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Westmoreland County has the “help wanted” sign out to fill jobs in several departments but, as has been the case in the private sector, there isn’t enough community interest to fill vacant positions.
It has been so much of a challenge to fill the roster of guards at the county prison that, on Monday, officials converted part-time jobs to full-time status, hoping the move will lure candidates to fill open positions at the lockup in Hempfield.
Applicants for vacant guard jobs have lagged over the past several months. Warden Bryan Kline said the hiring period for guard candidates saw just three applicants show up for a required agility test. Just one person passed the test but declined a job offer, Kline said.
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A 17-year-old boy who state police said was hurt this month in a shooting at a Hempfield apartment building was arrested Friday on robbery charges stemming from the same incident.
Thomas Henderson of Carmichaels is charged as an adult with robbery, theft and weapons violations.
Troopers were called to Hempfield Heights Apartment Complex April 6 just before 4 p.m. and found Henderson lying on the ground of the parking lot with a gunshot wound to the shoulder. He was taken to UPMC Presbyterian Hospital for treatment.
Mt. Pleasant boy, 15, charged as adult in armed robbery [Tribune-Review, Greensburg, Pa.]
Dec. 30 A 15-year-old Mt. Pleasant Township boy is charged as an adult in an armed robbery this month outside his home, according to court papers.
Kyle Ray Franklin was arrested Tuesday and is being held on $50,000 bail. He is the second juvenile suspect to be nabbed in the Dec. 19 robbery that netted clothing, shoes and $300 from one man and a cellphone from a second man, according to court papers.
State police were called to Maruca Drive at 12:30 a.m. to investigate the report. One of the men told police Elijah Ben Chaabane, 17, of North Huntingdon, contacted him through smartphone app SnapChat and requested a ride there from North Huntingdon in exchange for $40.