• A Glen Mills resident was arrested for drug possession in the Springwater Plaza parking lot shortly after 2 a.m. on Dec. 28. Police said Sean Bramble had a controlled substance inside his white left shoe.
• Police arrested Matthew Babcock Johnson, 33, of Honolulu, Hawaii, for DUI at a sobriety checkpoint along Route 202 at Springwater Plaza at 2 a.m. on Dec. 28.
• Michael Carl Benedict, 25, of New Castle, was arrested for DUI just after 2 a.m. on Dec. 27. The arrest was made at a checkpoint assignment, a report said.
• Police are investigating a theft from a motor vehicle at Keenan’s Auto Body in Chadds Ford Township. A wallet and amplifier box were removed from a green Dodge Durango. Police said two suspects are involved in the Dec. 29 incident.
• An early morning traffic stop at Route 202 and Naamans Creek Road led to the arrest of a Claymont man. Police said David L. Jeanes, 23, was driving a black Jeep Wrangler when he was stopped for traffic violations at 1:57 a.m. The report said he showed signs of impairment and was arrested.
• A Christmas Eve robbery resulted in the theft of one bottle of prescription medication. Police said a home on Summit Avenue in Chadds Ford Township was burglarized on Dec. 24. An unknown suspect gained entry into the home while the owner was away and stole a bottle of medicine from the bathroom.
• State police are investigating the theft of copper wiring from the Chistiana Care building on Route 202 in Concord Township. The incident happened sometime between 3:30 p.m. on Dec. 13 and 7 a.m. on Dec. 16. According to police, unknown suspects used a ladder to get to the building’s roof where they ripped out the wiring from lightning protection system. About 200 feet of wiring was stolen.
• A tractor trailer driver was cited for careless driving after his rear trailer axles wedged under a guard rail at Route 1 and Thornton Road in Concord Township. A police report said the driver was turning right onto Thornton from southbound Route 1 just before 11 a.m. on Dec. 21 when the incident happened.
• Unknown suspects stole eight tires from the Toyota dealership on Route 1 in Concord Township sometime between 2 and 6 a.m. on Dec. 20, a police report said. The report said the tires were taken from two new cars. Police are investigating.
• A 62-year-old woman from Upland was cited after being involved in a traffic accident on Dickinson Drive in Chadds Ford Township on Dec. 12. Shirley A. Gelesh was stopped on side of the road near Christy Drive before attempting a U-turn. Another vehicle attempted to pass, police said, but Gelesh began making her turn and struck the other car. There were no injuries reported, but both vehicles were towed.
