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Victim Stabbed During Knifepoint Robbery In Kennett Square: Police Victim Stabbed During Knifepoint Robbery In Kennett Square: Police
Victim Stabbed During Knifepoint Robbery In Kennett Square: Police One man was slashed in the face and stabbed in the stomach during a Kennett Square mugging, according to police.  Authorities said the robbery happened around 9:30 p.m. on June 21.  Manuel Ordonez-Chitic approached the victim near West South Street and Union Street, brandished a knife, and stole his wallet and phone, police said.  He then attacked the victim with the knife, according to investigators.  Ordonez-Chitic, 33, was found hiding in the brush near the railroad track and taken into custody. Police said he's charged with multiple felonies including aggravated as…

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by Mac Bullock
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Driver In Kennett Square Hit-Run Was DUI, Police Claim Driver In Kennett Square Hit-Run Was DUI, Police Claim
Driver In Kennett Square Hit-Run Was DUI, Police Claim The driver accused of fleeing the scene of a two-car crash in Kennett Square is now also accused of driving under the influence, authorities say.  Kennett Square police said they were called to the corner of South Union and West South streets around 7 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 17 for a wreck. Both cars were badly damaged and one had crashed into a traffic light bollard, police said in a release.  The driver at the scene told officers that the other motorist — later identified as Jose Mendez-Lopez — had fled on foot, the release says.  Police said they saw him "st…

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by Mac Bullock
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Chesco Man Had Drugs Stashed In Pen Cap, Cops Claim Chesco Man Had Drugs Stashed In Pen Cap, Cops Claim
Chesco Man Had Drugs Stashed In Pen Cap, Cops Claim A Chester County man is accused of having drugs stored away in the cap of a pen when he was arrested early this year, say authorities.  Police in Kennett Square were patrolling near the corner of West South Street and Harvey Circle just after midnight on Sunday, Jan. 15, when they noticed a man laying on the ground, the department said.  Officers made contact with the man, 45-year-old Octavio Duran-Zavala, who they said "stated he was intoxicated and admitted to consuming alcohol. Police said they tried to bring Duran-Zavala back to his house, but that they were "unable to make co…

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by Mac Bullock
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Chester Police Probe Early Morning Shooting, Car Theft In Kennett Square Chester Police Probe Early Morning Shooting, Car Theft In Kennett Square
Chester Police Probe Early Morning Shooting, Car Theft In Kennett Square Police in Chester County are currently investigating after shots were fired at someone's home and a car was stolen in the Kennett Square area early Monday morning, authorities said. Shots were fired at a local resident's home around 3:15 a.m. in the area of West South Street and Lafayette Street according to the Kennett Square Police Department. A few hours later, around 6:15 a.m., officers responded to the 600 block of Worrall Avenue on a report of a stolen car, police said. Officers later determined that a car was stolen, two victims were identified as having items stolen from their…

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by Nicole Acosta