KENNETT SQUARE, PA — A Delaware man accused of using a fraudulent credit card to make approximately $1,095 in purchases at a Kennett Square business has been arraigned following an investigation that linked him to similar transactions elsewhere in southeastern Pennsylvania.
William Small Jr., 32, of Dover, Delaware, was arraigned Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026, on charges including access device fraud, identity theft, receiving stolen property, theft by unlawful taking and retail theft, according to the Kennett Square Police Department. A preliminary hearing has been scheduled.
The investigation began Aug. 15, 2025, when officers responded at approximately 10:40 a.m. to a business in the 500 block of West State Street following a report of a man allegedly using a fraudulent payment card to purchase approximately $1,095 in merchandise.
Police obtained photographs of the suspect and the vehicle he was driving at the time of the transaction.
Investigators subsequently determined that the same individual was suspected of making similar purchases at two additional locations operated by the same business in southeastern Pennsylvania.
A joint investigation involving the Kennett Square Police Department, East Pikeland Township Police Department and Ambler Borough Police Department identified Small as the suspect.
Kennett Square police issued an arrest warrant for Small on Oct. 15, 2026, charging him with access device fraud, identity theft and related offenses.
Small was arraigned Oct. 29. The case is filed under docket number MJ-15304-CR-0000231-2026.
All suspects, arrestees, and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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