March 7, 2026

Pennsylvania State Police

Media Barracks

• The Target store in Concord Township was robbed for more than $1,114 on Feb. 6, police said. A white male tried concealing various items inside a suitcase. He was stopped by store personnel but was able to flee.
• State police from the Media barracks are investigating a case of theft by deception. A woman reported to police that her 83-year-old aunt’s bank account was accessed by unknown persons who withdrew about $70,000 from various ATMs in New York. The victim lives in Concord Township.
• Police said Jimmy A. Guardarrama, 40, of New Castle, Del., was cited following a four-car crash on Route 202 near Springhill Road in Chadds Ford on Jan. 11. Four people were injured in the crash. According to police, Guardarrama was traveling straight northbound in the center left lane, but lost consciousness, causing the car to make an unsafe merge from the northbound center left lane into oncoming traffic in the southbound left lane. His car struck the front end of the second car, causing it to spin counterclockwise and partially block the right and left lanes. The third driver observed the vehicles and attempted to turn to the right shoulder to avoid the vehicles but was unsuccessful. That third car, in turn, struck the driver’s side of the second car. The fourth car sustained damage from debris.

Avondale Barracks

• State police are investigating a case of child sex abuse through photography. The investigation is ongoing, but police said photos were found in Oregon and traced back to a resident on Isaac Taylor Drive in Pocopson Township. No suspects were identified in the report.
• Police from the Avondale barracks are investigating a case of fraudulent checking activity. A 54-year-old Hockessin man told police he found a suspicious check in the amount of $1,471that was cashed at his bank in East Marlborough Township on Feb. 24.
• Another theft by deception is being investigated in West Marlborough Township. Police said a 31-year-old woman reported $1,595 stolen by deception on Feb. 24. No other details were reported.
• Police said Ethan I. Healey, 29, of Avondale, a state police trooper, was involved in a one-car crash on Route 202 near Dilworthtown Road in Chadds Ford Township on Feb. 23. The report said Healey was driving south in the left lane when his vehicle struck a patch of snow and slush, lost control of the car, and struck a guide rail.
• Mary L. Schack, 84, of Kennett Square, was cited following a one-car crash on Village Lane near Route 1 in East Marlborough Township on Feb. 25, police said. According to the report, Schack tried making a left-hand turn into a parking lot, but climbed up onto a traffic island and struck a road sign.
• A 79-year-old couple from Crosslands in Pennsbury Township was the victim of wire fraud. Police said someone defrauded the couple out of $400,000. Police are investigating. The report was made on Feb. 27.
• Some stole $5,000 worth of copper from Lenape Forged Products of West Chest in Pocopson Township. Police are investigating.
• Police are investigating the theft of an iPhone from the shopping cart of an 85-year-old man at the East Marlborough Township Walmart on Feb. 28.
• A 20-year-old man from Franklinville, N.J., not named in the report, was arrested for DUI on W. State Street in Kennett Square on Feb. 12.

Kennett Square Police Department  

• Jeremiah Rivera, 31, was charged with simple assault and harassment following an altercation during which he allegedly kicked and punched a family member in the face, police said. The assault allegedly caused a large contusion, bruising, and a laceration to their left eye. The incident occurred on Feb. 26, at about 1:08 a.m., in the 500 block of Las Rosas Drive in the borough. Rivera was taken into custody and transported to Central Booking in the Chester County Prison.
• Police said Joshua Laaksonen, 26, was also charged with simple assault, criminal mischief, and harassment, following an altercation during which he allegedly struck a female subject with a laptop that he had broken, causing redness and swelling to her face. The incident occurred on Feb. 17 at 9:52 p.m., in the 600 block of Meadow Creek Lane. Charges were filed in District Court 15-3-04, and this incident is pending a preliminary hearing.
• Marcos Sauce-Gordillo, 30 of Wilmington, was arrested and charged with DUI, possession of marijuana, and related traffic offenses, after the 2005 Scion was stopped for traveling the wrong way on a one-way road, police said. The incident occurred on Feb. 21, at 12:17 a.m., in the 100 block of E. State Street in the borough. Upon making contact with Sauce-Gordillo, police said they observed indicators suggesting intoxication, and field sobriety tests showed impairment. He was taken into custody for suspicion of DUI and submitted to a chemical test of his breath, resulting in a 0.120 percent blood alcohol level. Police also said they found a THC vape pen and an open container with marijuana inside. Sauce-Gordillo was processed for these charges and later released to a family member pending a summons. Charges were filed in District Court 15-3-04.
• Police said Raymond Warner, 43, of Kennett Square, was arrested and charged with DUI and related traffic offenses after the 2011 Ford he was operating was stopped for an expired registration. Police also said they observed indicators suggesting intoxication, and field sobriety tests showed impairment. He was taken into custody for suspicion of DUI and refused to submit to the chemical breath test. He was processed and later released pending issuance of a summons. Charges were filed in District Court 15-3-04.