Man Injured, Robbed During Home Invasion In New Castle

Police in Lawrence County are looking for two home invasion suspects. Officers were called to a home in the 100 block of West Friendship Street on the south side of New Castle around 5:30 p.m. Monday. Two men reportedly forced themselves into a home and demanded money from a man inside, before assaulting him. One of the men was armed with a gun. The suspects got away with about 300 dollars in cash. Police are searching for a white Chevy pickup truck. Still no sign of the men or the truck. The elderly victim was checked by medics at the scene but didn’t appear to be seriously injured. New Castle police are investigating.