November 26, 2025

Pennsylvania State Police

Media Barracks

• Neil M. Patel, 25, of Upper Chichester. Was cited for careless driving following a two-car crash on Naaman’s Creek Road near Graystone Drive on Sept. 11, police said. He was not injured, but according to the report, the driver of the second car was transported to Riddle Hospital for treatment. The report said Patel was driving northbound when traffic came to a stop, but he couldn’t slow his vehicle in time to avoid striking the vehicle directly in front of him.

• A 59-year-old man, not identified by name, was arrested for punching another man in the face on Sept. 14. The incident happened on Watkin Avenue. No other details were released.

• Police said excessive speed was the cause of a one-car crash on Featherbed Lane near Kirk Road in Concord Township on Sept. 17. Police identified the driver as Mattew B. Reilly, 20, of New Castle, Del. Police said the vehicle left its lane of travel and struck the berm on the opposing lane, causing it to flip on its roof. No injuries were observed, and none were reported.

• Jorge Graciani-Santiago, 46, of Aston, was charged with DUI following a traffic stop in the 600 block of Conchester Highway on Oct. 16, a police report said. According to the report\, the vehicle was stopped for multiple violations, and the driver was deemed to have been driving while under the influence of alcohol.

• Police said Jill M. Coghlan, 82, of Wilmington, was charged with careless driving following a two-car crash on Route 202 near Brandywine Drive in Chadds Ford Township on Oct. 18. Coghlan rear-ended another vehicle that was stopped for the traffic light, the report said

• Police said a 20-year-old man from Philadelphia, not named in the report, was arrested for stealing $104 worth of clothing from Target on Nov. 20.

Avondale Barracks

• A 17-year-old woman was cited for driving too closely following a two-car rear-ender on E. Street Road on Nov. 16.

• A 43-year-old man from Wilmington, not identified by name, was arrested for drug possession on Kennett Pike in Kennett Township on Nov. 13. The arrest came after a traffic stop. No reason for the stop was given in the report.

• Police said Guillermo Reyes-Cordova, 67, of Wilmington, was cited following a two-car crash on Lenape Road near Ballintree Lane in East Marlborough Township on Nov. 11. According to the report, Reyes-Cordova was traveling southbound on Lenape Road, and the other vehicle was northbound on Lenape Road. As both cars approached Ballintree Lane, Reyes-Cordova attempted to make a left-hand turn onto Ballintree without yielding the right of way to oncoming traffic and struck the other vehicle. There were no injuries reported.

Kennett Square Police Department

Borough police said they arrested Nathan Rowe, 20, on multiple counts of assault, strangulation, terroristic threats, and more for violation of a Protection from Abuse order. The arrest came on Nov. 24.