New Garden Police: Arson suspect in custody
56-year-old Avondale man accused of setting his mobile home on fire
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Stacey Lee Lewis Jr.
The Avondale man suspected of setting his mobile home ablaze on Tuesday, May 6, in Avondale, was taken into custody later the same day, said New Garden Township Police.
Police said at 8:15 p.m., an officer responded to the unit block of Santilli Road for...
County shifting into flood-recovery mode
5.5 inches of rain prompts evacuations, more than 60 water rescues
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
With so much water all around, these horses at Castle Rock Farm in Pocopson Township have plenty of time for reflection. Photo by Dave Lichter
The water is receding, and now the necessary mop-up will begin. And if county officials had their way, no one would be on the roads right...
Police: Wrong-way driver in stolen vehicle
New Garden Township officers say Wilmington man was also intoxicated
Juan Garcia-Posada
On Tuesday, April 8, at 11:45 p.m., a New Garden Township officer observed a vehicle travelling westbound on Baltimore Pike in the eastbound lane of travel, police said. A traffic stop was conducted in the 1700 block of Baltimore Pike, and the officer made contact with the driver, Juan Garcia-Posada, 23, of...
Ex-New Garden Twp. supervisor enters guilty plea
Warren E. Reynolds admits to 5 counts of possessing child pornography
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Warren E. Reynolds
A former New Garden Township supervisor pleaded guilty on Tuesday, March 4, in Chester County Court to five counts of possession of child pornography.
Warren E. Reynolds, 52, of Avondale, who had originally been charged with more than 500 counts, entered the...
Traffic stop reportedly leads to fugitive arrest
Kennett Square Police: Local resident wanted in Arizona on multiple charges
A traffic stop on Tuesday, Dec. 31, at 8:40 p.m., in the 500 block of West South Street led to an arrest, Kennett Square Police said. Officers determined that Salvador Bernal-Lagunas, 33, of Kennett Square, had an arrest warrant out of Maricopa County, Az., for illegal control of an enterprise, money laundering, assisting...
Police: Avondale man facing multiple charges
New Garden Township officers say he drove drunk, resisted arrest
New Garden Township Police charged Guadalupe Tapia, 42, of Avondale, with drunken driving, resisting arrest, and assaulting a police officer.
A 42-year-old Avondale man suspected of drunken driving is behind bars after resisting arrest, New Garden Township Police said.
Police investigating an accident on Dec. 27 at 6:51 p.m. at...
Erratic driving leads to 3 DUI arrests in New Garden
Traffic stops result after officers reportedly observe weaving, swerving
Salvado Marcelo-Antunez, 37, of Kennett Square, faces drunken-driving charges in New Garden Township.
On Nov. 5 at 10:16 p.m., New Garden Township officers observed a black Saturn driving erratically in the 700 block of West Cypress Street, police said. After swerving into both lanes without turning signals, the driver...
7th of 12 defendants in bonfire stabbing sentenced
Former Avon Grove High student will spend 40 to 80 years behind bars
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Graffiti often signals the presence of rival gangs who want to mark their territory, according to police.
The seventh of 12 defendants charged in a 2011 Avondale double homicide fueled by gang rancor was sentenced Wednesday in Chester County Court.
James L. Jones, 21, of West...
D.A.: Convicted sex offender back behind bars
He allegedly returned to U.S. after being deported but was spotted by county detective
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Bolivar Barrios, 25, is behind bars again after a Chester County detective recognized the former Avondale resident as a convicted felon who had been deported, authorities said.
A convicted sex offender who had been deported after serving prison time is back in...
KAU team returns home to rousing reception
Kennett Kings earn fans – and memories – with series of achievements
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Members of the KAU team – the U.S. Senior League Baseball champs – line up for an appreciative crowd at their field on Leslie Road in Kennett Square.
Sandwiched between nearly a dozen emergency vehicles with lights flashing and sirens blaring in downtown Kennett Square,...
