December 31, 2025

Pennsylvania State Police

A 75-year-old man from Medias, not identified, was arrested for trying to steal $466 worth of merchandise from Wegmans on Nov. 5. According to the report, the unnamed suspect left the store with a full cart without paying, but he was stopped in the parking lot by the store’s loss prevention team.

A 59-year-old woman from Kennett Square, Diane L. Plummer, was injured in a one-car crash on Webb Road in Chadds Ford Township on Dec. 29. According to the police report, Plummer was driving north on Webb, just north of Atwater, when she lost control of her vehicle and was swerving to avoid a deer.

Avondale Barracks

Police are saying speed was the cause of a two-car crash on Parkersville Road in Pennsbury Township on Dec. 23. Yu Zheng, 56, was cited, according to the report. According to police, Zheng was traveling in the right lane on E. Baltimore Pike and making a right turn onto Parkersville Road when he slid and struck another vehicle that was stopped at the stop sign on Parkersville. Police said Zheng was traveling too fast for the existing conditions. No injuries were reported, but both vehicles were towed.

Lucian J. Junto, 83, of Perryville, Md., was cited for careless driving following a two-car crash on Baltimore Pike in Pennsbury Township on Dec. 2, police said. Both Junto and the other driver were transported for treatment of injuries. According to the report, Junto was traveling northbound on Baltimore Pike, driving at a high rate of speed without its headlights on. The other car was traveling southbound on Baltimore Pike as it entered the left turning lane and was struck while making a left onto Hickory Hill.