NEW CASTLE —
Melissa A. Amodie
New Castle police charged the following people:
•Edward David Owens, 27, of New Castle, simple assault and harassment.
•Robert Bryson Bentley Jr., 39, of New Castle, access device fraud, theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property.
•Timothy Joseph McConahy, 33, of New Castle, theft by deception and receiving stolen property.
•Richard Cotelesse, 31, of New Castle, access device fraud, theft by deception, receiving stolen property and theft by unlawful taking.
•Andre Hall, 36, of New Castle, criminal attempt-homicide, burglary, false imprisonment, stalking, simple assault, harassment and aggravated assault.
•Emily Copp, 28, of New Castle, retail theft.
•Elizabeth J. Nelson, 21, of New Castle, harassment.
•Donald Ray D'Ambrosia, 51, of New Castle, theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property.
•Joshua Lynn Lovely, 30, of New Castle, two counts each of simple assault and harassment and one count of false imprisonment.
Jerry G. Cartwright
•Richard Coccia, 72, of Ellwood City, charged by Ellwood City police with criminal mischief.
State police charged the following people:
•Jeremy M. Moyer, 25, of Pittsburgh, use/possession of drug paraphernalia.
•John B. Hunter, 25, of Columbus, Ohio, possession of marijuana.
Jennifer Nicholson
•Nancy Bobosky, 43, of New Castle, charged by Union Township police with careless driving and two counts of driving under the influence.
•Kenneth D. Defiore Jr., 53, of Edinburg, charged by the Lawrence County district attorney with bad checks.
New Castle police charged the following people:
•Roderick R. Proctor Jr., 22, of New Castle, disorderly house.
•Dion Andrew Parms, 35, of New Castle, disorderly conduct.
Scott A. McGrath
•Valerie Lynn Watson, 26, of New Castle, charged by Neshannock Township police with disregarding traffic lane and two counts of driving under the influence.
Pulaski Township police charged the following people:
•Joseph Charles Williams, 29, of Pulaski, 25 counts of forgery, 20 counts of access device fraud, 12 counts of theft by unlawful taking and one count of receiving stolen property.
•Jordan Robert Bessell, 26, of Edinburg, failure to obey traffic-control devices, driving with no rear lights and two counts of driving under the influence.
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District Judges: Listings for Nov. 1
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On The Record: Today’s births, police items and district judge reports
On the Record is a periodic update of public information coming out of the Lawrence County Government Center and local police departments. Look inside for the latest listing of police items and district judge reports.
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Police arrest four in Union Township drug raid
Four people were arrested and drugs and a gun were confiscated Wednesday when police raided a house in Union Township. Union Township police, with the Lawrence County District Attorney’s Drug Task Force and New Castle police special response team and narcotics unit, served a sealed search warrant at 27 Spring St. just before 6:30 a.m.
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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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