Police Log Aug 2: Vehicle and identity thefts

Pennsylvania State Police Media Barracks • State police from the Media barracks said they charged Vincent Carter, 53, of Media, with car theft for stealing a Ford F150 pickup truck from CarShop on Route 1 in Concord Township. The report said Carter stole the truck by not paying the full amount due on the truck using a check to a closed account. The total value…

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Police Log July 26: Indecent contact, thefts

Pennsylvania State Police Media Barracks • The Pennsylvania State Police, Troop K, Media, Criminal Investigation Unit, is investigating allegations and information received regarding Daniel C. Waters, 57 years old, of Glen Mills. Waters has been charged with multiple felony criminal charges involving indecent sexual contact with minors, corruption of minors, endangering the welfare of children, firearms charges, and other related charges. Waters is a high…

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Police Log July 19: Indecent assault, child porn, thefts

Pennsylvania State Police Media Barracks • State police are investigating a reported case of indecent assault at Maris Grove on July 9. Police said an unidentified man entered the room of a 99-year-old woman, put his hand down her underwear, and fondled her for several minutes before leaving the room. • Police said they arrested three men in connection with retail theft at Wegmans on…

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Police Log July 12: Pedestrians struck, DUIs, thefts

Pennsylvania State Police Media Barracks • Police said two people, one a 9-year-old girl, were seriously injured after they were struck by a car on Beaver Valley Road just after 9 p.m. on July 4. The injured were not identified and the driver fled the scene. According to the police report, the vehicle was traveling east on Beaver Valley Road towards Ruby Road while the…

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Police Log July 5: Thefts, crashes, harassment

Pennsylvania State Police Media Barracks • Melanie S. Gross, 20, of Royersford, was cited for her involvement in a two-vehicle crash in Concord Township on June 22, a police report said. The accident happened at 10:33 p.m. on Route 202 north of Beaver Valley Road. According to police, Gross was southbound on 202 when she stopped in the right lane for a traffic light. The…

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Police Log June 28: DUIs, crashes, shoplifting

Pennsylvania State Police Media Barracks • Two people were injured and transported following a two-car crash on Smithbridge Road in Concord Township on June 23. Details of the accident were not in the report other than to say it happened at 4:12 p.m. The names and ages of the drivers were redacted. Both were taken to Crozer Chester Hospital. • An unidentified driver was cited…

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Police Log June 21: Drug arrests, shoplifting

Pennsylvania State Police Avondale Barracks • State police from the Avondale barracks arrested a 31-year-old Philadelphia man on drug possession charges in Kennett Township on June 14. The arrest followed a 2:20 a.m. traffic stop on Route 1 just north of Route 82. After the stop, police said the driver, not identified in the report, showed signs of impairment and consented to a search. That…

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Police Log June 14: DUIs, shoplifting

Pennsylvania State Police Avondale Barracks During last weekend’s Sobriety Checkpoint, troopers from the Avondale barracks made five DUI arrests, one drug possession arrest, and issued 11 traffic citations. • Police said they arrested a 62-year-old woman from New Castle for shoplifting at the East Marlborough Township Walmart on June 7. No details of what was taken were released, nor was the woman identified. • On…

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Police Log June 7: Sobriety checkpoint, assault, thefts

Pennsylvania State Police Media Barracks • Someone stole a $900 catalytic converter from a vehicle parked on Applied Bank Boulevard on May 8. State police from the Media barracks are investigating. • Police are investigating a retail theft from the Target store in Concord Township. Unknown suspects reportedly stole more than $1,700 worth of merchandise. Avondale Barracks • The Pennsylvania State Police, Avondale Barracks, will…

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Police Log May 31: Crashes, threats, thefts

Pennsylvania State Police Avondale Barracks • Police said they arrested a 21-year-old man from Wilmington on drug possession charges in East Marlborough Township. The arrest followed a traffic stop for a traffic violation on Route 1 near Orchard Avenue on May 23. Police did not identify the driver in the report, but said he was charged with drug possession and DUI. • Someone stole $125…

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Police Log May 24: Crashes, DUI, harassment

Pennsylvania State Police Avondale Barracks • Kendall W. Bird, 43, of Kennett Square, was cited for her involvement in a three-vehicle crash in Pennsbury Township on May 16, police said. The accident happened at 5:12 p.m. at the intersection of Street and Lenape roads. According to the police report, Bird was driving west on Street Road (Route 926) when she made an “improper left without…

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