19-year-old woman allegedly driving drunk

State police say she was stopped for traffic offense on May 23 A 19-year-old Kennett Square woman was arrested for driving under the influence on Friday, May 23, at 10:33 p.m., said state police from the Avondale barracks. Police said Alexandria Marie Tavoni was stopped for a traffic offense, found to be intoxicated, processed, and released pending an appearance in district court, police said. Thomas...

State police scheduling child safety seat checks

Troopers also gearing up for traffic monitoring over holiday weekend Pennsylvania State Police from the Avondale barracks will be conducting free child safety seat checks on Tuesday, May 27, between 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. at the Avondale Fire Company, a state police news release said. This event is being run in conjunction with the Click it or Ticket campaign and requires an appointment. Contact Trooper...

State police: Man found drunk in Dumpster

33-year-old Avondale resident reportedly cited for public intoxication On Thursday, March 27, an Avondale man was found intoxicated in a Dumpster, said state police from the Avondale barracks. Police said Brian M. Feeney, 33, was found at 4:15 p.m. in a trash bin at the Hilton Garden Inn in the 800 block of East Baltimore Pike in East Marlborough Township. He was charged with public drunkenness,...

State police arrest alleged drunken driver

24-year-old Kennett Square man pulled over for traffic stop A Kennett Square man was arrested for alleged drunken-driving on Wednesday, Feb. 26, said state police from the Avondale barracks. Police said Nathaniel R. Payne, 24, was taken into custody following a traffic stop at 1:23 a.m. on Kaolin Road, east of Sheehan Road. State police from the Avondale barracks investigated an incident of criminal...

State police: 2 area residents arrested for drunken-driving

Both incidents reportedly occurred in Kennett Township Michelle Ann Dell, 37, of Chadds Ford, was arrested for driving under the influence on Sunday, Feb. 16, in Kennett Township, said state police from the Avondale barracks.  State police said the arrest occurred at 5:29 a.m. on Burnt Mill Road, west of Spring Mill Road, following a two-vehicle crash. A 34-year-old Toughkenamon man was arrested...

Borough police investigating graffiti incident

Railroad control box on South Broad Street was targeted A railroad control box located in the 500 block of South Broad Street was spray-painted with graffiti sometime between 7 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 27, and 9:44 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 30, Kennett Square Police said. An investigation is continuing, police said. On Wednesday, Oct. 30, at 4:02 p.m., Kennett Square Police cited Robert Bishop, 29, of...

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...

State police: Woman cited for duck-biting dog

State police from the Embreeville barracks cited a Kennett Square woman on Thursday for failing to confine her pet. Police said a dog owned by Brooke Holloway, 24, got loose and bit several geese and ducks owned by a West Chester man in the area of the 200 block of Brandywine Drive in Newlin Township at 6:12 p.m. Kennett Square police said they cite Jorge Lopez-Perez, 35, of Kennett Square, for...

State police: Kennett Twp. woman victimized by ID theft

More than $30,000 in fraudulent purchases reported under her name More than $30,000 in fraudulent purchases in New York and Connecticut from May 29 to June 6 was discovered by a Kennett Township woman victimized by identity theft, state police from the Avondale barracks said. Police said the thief used the information from the victim, who lives on Penns Manor Drive, to open several credit lines;...

Two drivers arrested for separate hit-and-runs

Police said both were unlicensed and left accident scene David Perez-Romero, 28, of Avondale, was arrested May 24 in connection with a hit-and-run accident on May 8 at 5:50 p.m. at North Mill Road and West Sickle Street, Kennett Square police said. He faces multiple offenses, including drivers required to be licensed, failing to observe stop and yield signs, and ignoring the duty to give Information...