Upper Darby Police arrest woman in possession of stolen car at Sunoco

It’s never a great idea to drive with a suspended license. In fact, it’s illegal. It is made all the worse if you’re also driving a stolen vehicle. That’s just what the Upper Darby Police Department reported to be the case during a recent incident in the township.

On Monday, Nov. 10, around 1:38 a.m., Upper Darby police were on patrol in the area of the Sunoco gas station located at 6898 Marshall Road in Upper Darby Township. Police said they observed a white Nissan Altima with a Pennsylvania license plate to be sitting in the station’s parking lot.

After a check through the NCIC database, police said that the Nissan was reported stolen out of Bristol Township, Bucks County. Police said that they then observed Brandy Nicole Weldon, 46, of the 6600 block of Church Lane in Upper Darby, enter the vehicle. Police said that they activated emergency lights on the patrol car and initiated a traffic stop of the white car.

During the stop, Weldon was placed into custody and transported to Upper Darby Police Headquarters, police said. Police said, upon further investigation, Weldon was also found to be driving while having a license suspended. Bristol Township Police also confirmed that the vehicle was reported as stolen.

Weldon is charged with a felony count of receiving stolen property, as well as a summary offense of driving while operating privileges are suspended or revoked. Weldon was placed in Delaware County Jail, unable to post bail on Nov. 10. She was released on a ten percent surety bond on $25,000 bail placed through a professional bondsman on Nov. 12.

Weldon is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on Dec. 15 at 8:30 a.m. before Magisterial District Judge Harry J. Karapalides. 

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All suspects and defendants are innocent until proven guilty. This story was compiled using public court records.