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...
Police: N.J. driver under influence of controlled substance
Linwood resident initially stopped for traffic violation in Kennett Square
A traffic stop at Wayne and Worrall Avenues on May 12 at 7:45 p.m. led to the arrest of a New Jersey man, Kennett Square Police said. Viktor Mazur, 20, of Linwood, N.J., was determined to be driving under the influence of a controlled substance, police said. Mazur was arraigned by the on-call magisterial district judge...
Traffic stops result in drunken-driving arrests
Police: Two borough residents detained in separate incidents
Two Kennett Square residents were arrested for suspected drunken-driving in separate traffic stops, police said.
Jose Martinez-Diaz, 28, was pulled over on May 5 at 10:05 p.m. in the 200 block of South Willow Street, and Jose Gomez-Martinez, 29, was detained in the 500 block of South Union Street on May 6 at 10:31 p.m., police said.
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Permit required for Kennett Square soliciting
Police: Two businesses cited recently for failing to obtain one
If you own a business and want to solicit in the Borough of Kennett Square, you need a permit. Two businesses learned that lesson painfully in recent weeks when they received citations, Kennett Square police said.
The Power Home Remodeling Group of Chester was cited after several of their employees were observed in the 800 block of...
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...
Montco man, 27, charged with identity theft
Police said he cloned borough resident’s credit card to make fraudulent purchases
A three-month investigation led to identity-theft charges against a Montgomery County man, Kennett Square police said Tuesday.
Police said a 46-year-old resident of the 200 block of East State Street reported on Jan. 22 at 4 p.m. that his Visa credit/debit card had been cloned and used to make fraudulent purchases. ...
Chase across state lines leads to more charges
Kennett Square man must now answer to Delaware authorities, too
On April 10, Kennett Square officers arrested Simon Tapia-Ramirez, 35, of Kennett Square, charging him with theft, receiving stolen property, theft from a motor vehicle, fleeing and eluding, and traffic offenses for an incident that occurred between 5:34 and 7 a.m. in the 100 block of East Cedar Street, police said.
Officers ended...
Borough thefts, burglaries being investigated
Police: Cellphones, cash, medication among stolen items
Kennett Square police said several recent thefts and burglaries are under investigation.
Several recent thefts and burglaries are under investigation, Kennett Square police said.
They include the theft of a cellphone April 1 sometime between 5 and 9 p.m. from a business in the 100 block of Race Street, and a registration sticker stolen sometime...
Borough police probing teen’s reported assault
15-year-old victim said one of 3 male assailants tried to stab him
Kennett Square police are investigating an alleged assault that reportedly occurred on March 19 in the borough.
Police said the 15-year-old male victim told police about the attack on March 21. He said it occurred between 8 and 9 p.m. on Sycamore Alley, between Juniper and Mulberry Streets, police said. The assailants, one of...
Police probing robbery at business on Friday
Suspects described as 2 men in black hoodies, gloves, face masks
Kennett Square police are investigating a reported robbery that occurred 11:30 a.m. Friday at a business located in the 200 block of South Willow Street.
The suspects were described as a thinly built black male, about 5-foot-8, wearing a black hoodie and a black mask covering all but his eyes and a red beanie, hat and gloves; and...
