NEW GARDEN — Township police charged an Avondale man with creating a disturbance at his former place of employment, on June 6.
Police were called to a business on the 700 block of Newark Road. Upon arrival police were advised the company had terminated Juan Zavala-Nunez, 27, but had allowed him to stay in his room on the property for a few days.
Reportedly, Zavala-Nunez had become intoxicated and was causing problems with other employees so management asked him to leave. Zavala-Nunez was visibly intoxicated, police said. Due to his condition, company officials agreed to let him stay in his room until he sobered up. Police said Zavala-Nunez was advised through a translator he needed to stay in his room and not cause any further problems.
But later that day, At 3:12 pm, township police were again called back, as Zavala-Nunez was reportedly throwing rocks at employees. Zavala-Nunez was taken into custody for Public Drunkenness and released to his brother.
Earlier, on June 5, township police were called with a report of an erratic driver on Gap Newport Pike that reportedly had pulled into a parking lot at Newark Road and Gap Newport Pike.
Police said witness accounts had the vehicle tailgating, disregarding stop signs and driving into the oncoming lane of travel on multiple occasions, almost causing a collision. Witnesses also said, according to police reports, that in parking lot the driver wearing a blue shirt, switched positions with a passenger and moved to the back seat.
Police said they contacted the subject in the blue shirt who had bloodshot eyes and a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage emanating from his person. Juan Rivera-Martinez, 45 of Avondale admitted, police said, to consuming approximately 10 beers and that he had been driving. Rivera-Martinez was unable to complete Field Sobriety Tests due to his level of impairment, police said. He was taken into custody for suspicion of DUI. Rivera-Martinez was processed and released pending an appearance at Magisterial District Court 15-4-04.
A passenger in the vehicle, Rodrigo Flores-Lopez, 18 of Avondale, also admitted to consuming beer and was cited for Underage Drinking, police said.
A township man was cited for disorderly conduct, after police were called to a Cambridge Road home, after a report of a domestic disturbance. On June 3, police arrived at the home and were advised that a man had yelled obscenities at his father and step-father. Following an investigation into the incident, Christopher Jannaman, 22 of Landenberg was advised that he would be receiving a citation for Disorderly Conduct, police said.
