January 10, 2024

_1JF6045-srtranded-cars — Don’t try to drive through standing water. These cars got stranded on Route 1 just west of the intersection with Creek Road.

For the second time in less than a month, rains caused the Brandywine Creek to spill its banks along Route 1 in Chadds Ford early Wednesday morning. Four cars became stranded in the flooded roadway.

Heavy winds knocked out power in parts of Chester and Delaware counties between 7 and 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 9, but the creek didn’t flood the roadway until a little before 5 a.m. on Wednesday. But, at that time, the northbound lanes were just wet and easily passable. That changed by about 7 a.m.

Winds also knocked down utility wires, trees and tree branches. Atwater Road in Chadds Ford Township had to be closed until crews cleared the debris.

Work crews clear a down tree and wires from Atwater Road.

About Rich Schwartzman

Rich Schwartzman has been reporting on events in the greater Chadds Ford area since September 2001 when he became the founding editor of The Chadds Ford Post. In April 2009 he became managing editor of ChaddsFordLive. He is also an award-winning photographer.

Police Log Jan. 10: Thefts

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Pennsylvania State Police

Media Barracks

• Someone stole a furnace and three tankless water heaters from a construction site on Route 202 in Concord Township on Nov. 29. The value of the stolen property is estimated to be more than $5,000.

• Five Guys in the Concordville Town Centre was ripped off on Nov. 21. An unknown individual stole four gift cards totaling $250, police said.

• Pennsylvania State Police and Tinicum Township Police are investigating a report of a stolen vehicle that was recovered a day after it was reported stolen. According to the state police report, a 29-year-old man from Chester was starting his black Dodge Avenger, parked at the Hillside Hotel on Route 1 at 5:38 a.m. when another man got into the car and drove away. The car was recovered in Tinicum a day later and a man identified as Anthony Lockwood was arrested for receiving stolen property and unauthorized use of an automobile, among other charges.

Avondale Barracks

State police from the Avondale barracks said they arrested three women from Wilmington, ages 21, 26, and 37, for shoplifting at Ulta Beauty in East Marlborough Township on Dec. 13. The report did not include the identities of the women, but the report said they are accused of stealing $785 worth of product from the shop.

Kennett Square Police Department

On Jan. 3, District Court 15-3-04 issued an arrest warrant for Kharee Brunson for failure to appear at his preliminary hearing. Brunson is accused of throwing an object through a pane of glass on an upper floor of the municipal parking garage in the borough on Oct. 30. A criminal complaint was filed on Nov. 3, the police report said.