NEW CASTLE —
SHENANGO TOWNSHIP
•Retail theft. Police charged Patricia Favorite, 64, of 1247 Old State Road, after she was accused of taking three cans of beer from the Giant Eagle on New Butler Road Sunday.
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•Driving under the influence. Police said they stopped Edwin Amos Koch, 49, of New Castle at 2:35 p.m. Wednesday at the intersection of Croton Avenue and Mill Street and arrested him for driving under the influence of alcohol.
NESHANNOCK TOWNSHIP
•Theft. Someone broke into a vehicle parked in the 1600 block of Katherine Street about 12:30 a.m. Wednesday and took a Gateway M285-e Notebook in a black bag and several articles of clothing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Neshannock Township police at (724) 656-9300.
•Accident. Police said John Brindle, 51, of 3315 Clover Lane was traveling north on Wilmington Road at about 10 p.m. Sept. 27 when he collided with a stopped vehicle at the light in front of Giant Eagle. Officers said they detected the odor of alcohol on him but he refused a field sobriety test and was taken into custody.
•Theft. Someone took a stereo from a car at a house on Falls Avenue Tuesday night or Wednesday morning. The Alpine stereo was valued at $120.
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Police: Reports for Oct. 6
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Man charged as store burglary accomplice
New Castle police have arrested a South Side man for his alleged role in a convenience store burglary. Alex John Benkosky, 21, of 821 S. Mercer St., is accused as an accomplice in the March 26 break-in at the Country Fair on Croton Avenue.
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Man accused of cutting woman
A New Castle man is accused of allegedly assaulting a Crestview Gardens woman. Police said Dajoi Taylor, 19, of 509 W. North St. allegedly hit an 18-year-old woman in the cheek with a purple eyebrow razor and pulled the weave out of her hair during an encounter around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday.
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Vacant house burns on South Side
A vacant South Side house burned Monday morning. New Castle firefighters were called at 12:50 a.m. to 510 Galbreath St. They said the structure “was fully involved” when they arrived and flames could be seen on all four sides of the building.
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Man reports being pistol whipped
A Detroit man reported to New Castle police he had been pistol whipped by two men in Crestview Gardens. The man told police the incident occurred around 3 p.m. Wednesday on Parkwood Court.
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Police: Dog had no food, water or space
A Lower East Side woman is facing charges for allegedly leaving her dog without food or water during hot temperatures.
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Cleaners cause fire in vacant Halco unit
Lawrence County Housing Authority employees cleaning a vacant unit sparked a blaze Monday, according to city firefighters. The fire just before noon in the Halco Drive apartment caused $10,000 damage to the kitchen, they said.
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Business ‘total loss’ after fire
A Little Beaver Township business was destroyed when a fire started in a garage. Enon Valley Volunteer Fire Chief Ben Hostetler said the blaze broke out about 12:20 a.m. Sunday in the garage of John Curea at 1791 State Route 551.
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Vacant house fire may have been intentional
A vacant house on the city’s West Side burned over the weekend. The New Castle police department fire investigator has been called to determine what caused a blaze at 418 Conn St., near Bell Avenue.
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Ex-attorney faces new set of charges
A disbarred attorney, already jailed on theft-related charges, is facing a new criminal case. Michael Frisk, formerly of Ellwood City and now serving time in the Lawrence County jail, is charged with forgery and other counts for allegedly taking money from an Allegheny County client.
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Man charged in South Side break-in
A South Side man accused of breaking into a neighbor’s vacant house is facing charges. Alex John Benkosky, 21, of 821 S. Mercer St. faces one count each of burglary, criminal trespass, flight to avoid apprehension and criminal mischief.
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