Man shot in hand in Christmas drive-by

Man shot in handin Christmas drive-by
NEW CASTLE, Pa. -- A Steubenville man helping a family member unload Christmas gifts from a car was shot in the hand Christmas Day.
Police said Bo Williams, 26, of Linduff Street was taken by family members to St. Francis Hospital here about 4 a.m. Tuesday. Family members told police, however, that Williams was shot about 1:45 a.m. by an unidentified person driving by the family's Reynolds Street home.
Police said the victim's sister told them that her husband tried to treat the man's wound at home and they waited about two hours before going to the hospital because Williams was intoxicated. Williams was later taken to St. Elizabeth Health Center, Youngstown, where he is in satisfactory condition today.
Scuffle with police
FARRELL, Pa. -- A Hermitage man faces charges after a scuffle with police at UPMC Hospital. A Shenango Township police officer was treated for injuries to his neck and face after he was hit by Albert Mundy, 20, of Madison Street who was trying to leave, police said.
Shenango Police took Mundy to the hospital after he ran into a tree while trying to elude police on Sharon-Bedford Road at about 6:30 a.m. Tuesday. Authorities were called by neighbors who said Mundy broke a car window.
Police said Mundy was drunk and they were keeping him at the hospital until he sobered up.
He again tried to run off, hitting the police officer. Southwest Regional Police said Mundy faces charges of aggravated assault, escape form police custody, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct. Other charges are pending in Shenango Township.
Stolen-property charge
SALEM -- Perry Township police charged two Maryland men with one count each of receiving stolen property, a third-degree felony.
Police made the arrests Monday after investigating a report about 12:45 p.m. of a suspicious vehicle in the parking lot of Lodge Sign Co., 1753 S. Lincoln Ave., south of Salem. They checked the vehicle registration on the 2000 GMC, a Penske rental truck, and found it reported stolen from Lawrence, Kan.
Care and Share success
LEETONIA -- Leetonia Police Chief John Soldano said the second annual Care and Share project was once again an overwhelming success. Soldano, Washingtonville Police Chief J.R. Blakeman and Salem Township Constable Dan Valentine distributed toys and food baskets Saturday and Monday to about 25 needy families.
Area residents donated new toys and about $450, enough to provide for families on the departments' lists and several other families, Soldano said. Leetonia High School student council contacted area businesses for donations, made collection boxes and sorted and wrapped the toys, Soldano said.
Guns and cabinet stolen
DARLINGTON, Pa. -- Guns and a gun cabinet were taken from a travel trailer and tractor-trailer used for storage here. Pennsylvania State Police said the items were owned by a Leetonia man and were taken between 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. Wednesday from property he owned on State Line Road.
Robbery charges
NEW CASTLE, Pa. -- Police said four men worked together to take money from a Shenango Street woman.
Nelson McAllister, 25, of North Boulevard; Ronald Keller, 18, of Meriline Street; Paul Richard Robertson III, 19, of Countyline Street; and a 17-year-old male each face charges of robbery, criminal conspiracy to commit robbery, criminal solicitation, burglary, recklessly endangering another person, terroristic threats and theft.
Police did not release the name of the 17-year-old, who they said will be charged as adult. Police said McAllister knew the woman and alerted the other three that she was home at 9:49 p.m. Sunday.
Police said Robertson and the 17-year-old went into the house with a large kitchen knife and a gun and demanded money. Keller waited outside as a lookout, police said. They then ran off with the woman's purse and were tracked down a short time later by police who were in the area on patrol, the report said.