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•Accident. Police said Andrew J. Tabish, 18, of New Castle, apparently lost control of his Ford Ranger as he rounded a bend while eastbound on Route 108 in North Beaver Township at 1:45 p.m. Saturday. Police said the vehicle left the highway and struck a tree. No injuries were reported. Tabish was cited for failing to obey traffic controls.
•Accident. Police said Thomas E. Kaufman, 43, of Butler, was eastbound on Route 422 in Slippery Rock Township at 10 p.m. Oct. 17 when he hit a deer. No injuries were reported.
•Burglary. Police said cash was taken from a house on Bonanni Road, Plain Grove Township, between Oct. 8 and 12.
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•DUI arrest. Valerie L. Watson, 26, of Woodland Hills Drive, was charged with driving under the influence and traffic violations. Police said Watson was driving erratically on Route 18 at Clen-Moore Boulevard at 11:30 p.m. Sept. 2.
•Accident. Police said Sean Corcoran of September Lane, New Wilmington, was northbound on Wilmington Road about 2:10 a.m. Sunday and apparently lost control of his vehicle. Officers said he left the road and struck a dirt mound. He was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol.
Police Reports
Police: Reports for Nov. 1
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Two injured in Mill Street, Taylor accidents
Two people were injured in a pair of accidents Thursday, New Castle police reported. One involved a car that went over an embankment off West Pittsburg Road in Taylor Township around noon.
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Drug charges filed after raid
Police have charged four people arrested during a drug raid Wednesday in Union Township. Members of the Lawrence County District Attorney’s Drug Task Force executed a sealed search warrant at 27 Spring St. All four suspects live at that address, according to court records.
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North Hill man hospitalized after crash
A New Castle man who hit a tree in Pulaski Township has been admitted to St. Elizabeth Health Center. According to Pulaski Township police, Adam Welsh, 36, of 202 E. Fairmont Ave., was eastbound on Route 422 about 1:30 a.m. Thursday when his pickup truck left the road.
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East Side garage ‘total loss’ in fire
The New Castle police department fire investigator was called for a blaze at a garage. The three-bay garage at 626 Superior St. was a total loss, according to New Castle firefighters, who were called about 11:40 p.m. Wednesday. They remained at the scene until nearly 3 a.m.
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Shenango man accused of breaking into car
A Shenango man was arrested after he allegedly was caught breaking into a car on New Castle’s East Side. New Castle police charged Jessie Lauderbaugh, 23, of Highview Drive with fleeing from police, theft from a motor vehicle, disorderly conduct and loitering and prowling at night.
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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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