The Herald, Sharon, Pa.

Local News

December 26, 2008

News briefs Dec. 27, 2008

Cops: Driver who rammed cruiser is a drug fugitive



HERMITAGE — A local man was arrested after leading police on a chase and ramming a cruiser, Hermitage police said.

Edward A. Green, 21, was clocked speeding at 4:15 a.m. Thursday on Broadway Avenue, police said. He would not stop for police and rammed a Southwest Mercer County Regional police cruiser that tried to stop him on Canal Street in Wheatland, police said.

The Southwest policeman was injured, but the extent of his injuries was unknown, police said.

Green ran and was caught about a quarter-mile from the crash site, police said.

Green, who gave police a different name, was charged with aggravated assault, flight to avoid prosecution, false identification, unsworn falsification, fleeing police, accident involving damage to attended vehicle, institutional vandalism and driving under suspension.

Green was taken to Mercer County Jail after failing to post bond. His preliminary hearing is set for 9:45 a.m. Friday before District Judge Ronald E. Antos, Farrell.

Green also was wanted by a Butler County judge for failing to appear for his Dec. 10 sentencing on drug and resisting arrest charges.

Hermitage police provided a Farrell address for Green, but Green gave court officials a Sharon address.

Police investigating why car crashed into house



SHARON — Sharon police are trying to determine why a car veered into a house at about 8:30 a.m. Thursday.

Timothy Harrison, 43, of 323 Fruit Ave., Farrell, was westbound on Division Street when his car crossed the center line and crashed into a house at the southwest corner of Baldwin Avenue, police said.

The car hit the front porch and broke through the exterior wall, police said.

“The front end of the car was actually in the basement of the house,” said Police Chief Michael J. Menster.

Sharon firefighters removed Harrison from the car. He was taken to St. Elizabeth Health Center, Youngstown, with facial, head and arm injuries, police said. A spokeswoman said the hospital is not giving out any information about Harrison.

There were people inside the house, but they weren’t hurt, police said.

Harrison is the son of Farrell Mayor Olive Brown-McKeithan and brother of Farrell Area School Board member Terrance Harrison.

Timothy Harrison is facing charges of burglary, criminal trespass, theft and receiving stolen property for allegedly stealing a cafeteria safe and the $635 it contained in October from Farrell Area School District, where he worked in the maintenance department.

Woman attacked sister with knife, police say



SHARON — A Sharon woman was arrested for hitting her sister over the head with a pot lid and a glass ash tray, and trying to stab her, police said.

Helen Brown, 56, of 1234 Baldwin Ave., was arrested on charges of aggravated and simple assault at 6:21 p.m. Wednesday at home, police said.

The victim did not seek medical attention.

Police gave this account:

Ms. Brown had been drinking heavily when she became agitated and grabbed a steak knife and a fork. She held the utensils to the victim’s face and shouted threats.

When Ms. Brown tried to cut her sister, the victim was able to wrestle the knife away after suffering minor cuts to her cheek and nose.

Ms. Brown hit her sister with the pot lid, and other family members pulled her away. Ms. Brown broke away and grabbed the ash tray.

Ms. Brown also tried to hit her sister with a telephone and bit another family member on the arm.

Ms. Brown was arraigned by District Judge Lorinda Hinch and released after posting bond.

Text Only
Local News
  • pension graphic Pension bomb ticking for city

    The city of Sharon pays more people who don’t work there anymore than folks who still do.

    And the amount of money the city must pay to the retirees is going up about $250,000 next year, a hike that creates more problems for the cash-strapped town, City Manager Scott Andrejchak said.

    May 26, 2012 1 Photo

  • Church softball league to Mormons: You’re out!

    The Grove City Area Church Softball League’s decision to exclude a Mormon team from Slippery Rock has sparked a controversy far beyond the local sandlot.

    May 26, 2012

  • Fired bus driver files lawsuit

    A Mercer County woman fired from her job as a school bus driver over a 25-year-old drug conviction filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against a state education official and Jamestown Area School District.

    May 26, 2012

  • Recycling program a bit too popular

    The  county’s effort at going green by encouraging recycling in rural areas has been a tremendous success by most accounts, but isn’t without a few glitches. In Wilmington Township, residents often only have a window of a few minutes to get cardboard recyclables in before the bin is full, prompting a discussion among Mercer County Commissioners Wednesday morning.

    May 25, 2012

  • District will tap reserve fund

    Reynolds school directors plan to fill a $374,567 hole in the 2012-2013 budget with money from the district’s fund balance.

    May 25, 2012

  • School board mulls change to sports chaperone policy

    In order to comply with the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, the Sharpsville Area School Board is looking to adjust a chaperone policy it implemented six months ago.

    May 25, 2012

  • Afternoon crash hurts 3 high school students

    Three Jamestown High School students were injured – one seriously – when their pickup left a roadway in southwest Crawford County and crashed into a tree Tuesday afternoon.

    May 24, 2012

  • Board sells some, holds some

    Brookfield Board of Education members voted Tuesday to accept only the bids for the elementary school and the middle school, for a total of $97,050.
    The decision came after an hour-long executive session.

    May 24, 2012

  • Levey: Kohl’s project died with school vote

    Stripped of the necessity of voting for a tax incremental finance plan by Hermitage School Board’s unwillingness to participate, Mercer County commissioners said Wednesday they would like to meet with school board and Hermitage city officials to discuss other ways they can help Levey and Co. build a retail development in the city.

    But Levey spokeswoman Jeffrey A. Mills said there is nothing to discuss.

    May 24, 2012

  • Warden expects hectic season at county jail

    With the unofficial start of summer just a few days away, Mercer County Jail officials are preparing for a busy season.

    May 23, 2012