Several people charged with breaking into old hospital and stealing copper wire

In New Kensington, police arrested more than half a dozen people this week who are accused of breaking into the former Citizens General Hospital.

The Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office said New Kensington police filed charges against at least eight people who were found inside the building with stolen copper wire.

The roughly 300,000-square-foot building was once a place people in New Kensington turned their eyes to for medical care, but now it has become not only an eyesore but a major headache for the city…

Story continues

TRENDING NOW

LATEST LOCAL NEWS