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August 11, 2008

News briefs Aug. 12, 2008

Woman, 19, accused of molesting 14-year-old boy



GROVE CITY — A 19-year-old Harrisville woman is accused of having sexual contact with a 14-year-old boy in a Grove City home between February and May, police said.

Ashley I. Moore, 206 Prairie St., is charged with statutory sexual assault, aggravated indecent assault and corruption of minors, said a district court spokeswoman.

Councilman’s contact ban with family lifted



JAMESTOWN — A Jamestown councilman facing charges he left his two young children unattended July 20 while he sneaked into the home of his estranged wife was again permitted contact with his family on Monday, District Judge William L. Fagley ruled.

Chad A. Randall, 37, of 307 Shenango St., admitted to police he sneaked into his wife Joyce Christine Randall’s Luberty Street home at about 3:35 a.m. in a failed attempt to find the man he believed was having an affair with his wife, they said.

Fagley continued to Nov. 13 Randall’s preliminary hearing on charges of burglary, child endangerment and two counts of harassment and ordered him to contact Mercer County Behavioral Health Commission by Aug. 14 for a mental health evaluation.

Fagley allowed Randall contact with his children and wife, but warned him to stay clear of the criminal kind.

“If you see a problem arising, the best advice I can give you is walk away from it,” Fagley said.

Randall began serving on council in January 2004 and was elected in November to another term that runs through 2011. Council meets at 7 p.m. today in the borough building.

Sharon man accused of stealing medications, pipe



SHARON — A Sharon man faces charges for allegedly stealing a man’s pain-medication patch and copper pipe from an empty house, police said.

Dennis R. Weber, 26, of 87 S. Irvine Ave., was charged in two cases with burglary, two counts of trespassing, two counts of theft, criminal mischief, criminal conspiracy to commit theft and robbery, according to court documents.

Police were called at 1:49 p.m. Saturday to a home on South Irvine, where a “mentally handicapped and terminally ill” man said Weber had removed his pain-management patch from his body.

When police were leaving the man’s home, they noticed the door at the house next door at 89 S. Irvine was not secure, police said.

They found Weber hiding in the attic and he admitted to previously stealing copper pipe from the house, which is owned by a Mansfield, Ohio, man.

Hospital releases Grove City man hurt in cycle-car crash



GROVE CITY — A Grove City-area man seriously injured when his motorcycle crashed into a car that had turned in front of his bike at 4 p.m. Aug. 1 in Vernon Township, Crawford County, is no longer a patient at Meadville Medical Center.

Steven B. Krofcheck, 36, was discharged Sunday, a hospital spokeswoman said Monday.

The car, driven by Francis R. Smith, 58, of Conneaut Lake, was turning left into a parking lot along Route 6, and Smith did not see the motorcycle, police said. Smith was cited for a left-turn violation.

Krofcheck was not wearing a helmet, police said.

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    The owners of the Brookfield Subway restaurant have been paying their employees less than minimum wage, shorting them on overtime pay and violating child labor laws for two years, a federal lawsuit alleges.

    February 7, 2012

  • Insecurity: Firm loses more local clients

    Reynolds Area School District is scrambling to find people to work security at upcoming games after finding out the Pittsburgh-area security firm they were using had some guards who were convicted felons or sex offenders.
    “That was a shock, believe me,” said school board President John Lowry.

    February 7, 2012

  • School budget predictions improve

    The upshot to planning for a worst-case scenario is it makes any change an improvement.
    Such is the case with Farrell Area School District’s finances, business manager William Dungee told school board members Monday.

    February 7, 2012

  • Chief gripe: Cramped quarters

    In Sharpsville, the long arm of the law needs room to stretch out.
    Police Chief Keith Falasco told council members Monday night that his department’s current space “is at the least inadequate,” and after off-and-on talks over the years to make improvements, he said the time has come.

    February 7, 2012

  • Pets perish in house fire

    A Sharon family’s home was heavily damaged in a Saturday night fire that killed their pets.

    February 6, 2012

  • Kelly rallies GOP faithful

    Mercer County Republicans agreed it was time for a change from the current administration at their annual Lincoln Day dinner Saturday night at Hempfield Station One Banquet Center, and Congressman Mike Kelly called not only for change but for more accountability.

    February 6, 2012

  • Mother leads charge for son’s autism therapy


    Gov. Tom Corbett’s budget cuts are preventing children with autism from getting the help they need.

    February 5, 2012

  • Victim describes armed robbery at her home

    Charges were held to court Friday against a Sharon teen charged as an adult in an October armed robbery.

    February 4, 2012

  • Overheated motor starts small fire at gas well

    Jamestown volunteer firefighters put out an accidental natural gas well equipment fire Friday morning in Greene Township that started when a pump motor overheated.

    February 4, 2012

  • Burglary was man’s solution to money woes

    The end of 2010 was “a crazy time in my life,” Grant T. Lockhart told a judge Thursday.

    February 4, 2012