Police Log April 13: Thefts from cars

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on April 13, 2022

Pennsylvania State Police

Avondale Barracks

• State police reported several cars were illegally entered while parked at a park on Firehouse Drive in East Marlborough Township on April 2. Thieves took purses. Two of the cars were unlocked and a third had a smashed rear passenger window. The break-ins happened at about 4 p.m.

• Police are investigating a purse theft that happened on March 7 in East Marlborough Township. According to the report, an unidentified man driving a silver Mitsubishi Outlander entered a Chevrolet Equinox parked on Old Forge Lane and stole a black, perforated leather wallet valued at $50.

Kennett Square Police Department

• Police said Joseph Coover, 46, of Kennett Square, was arrested and charged with DUI and related offenses after officers were dispatched for a report of an erratic driver in the area of S. Union Street and E. Cypress Street. Upon making contact with Coover, police said they observed signs of intoxication and conducted a field sobriety test that, they said, showed impairment. Coover was taken into custody for suspicion of DUI and submitted to a chemical test of his breath, resulting in a blood alcohol level of 0.241 percent, according to the report.

• Police said Kim Taggart, 55, of Kennett Square, was arrested and charged with DUI and related traffic after she ran a car into a tree. The incident occurred on March 10, 2022, at approximately 8:44 p.m., in the 400 block of South Union Street. The report said Taggart told officers she had three drinks prior to operating her vehicle and agreed to complete Standardized Field Sobriety Testing. Taggart subsequently showed indicators of intoxication and consented to a chemical test of blood, which revealed a blood alcohol level of 0.128 percent.