Police Log May 21: Thefts, DUI, stabbing

Pennsylvania State Police Media Barracks • Police are investigating the theft of an electric motorcycle from Hannum’s Harley-Davidson in Chadds Ford on May 13. The police report said someone smashed a window and stole the $5,000 vehicle. There are two suspects, according to the report, with one being a white male, about 5’4” tall, dressed in black, and another individual of unknown gender standing 5’9”…

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Driver in fatal Easter crash identified

It’s now being reported that the driver of the black BMW that flipped over on Routes 1 and 202 in Chadds Ford early Easter morning was Joseph A. Del Sordo, 19, of Media. Those reports came from two news outlets. Chadds Ford Live has asked for confirmation from state police, but there’s been no response yet. According to earlier police reports, the BMW was speeding…

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Police Log May 14: Thefts, crash, false report

Pennsylvania State Police Media Barracks • State police from the Media barracks are investigating a case of identity theft where someone stole a Home Depot credit card valued at $19,988, a report said. • Police said someone broke into a trailer on Route 1 in Concord Township and stole almost $700 worth of tools sometime between 5 p.m. on April 28 and 7 a.m. on…

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Police Log May 7: Threats, counterfeiting, rape

Pennsylvania State Police Media Barracks Police are now reporting that a 25-year-old man from Chester was arrested for making terroristic threats toward a 62-year-old woman at the Hillside Motel on Route 1 in Concord Township on Feb. 27. No other details were released Avondale Barracks • State police are investigating a case of counterfeiting. A report said a man used $80 of counterfeit cash at…

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Police Log April 30: Rape, thefts, fraud

Pennsylvania State Police Media Barracks • State police are investigating a case of forgery/counterfeiting that victimized a business in Chadds Ford. The incident happened sometime between Feb. 5 and Feb. 20. The police report said Patriot Medical Distributors mailed a check for #$4,480, but it was intercepted and the name of the recipient changed. • Someone ripped off Pulte Homes, which is building a development…

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Shots fired before fatal Easter crash

The fatal traffic accident at Routes 1 and 202 on Easter Sunday morning was preceded by two gunshots, according to a state police update. As initially reported, a black BMW crashed into a telephone pole at about 3:37 a.m. Easter Sunday. The car had flipped over and was on its roof, and two occupants were found inside. Neither occupant was named, and they remain unidentified.…

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Police Log April 23: Fatal crash, thefts

Pennsylvania State Police Media Barracks • State police are investigating the case of a fatal one-car crash in Chadds Ford Township early Easter morning. A 17-year-old woman from Brookhaven was killed when the car she was in crashed into a telephone pole at the intersection of Routes 1 and 202 at approximately 3:37 a.m. The driver, a 19-year-old man from Media, was taken to Paoli…

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Police Log April 16: Attempted sexual assault

Pennsylvania State Police Avondale Barracks • A 67-year-old woman from Pocopson Township reported to the state police that someone fraudulently used her credit card to buy an iPhone. Police are investigating. • State police are investigating the report of an attempted sexual assault in West Marlborough Township. The incident was reported by a 41-year-old woman from Parkesburg on March 15. According to the police report,…

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Police Log April 9: Thefts

Pennsylvania State Police Media Barracks • State police are investigating the theft of $6,150 from a 77-year-old woman in Concord Township. Police are calling it a matter of theft by deception. According to the report, the victim wired the money to an unknown person posing as a famous actor. The actor was not named in the report. • A 53-year-old Garnet Valley woman told police…

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Police Log April 2: Car theft, attempted homicide

Pennsylvania State Police Media Barracks • Police said they arrested a 21-year-old woman from Milford, Del. (not identified in the report) for stealing a blue Honda Civic from Painters Crossing in Chadds Ford Township on March 25. Details were not released, other than the vehicle was recovered with one of two suspects inside. • A Pennsbury man was the victim of identity theft when someone…

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Police Log March 26: Car theft, crashes

Pennsylvania State Police Media Barracks • Police are investigating a report of a stolen car. The victim, a resident of the Johnson Farm apartments on Route 202 in Concord Township told police that someone took his 2017 Blue Infinity Q60, bearing license number MRD8520. The victim said the car was stolen from the parking lot at the complex. Police are investigating. • State police from…

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