Boy run over by car

Boy run over by car
NEW CASTLE, Pa. -- A 5-year-old boy run over by a car was still being treated this morning at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. His condition was not available from hospital officials. Police said Lefaugn Prowell of West Washington Street either fell out or jumped out of a 1989 Chrysler LeBaron as it drifted from parking space at the West Side Mini Mart on Sunday afternoon. The child's mother was pumping gas into a canister and had parked the car in the lot, they said. Witnesses told police Lefaugn fell under the car and the back wheels rolled over him. The car drifted into a gas pump and stopped near the building, police said.
Replacements appointed
NEW CASTLE, Pa. -- Lawrence County commissioners appointed two people to serve on the Lawrence County Industrial Development Authority. Anthony Staph Jr. of Fireside Drive will replace Robert Jones; Richard Russo of McKee Fording Road will replace Jack Butz. Butz and Jones recently died. Staph and Russo will each serve one-year terms.
Police probe break-ins
SALEM -- City police are investigating several break-ins involving businesses and an agency. Someone broke into the Salem Humane Society office, 159 S. Ellsworth Ave., between 6:30 p.m. Monday and 8:37 a.m. Tuesday and took a donation jar containing about $50. Also stolen were 70 syringes. Sun Fantasy, 386 E. State St., had about $70 taken from a cash drawer after someone entered the business between 10:30 p.m. Monday and 8:03 a.m. Tuesday. Someone broke into Pet Zone, 157 S. Ellsworth, and took an unspecified amount of change from a cash register. The crime was reported around 3:30 p.m. Monday. It's unclear when it occurred. Earlier this week, police said someone entered Lyle Printing, 185 E. State St., over the weekend and stole a laptop computer worth about $1,300. Police suspect the same person is involved in the crimes, Lt. Don Beeson said this morning.
Protection from abuse
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Domestic-violence victims in Allegheny County will no longer have to go to Pittsburgh or wait until morning to seek restraining orders. A county judge approved a plan by prosecutors Tuesday to allow victims to request protection-from-abuse orders at police stations and hospitals equipped with video conferencing. County District Attorney Stephen Zappala said he was seeking the system because most people requested orders after regular business hours and would have to travel to Pittsburgh or wait until morning. "That 24 hours when somebody is subject to violence, or potentially subject to violence, is crucial," Zappala said. Five of the centers opened Wednesday, while Zappala has plans for at least half a dozen more. Domestic-violence cases are the third-most prevalent cases in the county behind drunken driving and drug charges, Zappala said.
Homicides in Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Fourteen people have been killed so far this month in Pittsburgh, marking the city's bloodiest month in recent memory and putting the city on pace to match the total from two years ago, police said. The death of Anthony Patton, 20, during an apparent domestic dispute, was the seventh death in Pittsburgh in seven days. So far this year, 44 people have been killed, putting Pittsburgh on pace to match the 59 slayings in 2001. "They say violence comes in waves, and we're in a big one right now," said police Cmdr. Maurita Bryant, head of major crimes for the city. Bryant said many of the killings are part of neighborhood disputes that have escalated into feuds. The city's worst year was 1993, when 83 people died during the height of the gang rivalries.
Traffic detail in Niles
NILES -- Starting with this Labor Day weekend, police will conduct random traffic enforcement details through September and will focus next week on the city's and parochial schools as classes resume after summer recess. Officers also will be on the lookout for pedestrian violations such as jaywalking. Extra patrols will be on the roads for the holiday weekend. The weekend focus patrols through the month will be Thursday through Sunday. The extra patrols are being paid for through a state grant.