Police Log Dec. 24: Crashes, thefts, scams
Pennsylvania State Police
Media Barracks
• Peter A. Regotti, 20, of Aston, was charged for his involvement in a two-vehicle crash on Route 202 in Concord Township on Dec. 12. According to the report, both vehicles were traveling south on 202 approaching Smithbridge Road, with Regotti in the right lane when he slowed for traffic. He then shifted into the left lane, unaware that the second vehicle was directly next to him. Both vehicles then left the road, hitting a utility pole, causing it to snap in half. No injuries were reported.
• State police are investigating a reported theft from a home on Fox Pointe Court in Chadds Ford on Dec. 18. Stolen were $6,000 in jewelry.
Avondale Barracks
• Police said Andrew Heckman, 20, of West Chester, was arrested for shoplifting on Dec. 20. He is accused of stealing a compression T-shirt and a shaker bottle from the East Marlborough Township Walmart.
• Jailyn R. Cannon, 26, of Dover, Del., was cited following a two-car crash in Pennsbury Township on Dec. 13, police said. According to the report, Cannon was entering the roadway on Route 926 from the Karco Gas Station to make a left turn to travel east when she pulled in front of another vehicle that was traveling westbound on 926 and was unable to stop their vehicle in time. No injuries were reported.
• Police are investigating a scam on Facebook Marketplace. A 55-year-old woman from Pocopson Township was reportedly scammed out of $500. No other details were available.
• Police are also investigating a $1,382 credit card fraud in Pennsbury Township on Dec. 6.
• Police are also investigating a $170 cryptocurrency scam in Pennsbury on Dec. 5. A 79-year-old man was the victim. 
Kennett Square Police Department
Borough police said they arrested Miguel Montero-Mendoza, 21, of Kennett Square, for DUI on Dec. 14. According to the police report, officers were responding to a report a disturbance in the area of N. Union and W. Sickle streets. A vehicle had struck a utility pole with two male occupants shouting at each other. Montero-Mendoza reportedly told police he had been driving, and police said they observed indicators of intoxication and field sobriety tests showed impairment.
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.
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