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Local News

March 3, 2009

Police, Fire from March 4, 2009

Hempfield Township

• Someone broke into business on a Conneaut Lake Road, Sugar Grove Township, between Thursday evening and Friday morning and stole $10,000 worth of tools, welding equipment, jacks and a snowblower, police said.

• An employee of a South Race Street business reported Saturday that the brake line on his vehicle was cut while he was working, police said.

Hermitage

• Bradley Hoffman, 22, of 4863 Northwood Drive, has been charged with simple assault, disorderly conduct and public drunkenness for threatening his parents with a knife at home, police said. Hoffman was found running on Anderwood Drive and was chased down to arrest him, police said.

Sharon

• Someone stole a television, an apartment-sized refrigerator and a plastic table from outside a home in the 300 block of Maple Way Monday morning, police said.

• Police said someone stole a red and black four-wheeler worth $1,500 from the 300 block of Grant Street during daylight hours on Monday.

DRUNKEN DRIVING

ARRESTS

Greenville-West Salem Township

• William Calvin, 43, Hartstown; at 1:50 a.m. Saturday at College and Packard avenues, Greenville.

• Gary L. Harding, 53, of Greenville; at 9:42 p.m. Friday at Union Street and East Avenue in Greenville; also charged with running a stop sign and failing to use turn signals.

Sharpsville

• Blair M. Legg, 22, of 346 Sherman Ave., Sharon; at 10:51 p.m. Thursday in the 100 block of North Mercer Avenue; police said she was also charged with leaving the scene of an accident, driving under suspension, careless driving, harassment, public drunkenness, two counts of disorderly conduct and simple assault for hitting a witness.

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