Police Log Feb 12: Thefts, extortion

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on February 12, 2025

Pennsylvania State Police

Media Barracks

• State police are investigating the reported theft of $444 worth of clothing taken from the Gap store in Concord Township on Jan. 10.

• Police said two women from Wilmington — who they identified as Tina Quaranto, 57, and Heather Jablonski, 47 — were arrested on drug charges following a traffic stop in Concord Township on Jan. 31. The stop was made because of traffic violations, police said. The report further said that the driver was found to be DUI and in possession of drug paraphernalia; the backseat passenger was found to have an active warrant; and the front-seat passenger had paraphernalia. All were arrested, transported to PSP Media, processed, and two released, one remanded to Delaware County Prison.

• Police are investigating a possible extortion attempt in Concord Township. The intended victim, a 43-year-old woman from Kennett Square, was a customer at Sun East Federal Credit Union in Concord. According to the report, the suspect claimed to be from the United States Marshal Service and claimed the victim missed federal jury duty and had to deposit $2,500 into a Bitcoin machine. The victim waited for a police response before taking further action and no monetary loss was reported.

Avondale Barracks

Police are investigating a case of criminal mischief that involved a gas pump and hose. The incident happened at 3:39 p.m. on Jan. 3 at the Karco station on Street Road in Pocopson Township. According to the report, an unknown person was seen leaving the gas pump station with the gas pump nozzle still attached to the vehicle, which caused the nozzle and hose to be ripped from the pump.

Kennett Square Police Department

Borough police said Yesenia Santiago, 33, was charged with making a false report to police and with disorderly conduct. The charges stem from an incident in January. The police report said Santiago called police on Jan. 25 to report a missing car and the last time she had seen it was on Magnolia Street, two hours before she called police. On Jan. 27, the report said, a suspicious vehicle was observed off the roadway and partially hanging off of a short wall that borders the property of Caliber Collison. The vehicle matched the description of the stolen vehicle described by Santiago. The report continued, saying that during further investigation, police determined that Santiago was operating the vehicle at the time of the crash, and she provided a false report to police. Charges of false reports to law enforcement, disorderly conduct, and vehicle code violations were filed in District Court 15-3-04. The incident is pending a preliminary hearing.