Pennsylvania State Police
Avondale Barrack
• Police said they arrested John DiAnastasis, 26, of Centreville, Del., for burglary in West Marlborough Township. According to the police report, troopers were making a welfare check at a residence on Newark Road at 12:31 a.m. on Nov. 3. The victim, a 50-year-old woman, said DiAnastasis was her boyfriend and that he had just assaulted her. The report continued saying that the suspect then forced entry into the residence, threw her to the ground, and destroyed her cell phone by smashing it into the kitchen counter. When the victim tried to run out of the residence, he threw her to the ground by the neck. The victim was able to escape the residence while only wearing light clothing and socks and ran to a neighbor’s house for help. Troopers said they found DiAnastasis still at the residence, intoxicated and armed with a firearm. He reportedly destroyed the victim’s China cabinet, about $3,000 in damages, and he threw the ashes of the victim’s dead cat all over her bed and pillowcases. He was charged with burglary, criminal trespass, simple assault, and criminal mischief. He was then transported to Chester County Prison.
• A police report said a 37-year-old man from Kennett Square was arrested for DUI after a high-speed chase on Route 1 in Kennett Township. According to the report, police observed the vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed and attempted to pursue it, but the driver then tried to evade officers. He was eventually apprehended and failed a field sobriety test, police said. The driver was not identified in the report; the incident happened shortly before midnight on Nov. 2.
• A 31-year-old man from Coatesville was arrested for DUI following a traffic stop in West Marlborough Township on Nov. 1. The driver was not identified in the report, but police said they made the stop on Newark Road after observing the vehicle swerve numerous times into the opposing traffic lane. They detected a strong odor of alcohol when they made contact with the driver, administered a field sobriety test, which indicated impairment, and arrested the driver.
• State police said they arrested one teenager from Chadds Ford for DUI and a passenger was cited for underage drinking on Nov. 1. Both teens, a boy, and a girl, are 17. According to the police report, troopers saw a vehicle with two unconscious occupants on Edmondson Drive in Pocopson. There was a strong odor of alcohol detected. The driver was given a field sobriety test, which indicated impairment. 
Kennett Square Police Department
• According to borough police, Porfilio Castillo-Gomez was arrested for burglary following a domestic incident on Oct. 30. The police report said that Castillo-Gomez violated a protection from abuse order when he entered the residence and twisted the arm of the victim in order to take a cell phone.
• Police said Ross Robinson, 54, of Newark, was arrested and charged with DUI and related traffic offenses, after the red Dodge he was operating was stopped for traveling without headlights on, failing to stop at a steady red light, and making a right-hand turn at an intersection which is posted "No Turn on Red". The incident occurred on Oct. 29, 2023, at 2:33 a.m. on State Street. Upon making contact with Robinson, police said they observed indicators suggesting intoxication, and field sobriety tests showed impairment. Robinson was taken into custody for suspicion of DUI and refused to submit to a chemical test of his blood. He was processed and later released, pending issuance of a summons.
• Borough police said they arrested 19-year-old Etwan Bruce in connection with a September 2022 theft from a motor vehicle parked on Marshall Street. Residents provided police with video footage of the incident and police were able to collect fingerprints from the car and a phone that was left behind. The report also identified two teenagers and another individual, Markye Chandler, police said. An arrest warrant has been issued for Chandler, the report said.
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