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• A 68-year-old Glen Mills woman was the victim of a telephone scam that resulted in her losing $38,000. No further details were released. The incident was reported on May 25, and PSP is investigating.
• Home Depot in Concord Township was the victim of theft by shoplifting when an unidentified person walked out with $3,448 worth of merchandise. However, state police said they consider the case closed due to a lack of identifying suspect information. The incident was reported to police on May 11.
• State police are investigating a report of terroristic threats made to a 28-year-old man from Nevada. The incident reportedly happened at Hot Clucks in Concord Township. The incident was reported on May 8. No other information was released.
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• Longwood Gardens was the victim of a commercial burglary on May 23. Police said Sean Hayes, 46, of Audubon, N.J., was arrested. According to the police report, troopers were alerted to a suspected vehicle operator wandering the grounds. Surveillance video showed the suspect entered numerous buildings between the hours of 2 and 6 a.m. Hayes was found about 8:30 a.m. He is accused of stealing six electronic items with a total estimated value of $1,150.
• An unidentified driver was cited for driving at an unsafe speed following a two-car crash on Hillendale Road in Pennsbury Township on May 22. The driver reportedly struck another car from behind. No injuries were reported.
• Police arrested a 32-year-old man from Hyattsville, Md., for DUI at the East Marlborough Wawa on Route 1. The man, not identified by name, was operating a moped on the Wawa property. The incident happened on April 26.
• Police said Alessandro C. Angelo, 20, of Philadelphia, was cited for masking an improper left turn at the intersection of E. Street Road and Lenape Road in Pennsbury Township on March 31. The report said Angelo tried to make the turn but failed to give clearance to oncoming traffic.
• Joseph M. Devine, 30, was cited for DUI and unsafe driving following a two-car crash on Doe Run Road in West Marlboro Township on March 26, police said. The accident happened at the T intersection of Doe Run Road and Newark Road. According to the report, the other car was stopped at a stop sign at the intersection when Devine failed to stop and struck the car from behind.
• A 40-year-old Carney’s Point, N.J. man was arrested for DUI in East Marlborough Township on May 31. The suspect was not named by police. According to the report, troopers responded to a disabled motorist on Route 82, and they determined the man was intoxicated.
• According to a police report, Mark D. Young, 54, of Havertown, was cited for following too closely when he reportedly struck a car from behind on W. Doe Run Road in East Marlborough Township on May 31. Young, who was riding a motorcycle, was also injured and transported to Paoli Hospital with a broken right leg.
• Justin S. Wagner, 24, of North Wales, was cited for excessive speed after a one-car crash in Pennsbury Township on May 27, police said. Wagner was also injured and taken to Christiana Care in Newark. According to the police report, Wagner was driving west on Cossart Road, but was traveling too fast while negotiating a left-hand turn, left the roadway, and struck a tree.
• Two men, a 29-year-old from New Castle, Del., and a 30-year-old from Bel Air, Md., were arrested for shoplifting at the East Marlborough Township Walmart on April 10. Neither man was identified in the report, nor were other details given.
• Police said Aaron C. Harrison, 32, of Newark, was cited following a one-car crash on Newark Road in West Marlborough Township on April 8. According to the report, Harrison was northbound on Newark Road when he crossed over into the opposing lane of traffic and struck a tree. Police also said they discovered there was an active warrant for Harrison.
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.
