Daily Local News (West Chester, PA)
State Police Avondale Barracks
RUNAWAY » A 16-year-old juvenile ran away from home in the 200 block of Fallowfield Road in West Fallowfield Township on July 7 at 12:40 p.m. The juvenile was later located by the state police at his sister’s farm, police said.
THEFT » A woman made a down payment on a vacation in May, but it was later discovered that a 28-yearold male had provided the wrong account number to the vacation company and had withdrawn the money. It was later determined that the account number was accidentally written down and no actual crime occurred on June 3 in the 100 block of Amber Drive in East Nottingham Township, police said.
THEFT » Amanda and Kyle Rivera of West Chester and Nottingham respectively, went into Walmart in Lower Oxfords and placed
merchandise into a shopping cart on June 19 at 4:59 p.m. They left the store and fled, police said.
CRIMINAL MISCHIEF » Someone took $40 from an unlocked car in a driveway on Brooks Road in Pocopson Township overnight on July 22, police said.
PUBLIC DRUNK » A 27-yearold male from Lincoln University created a scene at the Wawa in West Nottingham Township and was determined to be highly intoxicated on July 12 at 7:03 p.m. in the 100 block of Pond’s Edge Drive, police said. THROWING BOTTLES » State police responded to a report of two juveniles throwing bottles at vehicles on Newark Road at Saginaw Road in New London Township on July 29 at 8:14 p.m. When the police arrived, they found broken glass but no juveniles, police said. ONE CAR » On July 30 at 6:48 p.m. a driver was traveling south on Bayard Road in Kennett Township when another oncoming vehicle crossed the yellow line coming toward her. She swerved to avoid that car and hit a stone wall. No one was injured, police said. MOBILE DEVICE ACCIDENT » Michael Lucht, 19, of Avondale was distracted using his mobile device in the 1000 block of Kaolin road in Kennett Township and drove off the road, hitting a tree, He suffered an injury of unknown severity, police said.
THEFT » Someone stole a 1999 green Ford Taurus from the 700 block of Commons Drive in Lower Oxford Township on July 26, 27 or 28, police said.
THEFT » Someone stole about $82 worth of salon products from the CVS Pharmacy in the 200 block of Fieldcrest Drive in West Nottingham Township on July 27 at 4:20 p.m., police said. DUI » Jonathan Hunter Hagan, 37, of Oxford was arrested for DUI after he crashed his vehicle into a cornfield on New London road south of Flint Hill road in Lower Oxford Township on July 15 at 7:52 p.m., police said.
DROVE AWAY » A driver rearended the car ahead on Baltimore Pike in East Marlborough Township on May 16 at 9:12 p.m. The agreed to share information at a nearby parking lot, but the driver of the striking vehicle drove away without sharing, police said.
RASH OF THEFTS » The Pennsylvania State Police at Avondale remind the public about locking unattended vehicles after seeing an increase in thefts from vehicles over the last month. These incidents have predominantly been throughout the southern part of Chester County. Remember: Keep you vehicle parked at all times; Park in a well-lit area; Report all suspicious activity in your neighborhood; Remove valuables from your vehicle when not in use. Anyone with information is asked to call the State Police at 610-268-2022.