Pennsylvania State Police

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• Police are investigating a burglary in Chadds Ford Township that happened on May 31. The police report said a home on Harvey Road was forcibly entered into sometime between 8 and 11 a.m. and the as-yet-unknown suspect ransacked the place and took collectible coins, change, and jewelry. Anyone with information is asked to call Tpr. Albert McMahon at 484-840-1000.

• Erratic driving led to the arrest of a 32-year-old man for auto theft. State police said they observed a car being driven erratically and learned that the Wilmington Police Department had reported the vehicle — a 2005 GMC Sierra — as stolen. A search of the vehicle revealed other items from a retail theft, police said. Police identified the suspect as Markim Murphy. (No place of residence was mentioned.) The traffic stop was made at 12:35 a.m. on June 4.

• State police said they arrested two men from Wilmington for shoplifting at Wegmans in Concord Township on May 14. Police identified the pair as John Stephenson, 41, and Michael Wallace, 42. The report said the men stole $420 worth of merchandise but were captured when they tried to flee.

• Police are investigating the reported theft of $544 worth of eye drop medication at the Target store in Concord Township on May 20.

• On May 15, state police from Troop K arrested a 34-year-old man from Omaha, Neb. on DUI and trespassing charges. Police did not identify the suspect. According to the report, police were called because of a suspicious vehicle trespassing on the grounds of Brandywine Baptist Church, and they found the man to be intoxicated and had an open container of alcohol in the vehicle.

• Police said they arrested a 39-year-old woman from Upper Chichester on harassment charges following an argument with another 39-year-old woman at an apartment on Elam Drive in Concord Township. The incident happened on May 1. According to the report, the suspect and victim were having a conversation when the suspect suddenly didn’t like what the other said and began fighting. Police further said the two were under the influence of alcohol.

• A three-car crash on Conchester Highway led to a 25-year-old woman from Garnet being cited for failing to stop at a red light. The accident happened at 11:12 a.m. on May 31 at the intersection of Conchester and Evergreen Drive. Police said Katherine J. Shoemaker was driving east on Conchester when she failed to stop at a steady red light and crashed into two other vehicles. Neither Shoemaker nor the driver of the second car were injured, but police said the third driver was bruised but not transported.

Avondale Barracks

• Police are investigating a case of theft by wire fraud. A Pennsbury Township resident told police that, during the last 12 months, he sent 30 wire transfers totaling almost $942,000 to various online accounts at the direction of an Internet acquaintance.

• State police from the Avondale barracks report they are investigating the theft of a box of donuts from the Wawa on Route 1 in East Marlborough Township. The incident happened shortly after midnight on May 31. The box of donuts is valued at $17.

Kennett Square Police Department

Police said Robert Cimino, 49, of Kennett Square, was arrested and charged with aggravated assault, possessing instruments of crime, unlawful restraint, and other related offenses following an incident in which he held a loaded firearm to a subject's head and threatened the victim’s life. The incident occurred on May 26, at approximately 10:43 p.m., in the 200 block of S. Willow Street. His bail was set at $250,00, and a preliminary hearing is pending.