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• [26-05-2012] Fire breaks out for second time in a year at vacant New Castle china plant
  
  Firefighters are working on putting out a three-alarm fire that broke out at a vacant building. Officials reported a fire at Shenango China plant, a building that has been vacant since the last time it caught fire on June 28, 2011....
  
  
• [24-05-2012] Health care aide accused of stealing jewelry from woman, 90, in New Castle
  
  Police arrested a woman accused of stealing jewelry from a 90-year-old woman in New Castle. Authorities said Jennifer Park, 34, was arrested after a woman reported to police that her mother’s jewelry was missing after Park, who...
  
  
• [24-05-2012] Man charged with assaulting wheelchair-bound ex-girlfriend
  
  Police in New Castle say a man punched his wheelchair-bound ex-girlfriend, leaving her bleeding from the head....
  
  
• [23-05-2012] Man accused of assaulting wheelchair-bound girlfriend in New Castle
  
  Authorities arrested a man accused of attacking his girlfriend, who is confined to a wheelchair, over the weekend in New Castle. According to police, Sean Pritchett, 28, is accused of attacking 32-year-old Heather Smock Sunday inside...
  
  
• [21-05-2012] New Castle mom charged after boy, 8, crashes parked SUV
  
  The mother of an 8-year-old boy has been charged with endangering him for allegedly letting him play in a vehicle that slipped out of park and crashed. According to police, Mary Cole, 34, was charged late last week in the...
  
  
• [16-05-2012] New Castle child injured by rolling minivan
  
  An 8-year-old boy said he was playing in a minivan when he knocked it out of gear and it began to roll backward, according to the New Castle Fire Department....
  
  
• [16-05-2012] New Castle mother may face charges after boy, 8, crashes family minivan
  
  A New Castle mother learned Tuesday that she may face charges after her 8-year-old son crashed the family’s minivan Monday. According to police, the mother was unloading her van when 8-year-old Charles got behind the wheel...
  
  
• [10-05-2012] Worker fixing traffic signal knocked out of bucket by truck
  
  A worker was hospitalized Thursday morning after an on-the-job accident involving a UPS truck in Shenango. Officials said the man was in a bucket, working on a traffic signal, when the top of a UPS truck hit the bucket at the...
  
  
• [03-05-2012] Police: New Castle mom was drunk, not paying attention to infant
  
  A New Castle woman was arrested Monday night, accused of being drunk in public with her 5-month-old daughter. According to police, Dolly Brown, 29, was arrested about 9:30 p.m. Monday outside an East Lawrence Street...
  
  
• [03-05-2012] Multiple injuries reported in 2-car crash in New Castle
  
  Two cars were involved in a serious car accident Wednesday night in Lawrence County. Dispatchers from 911 said the crash was reported just after 5 p.m. on Wilmington Road in New Castle. According to police, one person was ejected, and...
  
  
• [03-05-2012] Police: New Castle mom knew pot was in daughter’s backpack
  
  Police have charged a New Castle woman with child endangerment after school officials said they found four bags of marijuana in her daughter's school backpack. Paula Johnson, 45, will be mailed a summons to answer the charge...
  
  
• [02-05-2012] Police: New Castle mom knew pot was in girl's school bag
  
  Police charge a New Castle woman with child endangerment after school officials say they found four bags of marijuana in her daughter's school backpack....
  
  
• [02-05-2012] Police: Mom who passed out from heroin with kids at restaurant is pregnant
  
  A woman is charged with heroin possession because police say she repeatedly passed out in a New Castle restaurant booth where she was sitting with her two young children. After undergoing drug tests at a hospital, she has learned she's...
  
  
• [01-05-2012] Target 11 investigates registered sex offenders living near schools
  
  Registered sex offenders are living near schools, bus stops and day cares. They're right in your community, and it's all legal. But Target 11 has discovered that some state lawmakers are taking action, trying to do something...
  
  
• [01-05-2012] Suspect in violent New Castle home invasion tries to escape after arrest
  
  Police arrested a New Castle man early Sunday morning accused of assaulting a man during a violent home invasion Saturday night. Authorities said officers responded to a call at the home of Ralph Alberico, 50, late Saturday night and...
  
  
• [26-04-2012] New Castle landlord pleads in tenant murder over $50 debt
  
  A New Castle landlord will spend 7 1/2 to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to fatally shooting his tenant over a $50 debt. Kevin Boyer, 38, pleaded guilty to third-degree murder in the Aug. 24 shooting of 32-year-old Jason...