State police: Armed robber hits 24-hour CVS
Authorities said man armed with long gun handed cashier a paper bag for money
A man wearing a purple Baltimore Ravens sweatshirt and armed with “a long gun” robbed the 24-hour CVS Pharmacy on East Baltimore Pike in East Marlborough Township on Monday at 2:03 a.m., said state police from the Avondale barracks.
Police said the bandit handed a brown paper bag to the cashier with instructions...
State police: Traffic stop leads to drug, DUI charges
A Delaware woman was charged with driving under the influence and possession of marijuana following a traffic stop on Aug. 16 at 11:06 in Pennsbury Township, said state police from the Avondale barracks. Police said Molly T. Daddono, 21, of Newark, was detained on Cossart Road, just west of Fairville Road.
Sometime between Aug. 14 at 3:30 p.m. and Aug. 18 at 3:30 p.m., someone broke into a residence...
PennDOT: Roadwork may cause traffic delays
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) wants motorists to be aware of roadwork in the area that may cause traffic delays.
On Monday and Tuesday, crews from Peco Energy will be working on utility installation on Baltimore Pike between Reese Street and Penn Green Road in New Garden Township. The work, which will be done from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., will result in lane restrictions.
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State police: Teen who fled was drunk
Failure to heed stop sign allegedly led to attempted traffic stop, flight
On Friday, a Kennett Square driver’s failure to heed a stop sign led to multiple charges, state police from the Avondale barracks said. For starters, Matthew J. Scott, 18, of Kennett Square, also ignored the attempted traffic stop, leading police on a brief pursuit, state police said. Once Scott was apprehended, troopers...
Police: Woman cited for duck-biting dog
State police from the Embreeville barracks cited a Kennett Square woman on Thursday for failing to confine her dog. Police said a dog owned by Brooke Holloway, 24, got loose and bit several geese and ducks owned by a West Chester man in the area of the 200 block of Brandywine Drive in Newlin Township at 6:12 p.m.
Police from the Avondale barracks said a trooper stopped a Chadds Ford woman on...
Attempted theft of copper wire reported in Pennsbury
Police: Report any suspicious activity in 1600 block of E. Street Rd. on Tuesday
The attempted theft of copper wire from the 1600 block of East Street Road in Pennsbury Township on Tuesday from 1 to 1:20 a.m. is under investigation by the Avondale barracks, state police said. Anyone with information is asked to call Trooper Revels at 610-268-2022, police said.
A criminal-mischief incident is also...
Thefts from unlocked vehicles reported
State police said four vehicles hit on Saturday in Newlin Township
On Saturday, sometime between 1 and 6:30 a.m., someone entered a detached garage in the 1800 block of Chestnut Hollow Lane in Newlin Township through an unlocked side door and entered two unlocked vehicles, state police from the Avondale barracks police said. About $300 in cash and $30 in loose change was taken, police said.
A neighbor’s...
Cool jazz, wines combine for worthy cause
Art Association presenting Cuban piano sensation at Galer Estates
Jorge Luis Pacheco will perform at the Galer Estates Winery on Wednesday to benefit the Chester County Art Association renovations.
Cool sounds in a cool setting combine for a worthy cause on Wednesday night at the Galer Estates Winery in East Marlborough Township.
Starting at 7:30 p.m., the Chester County Art Association (CCAA) is presenting...
E. Marlborough woman reports cut phone line
State police from Avondale investigating the incident
An East Marlborough Township woman reported on Friday that someone had cut a phone line to her residence in the 400 block of Dean Drive, state police from the Avondale barracks said. The woman, who did not see anyone suspicious, said she realized the line had been severed after speaking with the phone company, police said. Anyone with information...
Police seeking public’s help to ID crash fatality
Troopers said severe burns to truck, driver hampering identification
State police from the Avondale barracks are seeking the public’s help to identify the driver of an early 1990s Chevrolet S-10 pick-up, who died Sunday in a single-vehicle crash.
Police said the truck was traveling south on Rt. 272, north of McCoury Road, in East Nottingham Township. Police said it moved off the south side of the...
