East Marlborough man, 67, reported missing
State police said he was last seen on May 2
A 67-year-old East Marlborough Township resident has been reported missing and endangered, state police from the Avondale barracks said Friday.
Police said James J. Fiore, described as 5-foot-11 and 170 lbs. with gray hair and brown eyes, was last seen at his residence on Schoolhouse Road on May 2 at 6 p.m., police said. He does not own a cell phone but...
State police probing theft from barn, business
Stolen items said to include push mower, gas tank
State police from the Avondale barracks are investigating a burglary reported in the 1300 block of Hickory Hill Road in Pennsbury Township.
Police said various items were stolen from a barn sometime between March 8 at 10 p.m. and Monday at 1 p.m. Anyone with information is asked to call the barracks at 610-268-2022.
State police are also investigating...
Does alleged mailbox vandal have skin woes?
Police said skin cream package was stolen from damaged Newlin box
Mailboxes have been a target for vandals recently, said state police from the Embreeville barracks.
On March 6, sometime between 10 p.m. and March 9 at noon, someone damaged a mailbox in the 500 block of Joshua Way in Newlin Township and also removed a package of skin cream from it. Anyone with information is asked to call police at...
Heavy-metal thefts weigh heavily on victims
State police: Materials have been stolen from variety of venues
Heavy-metal thefts continue to plague the area, state police report.
State police from the Embreeville barracks said sometime between Friday at 2:30 p.m. and Wednesday at 6:30 a.m., someone took materials that were part of a bridge rehabilitation project at Brandywine Creek Road in Newlin Township.
Police said the theft included five...
Two Avondale troopers rescued from burning car
They sustained significant, but not life-threatening injuries, police said
Updated at 2:10 p.m. with trooper IDs, new details
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Two Avondale troopers were injured Friday morning after their vehicle crashed into a tree en route to a reported burglary-in-progress that proved to be inaccurate.
State police from the Avondale barracks got a somber reminder...
Troopers respond to one-vehicle crash in Pennsbury
Investigators, who found no one at scene, said vehicle was stolen in Delaware
State police from the Avondale barracks responded to the 700 block of Cossart Road in Pennsbury Township on Jan. 16 at 1:50 a.m. for the report of a one-vehicle crash. Upon arrival, police said the vehicle, which struck a utility pole, was unoccupied. Investigators later learned that the vehicle had been stolen from Wilmington,...
Police charge Pocopson man with domestic assault
Victim was allegedly struck, thrown, and choked
A 57-year-old Pocopson Township man was taken into custody on Thursday on a warrant for an alleged domestic assault, state police from the Avondale barracks said Friday.
Police said the incident occurred in the 600 block of Clarks Lane in Pocopson Township on Nov. 11 about 7:30 p.m. Police said the female victim reported being struck, knocked to the...
Police: Would-be Wawa thieves know the drill
Crooks allegedly foiled by efforts to gain entry with power tools
Detectives believe this alleged thief specializes in gaining access to Wawa stores with power tools.
If police are correct, some tenacious would-be thieves persevered in their attempts to gain entry into a Wawa store in East Goshen because they had been successful in Lower Merion Township.
Westtown-East Goshen Regional police said officers...
