75-year-old taxi driver robbed by his passengers

75-year-old taxi driver robbed by his passengers
YOUNGSTOWN -- A 75-year-old American Cab Co. driver told police he was robbed at gunpoint by two men about 2:30 a.m. today on Wick Avenue. The driver picked up two men on Glenwood Avenue, and was told by them to stop on Wick Avenue. When the taxi driver stopped, he was grabbed by one man from behind and the other pointed a small black revolver to his head demanding money. The driver said the only money he had was the $10 they paid him for the cab fare. The robbers took his wallet, his credit cards, a brown leather Bible, store receipts, a string of keys, an address book and a handicapped parking placard. The robbers then ran from the scene, and remain at large.
School buses vandalized
STRUTHERS -- Vandals shot windows out of two school buses parked in a lot at 2537 Youngstown-Poland Road this week. The top window of the rear door on Bus 7, and the right rear window on No. 10 were both shot. A hole in one of the windows looks as if it was shot with a BB, the report states. The damage was discovered around 10:45 a.m. Monday. The buses were last seen intact around 9 p.m. Sunday.
2 men shot in argument
YOUNGSTOWN -- An argument over a woman led to the shooting of two Cameron Avenue men, police said. Edward P. Watson, 20, got into an argument with a 22-year-old Shehy Street man who accused Watson of "inappropriate behavior with his girlfriend," the police report said. The two got into a fistfight about 11:10 p.m. Tuesday near Watson's home on Cameron. The Shehy Street man then got a handgun from a car and fired three to four shots at Watson and his friend, Paul C. Jackson, 37, before fleeing, police said. Watson was shot in the lower back, and Jackson was shot in the left forearm. The shooter was at large this morning.
Boy reports $150 robbery
YOUNGSTOWN -- A 17-year-old Fairview Avenue boy said he was robbed of $150 at gunpoint as he was leaving McDonald's on Mahoning Avenue about 10 p.m. Tuesday. The suspect is described as a black male in his 20s, about 6 feet tall, 180 pounds with a shaved head and a short beard.
Charter review sessions
YOUNGSTOWN -- The city charter review committee will have the final of four public comment sessions from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at Woodrow Wilson High School, 2725 Gibson St. The committee wants public input before deciding which charter issues will be the focus of recommended changes.
Lowellville council to meet
LOWELLVILLE -- Village council will meet in a special session this evening to pass a resolution that will enable the Ohio Department of Transportation to pave state Route 289 (Broad Street). The meeting is at 8 p.m. in the village administration building.
Mouse tail in jail?
WARREN -- A female inmate told officials at the Trumbull County jail she found what she thinks was a piece of a mouse tail in her food. Ernie Cook, chief of operations, said the inmate found the object on her lunch tray Monday afternoon. "We think it is part of a chicken vein, but we gave it to the city health department, and they will have it tested," Cook said.
Father-daughter team
AUSTINTOWN -- A father and daughter accused by police of stealing merchandise from J.C. Penney on Mahoning Avenue were arrested after a short chase Tuesday. Ernest Austin, 63, of Regent Street, Youngstown, is charged with theft and failure to comply. His daughter, Ernestine Gowdy, 41, also of Regent Street, is charged with theft. Reports state that Austin spoke with a store clerk about returning items about 11:45 a.m. As he turned to leave, Gowdy ran out of the store carrying two garbage bags full of merchandise. He and his daughter drove away. Police tried to stop their car on state Route 46, but they didn't stop. An officer then drove his cruiser in front of the car, forcing it to pull over and stop in a ditch.
Tree falls on man's house
SALEM -- No injuries were reported when part of a tree fell onto the home of Tom Tanley, 252 W. Seventh St. The tree crashed onto the residence about 4:47 a.m. today, damaging the roof, breaking windows and damaging an upstairs bedroom. High winds weren't reported at the time the tree fell. It's believed it came down because it was rotting, police said.