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...
State police: Robber hits 24-hour CVS
Authorities said gun-toting bandit stole $182.50 from E. Marlborough store
A man wearing a purple Baltimore Ravens sweatshirt and black jacket armed with “a long gun” robbed the 24-hour CVS Pharmacy on East Baltimore Pike in East Marlborough Township on Monday at 2:03 a.m., said state police from the Avondale barracks.
Police said the bandit handed a brown paper bag to the cashier with instructions...
Kennett Square police log 4 drunken-driving arrests
Most of the citations stemmed from traffic stops or accidents
Kennett Square police issued an assault citation to an 18-year-old borough resident on Feb. 16.
Drug- and alcohol-related charges dominated the Kennett Square police blotter during the past two weeks.
Police arrested Brandon Clark, 27, of Newark, De., for allegedly driving under the influence of a controlled substance following a traffic...
Police: Aggressive dogs chased pet off its property
The owners of Daisy are offering a reward for her return.
Owner is offering reward for Daisy’s safe return
A Landenberg man who repeatedly allowed his aggressive dogs to run loose has been cited for multiple dog-law violations, New Garden Township Police said. David Sampson, 30 of Landenberg, committed the offenses Feb. 7, 8, and 9, police said, adding that the dogs were aggressive with...
Kennett Square police cite five for alleged drunken-driving
Many July arrests in borough were alcohol-related, police said
Alcohol-related incidents dominated the Kennett Square police blotter for the bulk of July, police said today.
Sergio Hernandez-Guzman, 20, of Kennett Square, was arrested for suspected drunken driving after a traffic stop in the 400 block of Birch Street on Sunday, July 8 at 1 a.m.; he was released at his residence pending a summons...
Philadelphia man held for trial on armed-robbery charge
New Garden police said he brandished a gun and grabbed cash from a business
New Garden Township Police announced the arrest today of a Philadelphia man charged with a July 11 armed robbery.
Police said Timothy T. Harris, 32, entered a store in the New Garden Shopping Center at 345 Scarlett Road in Kennett Square, brandished a black handgun partially covered with a bandana, and demanded cash. The...
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...
High-profile drunken-driver gets 60 days in jail
Defendant acknowledged that he wasn’t a typical first-time offender
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
A high-profile, drunken-driving defendant was sentenced yesterday to 60 days in prison.
Chester County Court Judge William P. Mahon imposed the jail term on Sean O. O’Neill, a 23-year-old Delaware County resident who
Sean O. O’Neill received a 60-day jail term for...
Sentence debated for high-profile drunk-driver
Both sides strongly disagree on the length of Sean O. O’Neill’s jail term
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
A high-profile, drunken-driving defendant who will be sentenced tomorrow in Chester County Court has inflamed passions on both
Sean O. O’Neill will be sentenced tomorrow in Chester County Court for a highly-publicized drunken-driving offense.
Sean O. O’Neill...
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...
