Police Log Oct. 18: Stolen car, assault

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on October 18, 2023

Pennsylvania State Police

Media Barracks

• State Police from the Media barracks are investigating a report of a stolen car in Chadds Ford Township. The report said a 58-year-old man from Newark parked the car at the Wawa on Route 202 at Dilworthtown Road on Sept. 28, but left the vehicle running with the doors unlocked. At about 4:58 a.m., an unidentified man got into the car and drove away. The vehicle was found almost five hours later by the Delaware State University Police.

• Police said they arrested Tammi DeVore, 70, of Wilmington, on harassment charges in Concord Township. The incident took place at a gastrointestinal office on Evergreen Drive on Aug. 28. Police said they were following up on a call about a 44-year-old woman being assaulted by someone in her workplace.

• An 18-year-old woman from Philadelphia was arrested for DUI in Concord Township on Aug. 28. According to the report, police initiated a traffic stop on a black Chevy Malibu on Matson Road at its intersection with Concord Road for various traffic violations. Upon further investigation, it was determined the operator was driving under the influence of marijuana and was incapable of safely operating a motor vehicle. She was subsequently taken into custody.

• Someone broke into a car parked on Hoffmans Mill Road on Aug. 29 and stole cash and credit cards from a wallet left in the vehicle. The unknown suspect took $70 in cash and ran up $848 worth of credit card charges. Police are investigating.

• A 60-year-old Glassboro, N.J. man was transported to the hospital following a one-car crash on Route 1. The man was also cited for running off the road. According to the report, the crash occurred when the car, heading north, drove up on the curb and impacted a PECO power pole head-on.

Avondale Barracks

• A 63-year-old Philadelphia man was arrested for shoplifting at the Walmart in East Marlborough Township on Oct. 15. The suspect, not identified in the police report, is accused of stealing $123 worth of merchandise.

• Police are investigating a terroristic threat made against a 31-year-old Kennett Square man. A report said the victim was asked to send money but was threatened if he didn’t comply.

• Police said 19-year-old Meghan S. Berger, of Kennett Square, was cited for her involvement in a three-vehicle crash at the intersection of Street and Parkerville roads on Sept. 24. According to the report, Berger was heading west on Street Road but was traveling too fast for rainy conditions. Another vehicle was stopped just before the intersection waiting for a third car to turn left and go south on Parkville Road. Police said Berger attempted to stop but was unable to due to the weather conditions and her speed. She then struck the second car, causing it to hit the car waiting to turn. No injuries were reported.

• A 36-year-old man from Kennett Square was arrested for shoplifting from the East Marlborough Township Walmart on Oct. 13. The suspect’s name was not released, nor were any details other than it happened at about 6:16 p.m.

• According to a police report, Kelly A. Tandarich, 26, of Kennett Square, was cited for following too closely after, police said, she struck another car from behind. The accident happened shortly after 5 p.m., Oct. 11, on Route 926 at its intersection with Pocopson Road in Pocopson Township. The report said traffic came to a sudden stop but Tandarich was unable to stop before hitting the other car.

• Police arrested a 22-year-old woman from Philadelphia for shoplifting at the East Marlborough Township Walmart. The incident happened on Oct. 10. Details of the theft were not released.

• Jill W. Colella, 73, of West Chester, was cited for her involvement in a two-car crash on E. Street Road at Schoolhouse Road in East Marlborough Township on Oct. 10, police said. According to the report, Colella was driving west on 926 and was waiting to make a left-hand turn onto Schoolhouse but made an improper turn and struck the other car. No injuries were reported.

• Police said Leonel Sanchez-Esparza, 32, of Kennett Square, was arrested for drug possession following a traffic stop on N. Walnut Street Road south of Gale Lane in East Marlborough Township. The report said police made the stop after seeing the Chevy Tahoe Sanchez-Esparza was driving swerving.

Kennett Square Police Department

Borough police said they arrested Elizabeth Kauffman on assault and other charges following an Oct. 7 domestic dispute in the 500 block of S. Union Street. According to the report, Kauffman said several times she was the aggressor and that the male subject did not strike her. The victim said that he was struck in the face and multiple witnesses corroborated they observed Kauffman strike the victim three to five times in the face with closed fists, using both hands. She was taken into custody for simple assault, harassment, disorderly conduct, and public drunkenness.