Police arrest bank robber minutes after he fled
James Grim III, 29, charged earlier with drug offenses, robbed First Commonwealth Bank in New Castle just before 1 p.m. He demanded cash and fled through a back alley. Officers captured him minutes later hiding in a Jefferson Motor Court utility closet. Stolen money and clothing tied to the suspect were recovered, along with items dropped in the alley.
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James Grim III
New Castle
Bobby Salem
Skyview Towers
First Commonwealth Bank
Grim
Salem
Jefferson Motor Court
Mini libraries pop up in North Beaver and Mahoning Townships
Mary Grebieniak reports North Beaver and Mahoning Township residents now have 24 7 mini libraries outside municipal buildings. Eagle Scout project Doug Haag built elevated birdhouse style boxes stocked by the F D Campbell Memorial Library with fiction non fiction children and young adult titles. Books are free to take keep return or swap with replenishments every two weeks and more frequent in warm weather.
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Beaver
Mahoning Townships
Mary Grebieniak
New Castle News
Beaver and
Mahoning Township
Doug Haag
Lawrence County Vo-Tech
New Wilmington
Haag
Mohawk
Bessemer
F.D. Campbell Memorial
Kari McKenna
McKenna
Mary Grzebieniak
Mahoning Township Park
Man shot after drawing weapon at U.S. Capitol
Police shot a man at a Capitol checkpoint after he drew a weapon as spring tour groups gathered in Washington. The suspect, previously known to police, was hospitalized. A female bystander suffered non life threatening injuries. Police did not confirm if the man was identical to Larry Dawson, 66, of Tennessee, arrested last October for disrupting House proceedings and issued a stay away order from Capitol grounds.
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Washington
U.S. Capitol
Capitol
Matthew R. Verdero
Larry Dawson
Tennessee
D.C
Jury selection in capital murder case underway
A Beaver County man Leon Platt faces possible death penalty if convicted of first degree murder for the Nov 16 2013 shooting of 28 year old Richard Hogue at a Loop Street Walnut Ridge apartment. Hogue died at Ellwood City Hospital. Jury selection continued Monday in Lawrence County Court.
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Beaver County
Leon Platt
Richard Hogue
Loop Street
Walnut Ridge
Hogue
Ellwood City Hospital
Lawrence County Common Pleas
J. Craig
Obituaries Thomas M Boyd and John P Casalandra
Obituary notices for Thomas M. Boyd, 92, of Neshannock Township, and John P. Casalandra, 74, of Hubbard, Ohio, appear in today’s edition. Details on services and burial are provided on page A5.
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Neshannock Township
John P. Casalandra
Hubbard
Ohio
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James
Grim II
Capitol Hill
Capitol Visitor Center Complex
Debbie Wachter
Richard
Leor Platt
Thomas M. Boyd
Joshuaason
Wilmington Road
Amanda
Yvonne
Nicole Physicians
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