KENNETT SQUARE, PA — Kennett Square police are searching for a Delaware man accused of using a fraudulent payment card to make more than $1,000 in purchases at a local business, with investigators linking him to similar transactions at two other locations in southeastern Pennsylvania.
William Small Jr., 32, of Dover, Delaware, faces five charges, including access device fraud and identity theft, following an investigation involving three police departments.
According to the Kennett Square Police Department, officers responded to a business in the 500 block of West State Street at approximately 10:40 a.m. Aug. 15, 2025, after receiving a report that a man had allegedly used a fraudulent card to purchase approximately $1,095 in merchandise.
Investigators obtained photographs of the suspect and the vehicle he was driving at the time of the transaction.
Police subsequently discovered that the same individual was suspected of making similar purchases at two other locations operated by the same business in southeastern Pennsylvania.
A joint investigation involving the Kennett Square, East Pikeland Township and Ambler Borough police departments identified Small as the suspect, according to authorities.
An arrest warrant was issued Oct. 15, 2026, charging Small with receiving stolen property, theft by unlawful taking or disposition, retail theft, access device fraud and identity theft.
The warrant remains active under docket number MJ-15304-CR-0000231-2026.
Police described Small as a Black male, approximately 5 feet, 10 inches tall and weighing 200 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.
Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to contact the Kennett Square Police Department at 610-444-0501 or call 911.
All suspects, arrestees, and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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