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Kennett Township police are investigating the shooting deaths of two people Saturday. According to an email from township Police Chief Matthew Gordon, "Police are presently investigating this as a possible murder-suicide but are still reviewing home security cameras as well as awaiting an autopsy and toxicology reports." According to the press release, police, Longwood Fire Co., and EMS personnel were dispatched to the 1000 block…

Pennsylvania State Police Media Barracks • Pennsylvania State Police conducted a sobriety checkpoint from Friday, July 22, through Sunday, July 24 Approximately 150 vehicles went through the checkpoint resulting in one DUI arrest and 25 warnings issued for vehicle code violations. • Michael Bacon, 28, of Wilmington, was arrested on DUI charges, according to a state police report. Police said the arrest came after an…

Pennsylvania State Police Media Barracks • Police are investigating a case of identity theft. On July 21, state police from the Media barracks were alerted to a situation where a 61-year-old woman reported someone had used her name and work address to buy prescription pills. • Two men, a 20-year-old from Upper Darby and a 54-year-old from Philadelphia, were arrested on June 30 on harassment…

Pennsylvania State Police Media Barracks Troopers from the Media barracks will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint this weekend, July 22 to 24. The report didn’t mention any location. Avondale Barracks • Police are looking for a 2003 BMW in connection with a retail theft at the East Marlborough Township Walmart on July 9. Few details were included in the report. It said $513 worth of…

The Pennsylvania State Police from the Media barracks is asking for assistance locating a vehicle involved in an accident on southbound I-95 on Saturday, July 16. The vehicle is described as possibly a blue Dodge Charger with yellow trimming outlining the bottom of the car. Police said the accident happened shortly after 7 p.m. near mile marker 3.7 in Chester Township, just before Exit 3,…

Pennsylvania State Police Media Barracks • A 52-year-old man from West Chester lost more than$2,000 worth of property when he left a backpack near a gas pump at the Wawa on Route 1 in Concord Township on June 30. Among the items apparently taken were an Apple MacBook and a Model 10 iPhone. The report said the victim was able to track the phone to…

Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer announced Friday that a charge of hindering prosecution has been brought against Amanda Washington, the mother of Saddiq Washington, the 22-year-old charged in the June 29, murder of King Hua. “Last week’s tragic murder of King Hua has truly shocked the entire Delaware County community. The actions of defendant Saddiq Washington were as inexplicable as they were horrifying. As…

Pennsylvania State Police Media Barracks Police said they arrested Robert Sinclair, 33, of Newark, on public drunkenness charges. A report said police were called to the Brandywine River Museum of Art a little before 6 p.m. for a verbal domestic dispute between Sinclair and his wife. The report continued, saying Sinclair was yelling and being uncooperative in the parking museum lot and then punched and…

Pennsylvania State Police Media Barracks • State police from the Media barracks said they arrested a 21-year-old man from Wilmington on June 24 after a traffic stop at 11:02 p.m. According to the report, Cody McGonigal, 21, was driving a 2006 Chevrolet Impala on Oakland Road in Chadds Ford Township when he was stopped for vehicle code violations. During the investigation, police said they determined…

Pennsylvania State Police Media Barracks • State police from the Media barracks are investigating a report of a 64-year-old woman from Chadds Ford who had a bank account hacked and lost $415. No other details were released. • Police are also investigating the theft of almost $1,000 of merchandise from the Target store in Concord Township. Among the items stolen were a baby monitor, bras,…