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Official accused of stealing from parking meters
NEW CASTLE, Pa. (AP) - February 6, 2009 Gary Stone Jr. was laid off last year as head of New Castle's
parking authority. He was arraigned Thursday on theft charges.
County officials say the 33-year-old New Castle resident
reported that the meters collected $342 for all of 2006 and 2007.
When police took over the meter collections for the first time last
year, they took in more than $54,000.
Stone's home telephone is unlisted and he has not returned a
message left with relatives.
New Castle was declared financially distressed last year under a
state law designed to help struggling communities. The declaration
led to Stone's layoff.
