Drunk driver who injured trooper gets state prison
A Glen Mills woman was sentenced to 14 to 28 months in jail for crash on U.S. 1
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
A drunk-driver struck the driver’s side of Trooper Chad Burgwald’s state patrol cruiser as he was parked in the middle of the U.S. 1 median to monitor traffic on Dec. 29.
The crime sent shock waves through the Avondale state police barracks on Dec. 29: A...
Night Out event celebrates police, community bonds
After interviews with officers, children share law-enforcement insight
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Kennett Square Police Chief Edward A. Zunino Jr. shakes the hand of a newly designated “junior” officer.
One by one, 15 children, some totally dwarfed by the podium, shared tidbits gleaned from interviewing Kennett Square police officers as well as some advice...
PennDOT warns of possible traffic trouble spots, starting Aug. 5
Roadwork planned on several major area highways, including U.S. 1, Routes 41, 52, 926
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has announced the following road projects in the area, which may cause traffic delays from Aug. 5-10:
U.S. 1 in Kennett Township: lanes closures between Greenwood and Parkerville Roads from 7 p.m. t0 5 a.m. for paving.
Rt. 52 in Kennett Township: lane closures between...
Attempting to flee accident scene leads to more charges
New Garden police said a Coatesville driver struck another man with his vehicle
The aftermath of a July 6 accident turned violent, and now a 31-year-old Coatesville man in in custody, New Garden Township police said.
FaIsrael Franco-Venites, also known as Javier Maldonado, was charged with drunken-driving, aggravated assault, and related offenses after he allegedly attempted to flee an accident...
New Garden police respond to loud party, loose dogs
State police cite several for alleged drunken-driving and an assault
Miguel Vazquez, 31, of Kennett Square, was cited for allowing his dogs to run loose. Police responded to the 200 block of Line Road on June 28 for a complaint of two aggressive dogs on the caller’s property; the dogs are known to run loose, and the owner has been cited in the past for the same offense, New Garden Township...
Police: Man with alleged heroin fails to outrun officers
Coatesville resident, 34, is taken into custody after foot pursuit
Michael Cariola, 34, of Coatesville was arrested Thursday for possession of heroin and related offenses, New Garden Township police said. Police were called to the 1300 block of Newark Road for a subject who had walked away from a facility after discarding suspected narcotics, police said. After a brief foot pursuit, Cariola was...
Police respond to disputes, drunken-driving
One defendant faces charges for allegedly threatening to kill a co-worker
A dispute with a co-worker led to terroristic threat charges against Hassan Elmiamari, 43 of Mechanicsburg, New Garden Township police said. Police said Elmiamari became involved in an argument on June 2 with a co-worker in the 900 block of Penn Green Road. Elmiamari then threatened to kill the co-worker and made a gun-type...
Police: DNA helps catch car crook
Md. woman charged with 2010 theft
A two-year-old car theft was solved through DNA, New Garden Township police said.
Carla Johnson, 39, of Elkton, Md., was charged with theft and related offenses for her role in stealing a motor vehicle from the unit block of Colonial Farms Drive in January 2010, New Garden police said. DNA evidence collected from the recovered vehicle was a match for Johnson’s,...
