DRUG CHARGES

Pennsylvania State Police Avondale arrested Amanda Corinne Beiler, 23, of West Grove, for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia after a traffic stop at Shepherd Lane and Newark Road on March 3 at 1:12 a.m.

On March 7 at 6:26 p.m., Pennsylvania State Police Avondale stopped a car on Gypsy Hill Road north of Route 896 in Franklin Township and subsequently charged  Jody Dale Jordan, 44, of Landenberg, as well as a 17-year-old boy who was in the car, with DUI and possession of drug paraphernalia. Charges are pending.

Pennsylvania State Police Avondale arrested Jarrell Barrington Williams, 22, of Bowie, Md., for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia after a traffic stop on Newark Road on March 5 at 1:47 a.m.

On the evening of March 3, New Garden Township Police found a two-vehicle crash at West Cypress Street and Cedar Springs Road. One of the cars was in the roadway with keys in the ignition, but unoccupied. The driver of the second car had parked in a nearby lot. The driver of the second car said the other car struck his and the driver had fled. Police found the driver, Peter Patrissi, 44, of Avondale, hiding in bushes in the 900 block of West Cypress Street. He was taken into custody for DUI and released pending a court appearance.

A home at 249 South Bank Road in Landenberg was burglarized on March 10 between 8:30 a.m. and 12:40 p.m., according to Pennsylvania State Police Avondale. Someone forced open a side door and took jewelry, a jewelry box and bedspread before fleeing.

A home at 22 Meadowood Drive in Cochranville was burglarized overnight on Feb. 22, according to Pennsylvania State Police Avondale. Someone entered the basement through an unlocked sliding door and stole tools, a bow and arrow and two BB guns before fleeing. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 610-268-2022.

Pennsylvania State Police Avondale arrested John Joseph Wible, 56, of Rising Sun, Md., after he crashed his car into a snow bank at Route 472 and Bethel Road on March 5 at 6:30 p.m.