2 to face robbery charges

2 to face robbery charges
GIRARD -- Two Mahoning County men will appear in Girard Municipal Court on June 11.
Dwayne E. Scott, 37, of Unity Road, New Springfield, has been charged by Liberty police with robbery, while Anthony J. DeAngelis, 33, of Grimm Heights Road, Struthers, faces charges of complicity to robbery and fleeing and eluding.
Liberty police accuse Scott of robbing Smoker's Friend and Cigarette Express on Belmont Avenue of cigarettes Saturday and fleeing in a truck driven by DeAngelis. The two were caught in Austintown after getting the truck stuck off New Road.
Scott is being held in the Trumbull County jail, unable to post a $25,000 bond. DeAngelis was released on a $10,000 personal recognizance bond.
Same results in primary
WARREN -- The Democratic primary race for Hubbard 1st Ward council remains unchanged.
David Kelly paid $20 to have ballots recounted by machine Tuesday. He lost by eight votes to Bonnie Viele.
ODOT plans open house
SOUTHINGTON -- The Ohio Department of Transportation will conduct an open house from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday in Southington Township Hall, 3419 state Route 534, to discuss planned improvements to 534.
There will be no formal presentation but ODOT officials will discuss the project and answer questions.
The estimated $1.3 million widening project is to begin in January 2005.
Appointed to health board
WARREN -- Dr. Pat DiTommaso, a retired osteopath from Liberty, was appointed Tuesday to serve on the Trumbull County Board of Health, replacing Dr. Douglas Burchette, who resigned from the board for health reasons.
Dr. DiTommaso was the only applicant for the seat, which must be filled by a licensed physician.
Board meeting canceled
SOUTHINGTON -- A special board of education meeting scheduled for today at 5:30 p.m. to vote on repair bids has been canceled and will be rescheduled later.
Child escapes injury
SHARON, Pa. -- Police said 2-year-old Jasmine Maybee escaped injury when she knocked a car out of gear and it drifted down a hill, hitting a fence.
The child's mother, Lori A. Hardesty, of State Line Road, Masury, was loading items into the car on a hill on Delaware Street around 7 p.m. Monday and Jasmine was inside the vehicle.
Jasmine apparently knocked the car into "neutral" and it ran down the hill, crossed Sharpsville Avenue and struck a heavy metal fence at Winner Steel Services.
Damage was minor.
Extradition hearing delay
YOUNGSTOWN -- Robert T. Bucci, 57, won't be back in Ohio as soon as U.S. District Court officials in Cleveland were expecting.
An extradition hearing was postponed until June 27 for the former Canfield resident who fled to Cuba 4 1/2 years ago to avoid prosecution on charges of conspiracy to defraud the IRS, false tax returns and tax evasion.
Bucci is being held in a Miami jail after his arrest in Panama City, Fla., on May 18.
Bond jumping is expected to be added to his list of charges.
Bucci's brother, Anthony, was a witness for the prosecution during James A. Traficant's racketeering trial.
Robert Bucci also was given the opportunity to strike a deal with prosecutors for a lighter sentence in exchange for testifying against Traficant, but he fled.
Hit-run suspect
YOUNGSTOWN -- The man charged in a hit-skip accident that left a 12-year-old bicyclist slightly injured will be back in court next week.
Judge Robert Milich set bond at $15,000 and a preliminary hearing date of June 11 for William C. Pietz, 25, of East Delason Avenue.
Pietz is charged with leaving the scene of an accident, driving under suspension and domestic violence.
Police reports say he struck a boy who rode his bike into Pietz's path on Williamson Avenue on the city's South Side about 5:15 p.m. Monday. A witness told police Pietz stopped briefly then left.