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Police Log: Tredyffrin Township Police September Arrests

Tredyffrin township police arrested suspects for drunken driving, assault, other violations from Sept. 2 to Sept.30.

TREDYFFRIN, PA —Eleven suspects were arrested in September for drunken driving and/or driving under the influence of illegal drugs in Tredyffrin Township.

The legal limit to operate a motor vehicle in the Commonwealth is .08%.

Individuals who refuse a test may be subjected to a license suspension of 12 months, which runs consecutively with any other suspensions.

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The suspension will be 18 months if the driver has a prior refusal suspension, a prior DUI conviction, or any similar prior offense.

  • Caitlyn DeFrank, 31 of Downingtown: DUI Drugs: positive for Lorazepam, Tramadol, and Fentanyl after a motor vehicle crash.
  • Denzel Brown, 29 of Philadelphia: DUI Drugs: Positive for THC.
  • Jasmine Pena, 23 of Coatesville: DUI Drugs: Positive for THC.
  • Alexander Matese, 24 of Astoria, N.Y.: DUI combination of drugs and alcohol: BAC of .091% and THC Adan
  • Velazquez-Hernandez, 36 of Malvern, : BAC of .135%
  • Megan Giles, 37 of West Chester: BAC of .229%
  • Anita Nasimiyu Wasilwa, 28 of Phoenixville: BAC of .185%
  • Crystal Jones, 36 of Malvern: BAC of .101% after a motor vehicle crash.
  • Tracy McGinnis, 28 of West Chester: BAC of .214%
  • Cristin Mowrer, 40 of West Chester: BAC: .176%
  • Abralem Howard, 46 of Philadelphia: BAC of .087%

Arrests:

  • Dashawn Caulder, 27 of Reading is free on $10,000 bail awaiting a preliminary hearing on charges of simple assault, recklessly endangering another person and other charges in connection with a domestic disturbance in the Wayne section of Tredyffrin Township.
  • Lauren Girafalco, 32 of Wayne is free on $25,000 bail awaiting a preliminary hearing on charges of simple assault and recklessly endangering another person in connection with a domestic disturbance in the Berwyn section of Tredyffrin Township.
  • Michael DiRocco, 27 of Downingtown, is awaiting a preliminary hearing on charges of speeding and operating a vehicle with an Interlock system that detects if a driver is intoxicated.
  • Montrell Groves, 28 of Philadelphia, is awaiting a preliminary hearing on charges of eluding police, recklessly endangering another person and other related charges after Groves refused to stop, on two consecutive days, for a Tredyffrin Township police officer, who attempted to stop him for speeding and a suspended registration.
  • Olen Weaver, 55, of Wayne, is awaiting a preliminary hearing on a charge of terroristic Threats stemming from a domestic dispute in the Wayne section of Tredyffrin Township.
  • Bard Brewer, 59 of Phoenixville, is awaiting a preliminary hearing on charges of intending to deliver a controlled substance, criminal use of a communication device and related charges.

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