Police Log May 31: Crashes, threats, thefts

Pennsylvania State Police

Avondale Barracks

Police said they arrested a 21-year-old man from Wilmington on drug possession charges in East Marlborough Township. The arrest followed a traffic stop for a traffic violation on Route 1 near Orchard Avenue on May 23. Police did not identify the driver in the report, but said he was charged with drug possession and DUI.

Someone stole $125 worth of flowers from the Styers Peonies Flower Shop on Cossart Road in Pennsbury Township on May 23. Police are investigating.

Andrew W. Nastasiak, 37, of West Chester, was cited after the car he was driving left the roadway and sideswiped a utility pole on Unionville-Wawaset Road at 8:29 p.m. on May 23, police said. According to the report, Nastasiak was distracted listening to music.

A 28-year-old man from Claymont was arrested and charged with making terroristic threats against a 56-year-old Kennett Square man. The report, which did not include identities, said the threats were made as part of a road rage incident. The incident happened at 1:40 p.m. on May 21 on Route 1 at Lenape Avenue.

Police said James M. Russell, 19, of Chadds Ford, was cited after a two-vehicle crash at Route 1 and Onix Avenue in East Marlborough Township on May 21. According to the report, Russell was traveling southbound on Baltimore Pike but failed to stop at a red light and then struck another vehicle that had the green light to turn left onto Onix. Both vehicles were disabled but no injuries were reported.

A 30-year-old Cochranville woman, not identified, was arrested in East Marlborough Township on drug possession charges and for carrying a concealed weapon without a permit. The report said police stopped the vehicle because of traffic violations. After the stop, police said the driver was showing signs of impairment, which were supported by a field sobriety test, and that there was a firearm in plain view. Drug paraphernalia was
also found, police said. The incident happened on E. Street Road at Waverly Lane.

Kennett Square Police Department

Police said Benjamin Ledyard, 56, of Wilmington, was charged with criminal mischief following an investigation into a March 5 incident at an Airbnb in Kennett Square. According to the police report, officers received a report that there had been loud arguing during what was thought to be a domestic dispute at the property on E. State Street. Damages were observed to the kitchen cabinet, there was a hole in the wall, which appeared to be from someone punching it, and dried blood on the curtains, interior of a closet, and in the carpet, police said.

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