Pennsylvania State Police

Media Barracks

• Troopers from the Media barracks are investigating a case of missing firearms. The police report said a resident of Ivy Mills Road in Concord Township called police to say two rifles and a shotgun were unaccounted for. Police said there were no visible signs of forced entry.

• Police said they’re investigating the theft of three wheels — rims and tires — stolen from a Ford Mustang in the parking lot of Garnet Ford in Chadds Ford Township. The incident happened on March 1. The rims are tires were valued at $3,200.

• A 65-year-old woman from Thornton had her purse stolen while she was shopping on the Concord Township side of Glen Eagle Square on March 4. The police report said an unknown woman distracted the victim while a male partner took the purse. Among the items in the purse were credit and debit cards, and a medical marijuana card.

• Police are investigating an assault that happened on March 25 on Hatton Drive in. Concord Township. The victim, a 34-year-old man from Folsom told police that a passing motorist had pepper-sprayed him in the Home Depot parking lot.

Avondale Barracks

• Pennsylvania State Police from the Avondale barracks are investigating a reported burglary on S. Ridge Road in Pennsbury Township on April 4. Few details were given. The incident happened at 12:23 a.m. and there was $25 worth of damage to some drywall and a thermostat valued at $50 was damaged.

• Police arrested a 38-year-old Hatboro man for DUI in Pocopson Township. The driver was not identified in the report, but police said troopers were responding to a vehicle crash on Wawaset Road. Troopers observed signs of impairment when the driver got out of the vehicle, they said. The incident happened at 1:37 p.m. on April 4.

•Ricardo Arriola-Estrada, 60, of West Chester, was cited for his involvement in a one-vehicle crash on Unionville-Wawaset Road in Pocopson Township, police said. According to the report, Arriola-Estrada was driving south but lost control while negotiating a left-hand curve. He ran off the road and then struck a tree head-on. Arriola-Estrada also sustained injuries to his face and was taken to Paoli Hospital.

• A 21-year-old woman from West Chester, not identified in the report, was arrested for DUI following a traffic stop on April 8 in East Marlborough Township. Police said they observed multiple traffic violations. The incident happened at 2:22 a.m. in the area of E. Doe Run and Oak Tree roads. According to the report, there was a strong odor of alcohol coming from the driver and a field sobriety test was administered.

• A 43-year-old man from Cochranville was also arrested for DUI in East Marlborough Township on April 8. Police said the driver, not identified, was stopped at 12:33 a.m. on Route 1 south of Route 82 after the vehicle was seen swerving on the highway. The report said troopers observed signs of impairment after making contact with the driver.

• Police arrested a 33-year-old man from Kennett Square for DUI and drug possession following a March 16 traffic stop at Lincoln and W. State streets in Kennett Square. No reason for the stop was mentioned in the report, but it did say the driver was DUI and that an ounce of methamphetamine, other drugs, and paraphernalia were found in the vehicle. The incident happened at 12:10 a.m.

Kennett Square Police Department

• Borough police said they issued an arrest warrant for Juan Castro-Fernandez on charges of making terroristic threats, stalking, harassment, and other related charges, following a report of a domestic incident. According to the report, the victims said Castro-Fernandez had threatened to harm them, followed them in an unknown vehicle, and caused damage to a window and their Ring camera at their residence. Charges were filed after reviewing video footage of the residence. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Juan Castro-Fernandez is asked to contact Kennett Square Police Department at 610-444-0501 or submit a tip here.

• Police are investigating the reported theft of $500,000 from a Kennett Square business. The theft was reported in January of last year. During the investigation, a report said, police determined a fictitious company had set up an elaborate scheme of deception that rerouted vendor payments from the victim to the phony company. It was also determined that Brenae Smith, 24, of Los Angeles, California, was involved in the fraudulent company and later received and deposited the stolen funds into her bank account. The stolen funds were recovered by banking officials and law enforcement before Smith could spend or transfer the money. On March 24, of this year, a warrant was issued for Smith and she is currently wanted.

• A warrant was issued on March 29 for the arrest of Iona Chiciu, police said. According to the report, on Jan. 16 and 17, two borough residents reported unauthorized withdrawals from their Citadel Federal Credit Union accounts for a total of $3,580. An investigation by the Criminal Investigations Division determined that Chiciu committed the thefts which were captured on bank surveillance footage. The investigation determined that Chiciu is affiliated with a transnational organized crime group and is currently wanted by numerous agencies including the FBI for similar crimes.

• Charges were filed against Tarik Byrd for driving with an expired license and operating a vehicle not equipped with an ignition interlock. The charges arose after a traffic stop on W. Cypress Street on March 27. Police said they made the stop because of an expired registration.

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