2 charged with scrap metal theft

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.

Two New Castle men have been charged with stealing scrap metal from the New Wilmington, Pa., borough maintenance garage.

Joseph Camden Sanchez, 18, of South First Street, and Ethan Robert Palmer, 21, of South Liberty Street, were charged with theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property after police found them driving a pickup truck without lights on near the garage May 25.

Police said they found the stolen scrap in the bed of the pickup.

They will be arraigned in Lawrence County Central Court July 24.