PILLS STOLEN FROM CAR

Pennsylvania State Police Avondale reported that Gregory Miller, 32, of London Britain Township, was in a hospital from Dec. 18 to 21, and when he returned to his car in the parking lot, a bottle of about 60 oxycontin pills had been stolen from his unlocked vehicle.

DRUG CHARGES

Pennsylvania State Police Avondale responded to a home at 160 Fremont Road in West Nottingham Township on Dec. 21 for a report of an unconscious person. They found Brad Heard, 28, of Charlotte, N.C., had a needle for the use of heroin. He was taken to Jennersville Regional Hospital, and he will be charged in District Court.

ACCIDENT CAUSES INJURIES

A 24-year-old Nottingham man suffered multiple injuries in a one-car accident on Dec. 19, according to Pennsylvania State Police Avondale. Police said Ryan Filliaux was driving on Red Pump Road in West Nottingham Township at 2:44 a.m. when he lost control of the car and drove off the road into a wooded area. The car caught fire and was destroyed. Police said Filliaux was taken to Christiana Hospital with injuries. Police listed DUI as the reason for the accident.

MAIL STOLEN

Mail from several mailboxes along Waterway Road in East Nottingham Township was stolen on Dec. 20, according to Pennsylvania State Police Avondale. Someone took mail and threw some of it along the roadway, possibly stealing some of it. Anyone with information is asked to call Trooper Revels at 610-268-2022.

CHRISTMAS LIGHTS CUT

On Dec. 19, an 80-year-old London Grove Township resident reported that someone had cut his string of Christmas lights, according to Pennsylvania State Police Avondale. Police said the incident occurred overnight on Dec. 17. Anyone with information about the criminal mischief is asked to call police at 610-268-2022.

RETAIL THEFT

On Nov. 14, Oxford Police charged Inisa Thomas, Tiyana Fortune, Aisha Frazier and Porshia Lake with retail theft.

On Dec. 7, Oxford Police charged Kathy A. Lewis with retail theft and receiving stolen property.

RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT

Pennsylvania State Police Avondale reported that a 28-year-old motorist from West Grove was traveling along Embreeville Road in East Marlborough Township on Nov. 1 after 7 p.m. when they struck large pumpkins that had been placed in the roadway. The driver told police he saw a man and woman standing on the porch of a nearby home, and that both of them ran inside when he approached them. The suspects, ages 52 and 47, are under investigation for charges of recklessly endangering another person.

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 Dec. 11 at 8:06 p.m., New Garden Township Police responded to a report of an erratic driver and found a car resting against an embankment on Penn Green Road, north of Laurel Bridge Road. The driver, Margaret Lavoie-Davis, 46, of Landenberg, was awakened by police and refused to perform sobriety tests. She was taken into custody for DUI and released pending a court appearance.

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 Dec. 2, Oxford Police arrested Connie L. Gallagher for DUI and careless driving.

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.

Pennsylvania State Police Avondale arrested Justin Raleigh Davis, 25, of Baltimore, Md., for driving under the influence of marijuana on Dec. 21 at midnight. Davis was pulled over on Route 926 after he was seen swerving into the oncoming lane. He was taken to Jennersville Hospital for a blood test. He faces charges of DUI and related traffic offenses.

Dennis Noel Garcia, 26, of Oxford, was arrested for DUI by Pennsylvania State Police Avondale on Dec. 20 after committing two traffic offenses on Third Street in Oxford.

Diego Armando Martinez Cordova, of Mexico, was arrested for DUI after a traffic stop on Dec. 19 on Route 1 in New Garden Township, according to Pennsylvania State Police Avondale.

Alan Cristian Herrera, of West Grove, was arrested for DUI on Dec. 17 after a traffic stop, according to Pennsylvania State Police Avondale. He was charged with suspicion of DUI and possession of a small amount of marijuana.

Jorge Luis Lopez-Caamargo, of West Grove, was arrested for DUI on Dec. 15 after a traffic stop on Pennsylvania Avenue in Avondale, according to Pennsylvania State Police Avondale. He was arrested for DUI and possession of a small amount of marijuana.