Pennsylvania State Police Media Barracks • State police said they arrested 40-year-old Glenn Gartner, of Pedricktown, N.J. on shoplifting charges. The arrest happened shortly before 1:30 p.m. on Nov. 8 at Wegmans in Concord Township. According to the report, Gartner is accused of stealing $11.49 worth of sushi and $1.50 worth of Wegmans chicken wings. • Police from the Media barracks are also investigating a…
Pennsylvania State Police Avondale Barrack • Police said they arrested John DiAnastasis, 26, of Centreville, Del., for burglary in West Marlborough Township. According to the police report, troopers were making a welfare check at a residence on Newark Road at 12:31 a.m. on Nov. 3. The victim, a 50-year-old woman, said DiAnastasis was her boyfriend and that he had just assaulted her. The report continued…
Pennsylvania State Police Avondale Barracks • Police arrested a 31-year-old man from Avondale for shoplifting at the East Marlborough Township Walmart on Oct. 27. The value of the item stolen is $24.88. • Police said a 46-year-old man from Boothwyn was also arrested for shoplifting at the Walmart in East Marlborough Township on Oct. 27. The value of the stolen items totals $176. • A…
Pennsylvania State Police Avondale Barracks • State police from the Avondale barracks reported they're investigating two cases of suspected child abuse in East Marlborough Township. A police incident report dated Oct. 3 said there was a report of “dissemination intimate image.” Another incident was reported on Sept. 1. • A 59-year-old woman from Folcroft was arrested for drug possession following a traffic stop in Kennett…
Pennsylvania State Police Media Barracks • State Police from the Media barracks are investigating a report of a stolen car in Chadds Ford Township. The report said a 58-year-old man from Newark parked the car at the Wawa on Route 202 at Dilworthtown Road on Sept. 28, but left the vehicle running with the doors unlocked. At about 4:58 a.m., an unidentified man got into…
Pennsylvania State Police Avondale Barracks • Pennsylvania State Police said Elaine McQuillin, 67, of West Chester, was killed in a two-car crash in Pocopson Township on Oct. 3. A juvenile passenger in McQuillin’s vehicle was injured, transported to a trauma center, and later released. The police report said she was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, Lenape Road just north of Overlook Circle.…
Pennsylvania State Police Media Barracks • On Sept. 18, John Waters, 36, of Glen Mills, was arrested for harassment with physical contact during a domestic dispute, according to a police report. The victim was a 69-year-old woman. The incident happened shortly before midnight near the area of Hawthorne Lane in Concord Township, • Police said Bryn Black, 27, of Wilmington, was arrested for DUI in…
The weather cooperated for Troop K of the Pennsylvania State Police. After days of clouds and rain, the sun broke through and shined on the annual Sunny Day Camp held at the Brandywine Youth Club in Concord Township. Sunny Day Camp is a chance for special needs kids and adults to get acquainted with police and other first responders. That’s the reason Sunny Day Camp…
Pennsylvania State Police Avondale Barracks • State police from the Avondale barracks are investigating a case of child pornography in East Marlborough Township, that has been traced to Kennett Square. A mother called police to say her two sons had sent nude photos to someone posing as a juvenile female on Snapchat, but who is really a 23-year-old man from Kennett Square. This suspect “had…
Pennsylvania State Police Media Barracks State police from the Media barracks will be conducting a Sobriety Checkpoint in Concord Township beginning at 10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23. Avondale Barracks • An 18-year-old from Chadds Ford was arrested for shoplifting at the East Marlborough Township Walmart on Sept. 15. A report said he walked past all points of sale without paying for the $89 worth of…
It’s over. Danelo Cavalcante, the convicted murderer who escaped from Chester County Prison on Aug. 31, is back in custody. The capture went down with no major incident, according to state police Lt. Col. George Bivens who headed up the manhunt. Cavalcante still had the rifle he had stolen two nights earlier, but no shots were fired. One of the canine units, a Belgian Malinois,…