in East Marlborough Township. Police said they made the stop after observing traffic violations. The driver showed signs of impairment, the report said. Troopers searched the vehicle and found methamphetamines and other drugs. The driver was not identified in the report.
• Police arrested a 51-year-old man from Wilmington after a traffic stop in Kennett Township on Aug. 14. Police made the stop after observing the driver turning right on red even though there was a properly posted sign prohibiting such a turn. Police said the driver, not identified in the report, smelled of alcohol, that his eyes were bloodshot and glassy, and that he admitted to having “five or six beers.” A field sobriety test indicated impairment. 
Kennett Square Police Department
• Carolina Carrera-Pelaez, 42, of Toughkenamon, was arrested and charged with DUI and related traffic offenses after she reportedly crashed her car into a residence, a police report said. The incident happened in the 300 block of West South Street at 6:02 p.m. on Aug. 20. Police said they observed signs of intoxication, and a field sobriety test showed impairment. She was processed and later released at her residence pending issuance of a summons. Charges were filed at District Court 15-3-04. The case is pending a preliminary hearing.
• Police said Pablo Martinez-Diaz, 48, of Kennett Square, was arrested and charged with DUI and related traffic offenses after officers received a report of an erratic driver swerving on West State Street. Police made the stop in the 500 block of West Cypress Street on Aug. 18, at approximately 10:21 p.m. Officers 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 0.127 percent.
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