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Police Blotter for the week of Dec. 14

12/14/2015 01:37PM ● By J. Chambless

BICYCLIST KILLED

A 74-year-old Lincoln University woman was killed on Dec. 8 when she was struck by a truck while bicycling at the intersection of Route 10 and Street Road in Lower Oxford Township. Pennsylvania State Police Avondale reported that Marie Kent was riding her bicycle on Township Road at 6:43 a.m. and failed to stop at a stop sign. A truck and trailer struck her and she was pronounced dead at the scene. The truck driver was not charged.

STUDENTS ARRESTED AFTER FIGHT

Two teens were charged in a fight that occurred on Nov. 19 at Oxford Area High School. Pennsylvania State Police Avondale reported that the 15-year-old and 14-year-old male students were fighting at 1 a.m. at the school and had been injured. Two adults who broke up the fight also suffered injuries, according to police. The teens were taken into custody and charged through the Chester County Office of Juvenile Probation with aggravated assault, simple assault, harassment and disorderly conduct. They were released to a parent.

RETAIL THEFTS

On Oct. 28, David D. Griggs was charged with retail theft by Oxford Police.

On Nov. 4, Angela Sanchez was charged by Oxford Police with retail theft.

On Nov. 8, Christine A. Lucas was arrested by Oxford Police and charged with corruption of a minor and retail theft.

On Nov. 18, Vicki Jo Wolownik was arrested by Oxford Police and charged with retail theft, receiving stolen property and criminal conspiracy.

On Nov. 18, Damon C. Profeto was arrested by Oxford Police and charged with retail theft, receiving stolen property and criminal conspiracy.

CELL TOWER BATTERIES STOLEN

Sometime between April 1 and Nov. 30, 20 batteries were stolen from a cell tower owned by Sprint Wireless on Pocopson Road, according to Pennsylvania State Police Avondale. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 610-268-2022.

CHARGES AFTER FIGHT

On Nov. 30 at 11:46 p.m., New Garden Township Police responded to the 1300 block of Newark Road for a report of an assault. The victim told police that William Dawson, 26, of Philadelphia, initiated a confrontation that included Dawson striking the victim in the head, neck and left eye. Police took Dawson into custody and charged him with simple assault and harassment. He was arraigned and remanded to Chester County Prison on $10,000.00 cash bail.

PUBLIC DRUNKENNESS

On Nov. 14 at 10:25 p.m., Kennett Square Police cited Marcus Alvarado-Loma, 26, of Kennett Square, for public drunkenness after he was found asleep in the back seat of a running vehicle with the door open and his legs hanging out. He was released at his residence.

DRUG CHARGES

On Nov. 1, Wayne F. Warwick was charged by Oxford Police with possession of a controlled substance, possession or distribution of small amount of marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

CARS VANDALIZED

Overnight on Nov. 15, windows were broken out of two vehicles parked in the 100 block of Elm Alley, according to Kennett Square Police.

GUNS STOLEN IN BURGLARY

A home at 344 Camp Bonsul Road in Elk Township was burglarized on the morning of Nov. 2, and several long guns were stolen, along with loose change, according to Pennsylvania State Police Avondale.

ASSAULT AND HARASSMENT

On Nov. 2, Drew A. Henderson was charged by Oxford Police with simple assault and disorderly conduct.

On Nov. 7, Archie A. Barlow was arrested by Oxford Police and charged with harassment and terroristic threats.

On Nov. 13, a 13-year-old boy was charged by Oxford Police with terroristic threats, disorderly conduct and harassment.

DUI

On Nov. 19 at 5:08 p.m., Kennett Square Police arrested Linda Clark, 66, of Kennett Square, for DUI after a multi-vehicle accident at North Union and Fairthorne streets. Clark was released to medical personnel due to her level of intoxication pending a summons from District Court.

On Nov. 19 at 8:46 p.m., Kennett Square Police arrested Stephen Phillips, 24, of Newark, Del., for DUI after a traffic stop at South Union Street and School House Lane. He was released to a friend pending a summons from District Court.

Pennsylvania State Police Avondale arrested David Steven Lawler of Oxford for DUI after a traffic stop on Nov. 26 at 12:27 a.m. on Route 1 at Bayard Road.

On Nov. 25 at 12:18 p.m., Pennsylvania State Police Avondale arrested Ethan Allen of Collegeville for driving under the influence of a controlled substance after police stopped him for a traffic violation.

Pennsylvania State Police Avondale arrested Marshall Lane, 22, of Chadds Ford, for DUI after a traffic stop on Route 52 on Nov. 26 at 12:27 a.m.

William Marcellus Stevenson, 45, of West Grove, was pulled over by Pennsylvania State Police Avondale on Nov. 26 for having counterfeit emissions and inspection stickers on his vehicle, and was found to be driving under the influence of a controlled substance. He was also charged with possession of marijuana.

On Nov. 25 at 9:17 p.m., New Garden Township Police saw a car swerving at a very low speed in the 800 block of West Cypress Street. The driver, Evaristo Rodriguez, 46, of New Castle, Del., was arrested for DUI and released pending a court appearance.

On Nov. 26 at 4:30 p.m., New Garden Township Police responded to an accident with serious injuries at Limestone Road and Gap Newport Pike. A driver, Archie Barlow Jr., 56, of West Grove, was found to be DUI and arrested. He was arraigned and taken to Chester County Prison in lieu of $100,000 cash bail.

On Nov. 27 at 5:40 p.m., New Garden Township Police responded to a complaint about an erratic driver. Police found that Javier Lopez, 32, of Kennett Square, had sideswiped another vehicle in the 300 block of Scarlett Road and then fled into a parking lot on Scarlett Road. He was arrested for DUI and released to a family member pending a court appearance.



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