Malvern Police Blotter: U-Turns Inhibited

Vehicle accident... On Monday, Feb. 27, a FedEx tractor trailer making deliveries on King Street near Duffryn Avenue made a U-turn in a parking lot near the Malvern Fire Company entrance. The top of the truck snagged the thick utility cables hanging overhead, pulling the wires and knocking over one pole and bending another. The truck was unable to move, as the wires were resting on the it, and police set up a detour from 3:30 p.m. through late Monday night. The damage was repaired Tuesday.

There were no injuries and no damage to the truck, though wires were pulled from a couple of local businesses. No action was taken against the truck driver—the incident was likely the result of sagging wires.  His truck was 13'6" and the wires are supposed to be 14' high.

DUI… On Feb. 25 at 12:50 a.m., police stopped a Toyota on Vernon Lane near Paoli Pike for crossing over the center yellow lines. The driver, Kevin Leary, 25, of West Chester, failed field sobriety tests and was taken to Paoli Hospital for blood tests.

DUI… On Feb. 25 at 1:18 a.m., police stopped Leslie Lindsley, 65, of Malvern, on South Warren Avenue, because the vehicle was traveling at a low rate of speed and stopped for extended amount of time at the intersection with First Avenue.  lives on Line Road in Malvern. Lindsley failed field sobriety tests and was taken to Paoli Hospital for blood tests.

Public Drunkenness… On Feb. 11 at 1:10 a.m., police observed a man staggering past a patrol vehicle on West King Street. Conlin Springer, 34, of Malvern, had a strong odor of alcohol and was arrested for public drunkenness.

Criminal Trespass… On Feb. 2 at 7:20 p.m., Kevin Hooven, 18, of Paoli, was arrested for entering the Wawa store, from which he had previously been banned.