Police Log Dec. 5: Thief gets $6K in jewelry plus deodorant

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on December 5, 2018

Pennsylvania State Police

• Troopers from the Media barracks of the Pennsylvania State Police are investigating the theft of more than $6,000 worth of jewelry from a residence on Sawmill Road in Concord Township sometime between Nov. 12 and 14. A report said the thief, or thieves, took an engagement ring, a necklace, a bracelet, and a gold anniversary band with a total estimated value of $6,000. The unknown suspect also took a pair of iPod headphones and some deodorant.

• State police from the Avondale barracks are looking for two men believed to have stolen more than $300 worth of baby products from the Walmart in East Marlborough Township. The incident happened 2:15 p.m. on Nov. 25. According to the report, one was seen entering the store and taking the merchandise and the other driving a gray sedan of unknown make and model. The car had no rear bumper or license plate.

• Two men stopped for vehicle equipment violations were arrested for drug possession in Pennsbury Township on Nov. 5. Police identified the two as Thomas James Radick, 19, of Claymont and James Leo Grubb Jr., 20, of Wilmington. Police made the stop on Cossart Road at 12:22 a.m. and found the pair in possession of marijuana and paraphernalia.

• Mateo Isojo, 19, of New Castle, Del., was determined to be driving under the influence of marijuana, a police report said. According to police, Isojo was driving on Hillendale Road in Pennsbury Township on Nov. 1. A juvenile male passenger was arrested for possession.

• An unknown suspect walked out of the East Marlborough Walmart in a pair of stolen boots, a police report said. The unknown suspect entered the store about 4 p.m. on Nov 23, went to the shoe area and tried on a pair of Dickies work boots from the shelf. He tucked his old boots under the bench, put the empty box back on the shelf and left the store.

Southern Chester County Regional Police

• Police said Austin D. Groff, 29, of Ephrata, was arrested and charged with DUI, scattering rubbish, and various traffic offenses after he was stopped for a moving violation and for discarding a cigarette from the vehicle. The incident occurred on Nov. 11 at 2:47 a.m., in the 100 block of Bancroft Road, in New Garden Township. Police said they observed indicators suggesting intoxication and field sobriety tests confirmed impairment. Groff was taken into custody for suspicion of DUI and submitted to a chemical test of his breath, resulting in a blood alcohol level of 0.143 percent, according to the report.

• Jordan A. Jenkins, 22, of Oxford, was arrested and charged with violations of the Controlled Substance, Drug, Device, and Cosmetic Act (Act 64), as well as with several traffic offenses, after he was found to be in possession of marijuana following a traffic stop for an equipment violation on Nov. 16, police said. The incident happened 11:32 p.m., in the 1300 block of Newark Road, in New Garden Township.

• Police filed DUI and related charges against Daniel Moore, 55, of Landenberg, following a traffic stop for a stop sign violation. The Nov. 16 incident happened at 9:12 p.m., at the intersection of Newark Road and Landenberg Road, in New Garden Township. Police said they observed indicators suggesting intoxication and field sobriety tests confirmed impairment. Moore was taken into custody for suspicion of DUI and was given an opportunity to submit to a chemical test of his breath but he refused, according to the report.

• Daisy Mae Perez, 22, of Wilmington, was charged with burglary, theft, and related offenses, in connection with a residential burglary that occurred between Oct. 15 and 19 in the 2000 block of Rosemont Drive, in New Garden Township. Police said information was developed that led investigators to the residence of Perez and with the assistance of Wilmington Police, a search warrant was executed and evidence connected to the burglary was recovered. Wilmington Police charged Perez both as a fugitive from justice and with local charges of receiving stolen property, the report said. Perez was arraigned in Delaware and was incarcerated in lieu of posting bail. A detainer was lodged by the Chester County District Attorney’s Office and extradition is pending. The investigation is ongoing.