Plea in Valium case

Plea in Valium case
AUSTINTOWN -- A Cavalcade Drive woman who was found with 17 pills of diazepam, also known by the brand name Valium, in her purse in November has pleaded guilty to attempting to sell the drug.
Barbara Barton, 33, entered the plea Monday in Mahoning County Court in Austintown. Judge David D'Apolito ordered Barton to pay a $250 fine and serve 12 months of probation.
She also was given a 180-day suspended jail sentence and ordered to attend a drug treatment program.
Barton's ex-husband called police and said he found the pills in her purse.
DUI guilty plea
AUSTINTOWN -- A 21-year-old Westchester Drive woman pleaded guilty to driving under the influence Monday so drug charges against her would be dropped.
Danielle Voytko had been facing a charge of possession of drug paraphernalia. As a result of her plea, she was ordered to spend three days in jail while also participating in a three-day driving program.
She also was given a 24-day suspended jail sentence and ordered to pay a $350 fine and attend alcohol counseling.
Judge David D'Apolito accepted the plea and sentenced Voytko in Mahoning County Court in Austintown.
Voytko was arrested in October after the car she was driving struck a tree on Willowcrest Drive. Two pipes containing suspected marijuana residue were found in her bag, along with bottles of the prescription drugs clonazepam and Zanaflex. Neither drug was prescribed to her.
Money stolen from car
AUSTINTOWN -- About $600 was stolen Tuesday night from a bag on the front seat of a car in the parking lot of Giant Eagle on Mahoning Avenue.
The Mahoning Avenue man who owns the car said the money was stolen between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. Police do not know how the thief got into the car.