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...

Kennett Square police chase suspect into Delaware

Borough police pursue a suspect from Kennett Square into New Castle County By P.J. D’Annunzio, Staff Writer, KennetTimes.com  KENNETT SQUARE — Like something from a Hollywood action movie, police from Kennett Square and several other local law enforcement agencies were involved in a high-speed pursuit last week, spanning two states and several municipalities. At approximately 9 PM on April...

Fallen officers to be remembered, May 10

Brass plaques honor the nine fallen police officers, killed in the line of duty, in Chester County, near the old county courthouse. WEST CHESTER — Chester County’s nine fallen police officers range from two members of the Kennett Square force who were fatally ambushed in 1972 by a key operative in the notorious Johnston Brothers gang to the sheriff fatally struck by a milk-delivery train...

Toughkenamon woman in trouble again

Police say she made false claim that her husband threatened to shoot her; still faces charges over March ambulance ruckus NEW GARDEN — A Toughkenamon woman is in trouble again after apparently falsely claiming her husband threatened to shoot her last month, just weeks after being charged in an incident when reportedly emergency personnel wouldn’t take her to the hospital of her choice. According...

Kennett Square Police Blotter, March 9

KENNETT SQUARE — Borough police report the following police reports in recent days: • DUI — Kennett Square Police arrested Juan Juarez Gutierrez, 40, of Wilmington, DE and charged him with DUI following a traffic stop on Sunday 3/4/12 at 10:15 PM in the 500 block of West State Street.  Juarez-Gutierrez was released pending summons from District Court. • Drug Possession — The Kennett...

Kennett Square buries $350K hatchet with McCarthy

After a five-year dispute, Borough Council ends its legal battle with former Borough Police Chief By P.J. D’Annunzio, Staff Writer, KennettTimes.com Borough Councilman Leon Spencer reads a proclimation as part of a settlement with former borough Police Chief Albert McCarthy, currently the chief of police in Kennett Township as part of a settlement ending a five-year legal fight over back pay. KENNETT...

12 charged in New Garden murders

New Garden Police spearhead a multi-agency arrest of twelve suspects in connection to gang-related murders By P.J. D’Annunzio, Staff Writer, KennettTimes.com NEW GARDEN — Small towns are not immune to urban, gang-style crimes as evidenced by the murders of Cuahuctemoc Bedolla, 27, and Jose Rodriguez, 29 at an Avondale party last December. After an extensive investigation by State Police, County...

Kennett Square police issue crime stats

Borough police release crime statistics during Tuesday night’s Borough Council meeting By P.J. D’Annunzio, Staff Writer, KennettTimes.com KENNETT SQUARE—Police Chief Edward Zunino announced the borough’s crime and police call statistics for the months of November and December of 2011 before the Mayor, the council, and citizens during Tuesday night’s Borough Council meeting. Among the...

Kennett Square Police Blotter

The Kennett Square Police Department reports the following recent incident reports: • Retail Theft — The Kennett Square Police Department cited Scott Hart, 43 of Kennett Square for Retail Theft on Sunday, 12/4/11 at 3:05 PM following an incident that occurred in the 100 block of South Mill Road.  Hart was issued a citation and released. • Underage Drinking — The Kennett Square Police...

Kennett Sq. PD to hold prescription drug disposal program, Sat.

Police in Kennett Square, as well as departments across the nation, are holding a DEA sponsored prescription drug disposal initiative By P.J. D’Annunzio, Staff Writer, KennettTimes.com  KENNETT SQUARE — Kennett Square Police, in conjunction with the Drug Enforcement Agency are participating in a nationwide free, no-questions-asked disposal event unused prescription drugs. The disposal drive...