New Castle robbery attempts

NEW CASTLE, Pa. — A would-be robber tried three times at Arby’s on Ellwood Road, but left without stealing anything Wednesday night.

Shenango Township police said a man in a dark hooded sweatshirt with a bandana over his face walked into the restaurant around 9:30 p.m.

He approached two 15-year-old girls, told them he was a robber and wanted all their money. He didn’t get any money from them, so he approached a woman sitting in the next booth and tried to steal her purse, police said. She screamed and fought back.

He went to another woman in another booth and tried to steal her purse, but could not, police said. The woman’s 12-year-old son came to her defense.

The man left the restaurant and was last seen walking toward the back of it.