Brass concert at mall

Brass concert at mall
NILES -- The Pendel Brass and Songsters will perform at 7 p.m. May 17 at the Eastwood Mall Gazebo as part of National Salvation Army Week.
The performance is presented by the Warren Salvation Army. The Pendel Brass Band and Songsters are from the Eastern Pennsylvania and Delaware Division of the Salvation Army.
The concert is free. The band performs brass and vocal music in styles including marches, classical and contemporary. The Pendel group has performed throughout the United States and in some other countries.
House burglaries
NEW CASTLE, Pa. -- Hunting rifles and other items were taken in two unrelated house burglaries sometime during the day Friday. Pennsylvania State Police said seven hunting rifles valued at $1,725 were taken from a home on state Route 551 in Pulaski Township sometime from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
A jewelry box was also taken, but police did not know what was in the box. New Castle Police said 10 firearms, including rifles, shotguns and pistols, a television, videocassette recorder and computer were taken from a South Scott Street home sometime from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday. Jewelry valued at $2,000, $500 worth of change and five bottles of prescription medication were also taken from the New Castle home, police said.
Attacks reported
NEW CASTLE, Pa. -- Police are checking to see if there are connections between a rape in Union Township and attempted rape in New Castle on Friday night. Both women described their attacker as a black man, about 5 feet 10 inches tall and wearing dark jeans.
An 18-year-old woman told police she was in a parking lot at the rear of a building in the 1300 block of W. Washington Street, Union Township, when she was raped at about 9:30 p.m. Another woman reported being assaulted at about 11:45 p.m. The 26-year-old told police she was walking to work when a man grabbed her and slammed her against the wall of the New Castle Human Service Center on West North Street. She fought back and the man ran off. Police suspect it was an attempted rape. Anyone with information should call Pennsylvania State Police at (724) 598-2211.
Trash or Treasure sale
LIBERTY -- The township's Trash or Treasure sale will be Saturday at Center Park adjacent to the township administration building. The sale will be from 10 a.m. to at least 6 p.m. Those with garage sale-type items to sell may take the items and a table to the park. A spot for the table costs $10; the money will benefit the township baseball program.
Assault charges
WARREN -- Six city residents were to be in municipal court this morning to face misdemeanor assault charges. Police arrested them during a fight early Saturday outside Club Fiesta, 999 Mahoning Ave. The fight started around 2 a.m., reports say.
Trespassing charge
GREENE TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- A Girard, Ohio, man faces criminal trespass charges in Beaver County, Pa. Pennsylvania State Police said Fred Henry Wild III, 27, was found on land posted for no trespassing off Pa. Route 30 in Greene Township at 6 p.m. Friday. He was charged with criminal trespass and released.
DUI, other charges
SHARON, Pa. -- A man arrested on a DUI charge got himself into more trouble when he tried to destroy a page from the docket at the police station.
Christopher L. Matvey, 23, of South Darby Road, Hermitage, was stopped after running a red light at Dock Street and Connelly Boulevard around 11 p.m. Saturday, police said.
While he was going through the booking procedure at the police station, he spotted his name on the docket, which lists all arrests and tore that page from the book and tried to flush it down a toilet, police said.
Two charges of tampering with and trying to destroy public records were filed against him, along with the DUI and stop light violation.
He was arraigned Sunday and freed after he posted a $5,000 unsecured bond.
Library board
WARREN -- The Warren-Trumbull County Public Library board of trustees will meet at 4 p.m. Wednesday.