Pennsylvania State Police Media Barracks • State police are investigating the reported theft of two side arms from a residence on Naamans Creek Road in Concord Township. Police said one of the pistols was a Glock 48 with 10 9MM rounds in the magazine. According to the report, the victims said they noticed the pistols were missing when they woke up on June 1. •…
Pennsylvania State Police Media Barracks • State police said they are investigating a reported case of extorsion in Concord Township. A 72-year-old man at Maris Grove said he was extorted to give an unknown person $500 worth of Bitcoin. • Michael DeFrank, 42, of Aston, was arrested on harassment charges, a police report said. According to that report, there was an incident at Home Depot…
Pennsylvania State Police Avondale Barracks A Pennsbury Township resident on Crosslands Drive reported a case of identity theft to state police. According to the report, there was no financial loss, but the victim gave personal information during an Apple Security scam. Police are investigating. Kennett Square Police Department • David Aceto, 32, was charged with simple assault, public drunkenness, and other related offenses, following an…
Pennsylvania State Police Avondale Barracks • State police arrested a 51-year-old woman from Kennett Square (not named in the report) with DUI following a traffic stop for vehicle code infractions. The incident happened shortly before midnight on June 10 on E. Baltimore Pike. Troopers noticed indicators of impairment and a field sobriety test also indicated impairment, the report said. • Police said they arrested a…
Pennsylvania State Police Media Barracks • Police are investigating a burglary in Chadds Ford Township that happened on May 31. The police report said a home on Harvey Road was forcibly entered into sometime between 8 and 11 a.m. and the as-yet-unknown suspect ransacked the place and took collectible coins, change, and jewelry. Anyone with information is asked to call Tpr. Albert McMahon at 484-840-1000.…
Pennsylvania State Police Avondale Barracks • Troopers from the Avondale barracks will be conducting a Sobriety Checkpoint at an undisclosed location this coming weekend, May 31 through June 2. • Police said they arrested a 78-year-old woman from Kennett Square for shoplifting at the East Marlborough Township Walmart on May 9. The report gave no details on what was stolen, nor did it mention the…
Pennsylvania State Police Media Barracks • Police said Anthony Yantz, 37, of Pottstown, was arrested on shoplifting charges, according to state police. The report said Yantz stole more than $300 worth of merchandise from Target on Hatton Drive in Concord Township on May 5. • State police from the Media barracks are investigating the reported theft of $8,000 worth of merchandise from LuluLemon in Concord…
Pennsylvania State Police Media Barracks • State police from the Media Barracks are investigating a report of a burglary on Beech Tree Drive in Concord Township. The incident happened sometime between 11 a.m. on May 10 and 1 p.m. on May 12. According to the incident report, the couple was away visiting relatives but found their rear glass door shattered. Multiple bedrooms and offices were…
Pennsylvania State Police Media Barracks • Police said they arrested Corey Pilkington, 39, of Garnet Valley for disorderly conduct on May 3. The report said Pilkington became disorderly over his bank account and slammed a business phone and threw a chair inside the bank. Police did not specify which bank but said the incident happened at 10:19 a.m. at 214 Wilmington West Chester Pike. •…
Pennsylvania State Police Avondale Barracks • Few details were released, but police said they arrested a 29-year-old Philadelphia man for shoplifting at the East Marlborough Township Walmart on April 27. The report did not identify the suspect, nor did it say what was taken. It only said the man was seen failing to scan various items at the self-checkout. • Police arrested a 40-year-old man…
A 5-year-old autistic boy drowned in a pond in Kennett Township on Monday afternoon, April 29. “The detective from the Kennett Township Police Department and the Chester County Detectives are investigating the facts and circumstances that led to the boy’s death,” according to a press release. Kennett Township Police said they would not release the boy’s name until “all next-of-kin notifications have been made.” The…