New Castle, Pa. heroin addict sisters arrested in Youngstown

YOUNGSTOWN

A pair of New Castle, Pa., sisters were arrested for having drug abuse instruments and drug paraphernalia after a car they were in was pulled over for failing to stop at a stop sign about 1:05 p.m. Wednesday at East Boston Avenue and Southern Boulevard on the South Side.

Reports said Teresa Hooks, 37, was the driver of the car and her sister, Shannon Hooks, 44, was a passenger. Reports said Teresa Hooks was very nervous when talking to police and she gave police permission to search her car.

Inside, police found seven used syringes and a burnt spoon, reports said.

Reports said Shannon Hooks told police she and her sister take heroin every day and spend about $100 day on their heroin habit. They had used earlier in the day, Shannon Hooks told police.

Both women were booked into the Mahoning County jail, reports said.