Disabled car reportedly leads to DUI arrest
New Garden Township Police say 70-year-old driver was intoxicated
On Tuesday, Jan. 7, at 5:16 p.m., New Garden Township officers responded to the 9100 block of Gap Newport Pike to check on the well-being of an elderly male, whose vehicle had broken down along the side of the road, police said. Upon arrival, the driver, Jesus Perez, 70, of Landenberg, appeared confused and his speech was slurred...
Icy roads reportedly don’t deter impaired drivers
New Garden Township Police: 2 recent arrests occur in inclement weather
New Garden Township officers observed a vehicle being driven erratically on southbound Newark Road on snow- and ice-covered roadways on Saturday, Jan. 4, at 1:10 a.m., police said. After the driver ignored a stop sign, officers conducted a traffic stop in the 300 block of Kelleher Drive, police said. The vehicle had an odor...
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...
Wrong-way driver accused of almost hitting patrol car
New Garden Township Police say Lincoln University man was drunk
On Dec. 15, at 11:19 p.m., a New Garden officer on patrol in the 900 block of West Cypress Street observed a vehicle travelling westbound in the eastbound lanes that almost collided with the patrol vehicle, police said. A traffic stop was conducted and the driver, Andrew Diemedio, 20, of Lincoln University, had an odor of alcohol,...
Dragging bumper while speeding attracts police attention
New Garden officers say drunk driver did damage, kept going
Antonio Perez, 22, of Landenberg, drove drunk and caused damage on Nov. 22 in New Garden Township, police said.
A speeding green Pontiac Sunfire that allegedly blew a stop sign attracted the attention of New Garden Township officers on Friday, Nov. 22 at 12:40 a.m., police said. Officers were on stationary patrol in the area of Penn Green...
Police release sketch of armed robbery suspect
Man is accused of stealing money at gunpoint from deliveryman
New Garden Township Police have released a composite sketch of a man wanted for a pre-dawn armed robbery in the parking lot of the New Garden Shopping Center on Friday, Nov. 15.
Authorities said they hope the drawing, which was prepared by a Chester County detective, will lead to the apprehension of the suspect, who brandished a black,...
New Garden Police: Booze fuels dangerous chase
Off-duty officer reportedly intervenes, initiates traffic stop
Fransisco Marin-Cruz faces multiple charges from an incident on Sunday, Nov. 17, in New Garden Township, police said.
A commotion outside the New Garden Township Police station caught the attention of an off-duty officer on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013 at approx. 10:45 p.m., a department news release said.
The officer heard tires squealing,...
New Garden Police seeking alleged armed robber
Deliveryman reportedly sitting in truck on Friday when gun appears
While seated in his delivery truck in the early morning hours of Friday, Nov. 15, a 36-year-old man said he had a black, semi-automatic handgun pointed at him, New Garden Township Police said.
Officers responded at 4:42 a.m., where they found the victim in the parking lot of the New Garden Shopping Center, located at 350 Scarlett...
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...
Police: Pawn records point to purloined golf items
25-year-old Hartefeld National employee faces theft charges
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Ryan Ellis, 25, of Wilmington, De., is accused of stealing from his employer, Hartefeld National golf club.
An employee at an Avondale golf club has been charged with stealing from his employer, New Garden Township Police said.
Ryan Ellis, 25, of Wilmington, De., was arrested at Hartefeld...
