State police: Kennett Twp. woman victimized by ID theft
More than $30,000 in fraudulent purchases reported under her name
More than $30,000 in fraudulent purchases in New York and Connecticut from May 29 to June 6 was discovered by a Kennett Township woman victimized by identity theft, state police from the Avondale barracks said. Police said the thief used the information from the victim, who lives on Penns Manor Drive, to open several credit lines;...
Area road projects may spur traffic delays
PennDOT plans to do brush-cutting, repairs in region this week
Lane restrictions on Creek Road in Birmingham Township between Bridge and Wylie Roads will be in effect for patching from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) said.
Other area road projects will include repairs on Baltimore Pike in Kennett Township Monday through Thursday from...
Kennett Square resident accused of drug offenses
49-year-old man also face child-endangerment charges
A 49-year-old Kennett Square man is facing multiple drug charges, Kennett Square police said. On May 17, police, assisted by Chester County Detectives and the Municipal Drug Task Force, arrested Charles Glasco Jr., for eight counts of possession of a controlled substance, eight counts of possession with intent to deliver and five counts of...
State police seek 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...
Police: Spate of storm-grate thefts solved
Two Delaware men face multiple charges for alleged months-long crime spree
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Christopher Jennings, 25, of New Castle, De., faces charges connected to a series of storm-grate thefts, police said.
Months after a series of storm-grate thefts rankled investigators, endangered the public, and cost area municipalities thousands of dollars, police said...
Two Kennett supervisors let ax fall unconditionally
By rushing Longwood demolition permit, they undermined planners, public
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
An ax fell Tuesday night on preservationists’ hopes that three Longwood Gardens bungalows along U.S. 1 could be saved.
Two of the three Kennett Township supervisors not only granted Longwood a demolition permit with no conditions attached, but they also solicited approval...
Police: Scam targeting Hispanic businesses
Victims allegedly threatened with shutoff of electricity
On April 22, a business located in the 100 block of South Willow Street received a phone call at 2:02 p.m. from a subject who claimed to represent PECO, Kennett Square police said. The subject advised the business that its PECO account was delinquent, adding that its electric service would be terminated within the hour; the only way...
Letter: New Pines owners not meeting responsibilities
To The Editor:
I have a deep concern about the condition of an old home known as The Pines located on East Baltimore Pike where it joins US 1. This historic building was a prominent station on the Underground Railroad in the 1850s. Many years later it was the birthplace of my grandfather, Richard Morton Pennock.
The property on which The Pines sits was bought around 2007 by a group that erected...
Six-car pileup clogged U.S. 1 during rush hour
State police said three drivers cited for following too closely
A six-car pileup occurred during rush hour in East Marlborough Township on April 10, state police from the Avondale barracks reported Thursday.
The accident happened at 7:52 a.m. as the drivers were all traveling north on U.S. 1, south of Bayard Road, and three of the six vehicles were following too closely, creating a domino effect...
Trio of Longwood cottages spared – for now
Kennett Township supervisors vote to table demolition decision
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Susan Larmann (left front) listens as Kennett Township Supervisors’ Chairman Michael E. Elling pays tribute to her late husband, John Larmann. Behind them are Supervisors Scudder G. Stevens (back left) and Robert A. Hammaker.
Three 1920s bungalows commissioned by Pierre S. du...
