Sentenced in man's death

Sentenced in man's death
NILES -- A 43-year-old city woman was sentenced Wednesday in municipal court to 45 days in a work-release program in the death of a Warren motorcyclist.
Patricia Simon, of 13th Street, was sentenced to the Warren Alternative Sentencing Program by Judge Thomas W. Townley and placed on probation for a year. She also has lost her driver's license for a year.
She had pleaded no contest and was found guilty of vehicular manslaughter, a misdemeanor.
The charge stems from a traffic accident June 22, 2002, that resulted in the death of Emerson Hake, 52, of Warren.
Police reported that Simon attempted to make a left turn from Mall Boulevard into the Kmart Supercenter parking lot and pulled into the path of the cycle that Hake was driving. Hake, who died Feb. 4, 2004, tried to avoid the vehicle Simon was driving, lost control and crashed.
Kids Safety Festival set
CORTLAND -- Forum Health Elm Road Medical Park's Immediate Care center, 2630 Elm Road, is the site of a free Kids Safety Festival from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
Displays and events include: Seat belt and care safety; "Safe City" bike safety course during which free bike helmets will be distributed; fire prevention information; children's fingerprinting; Kids in Motion giving away free jump ropes; poison control information; and Forum Health's "Ask the Doctor" and Health Asthma Van.
There also will be firetrucks and police cars and a Stat MedEvac helicopter, weather permitting.
There will be free food and refreshments along with gifts and prizes available, and a Schwinn bike will be raffled off during the fair.
For more information, call (330) 841-3007.
Child-endangering case
WARREN -- A 24-year-old city man has been arrested on two charges of child endangering.
Police said Mark Hurt of Hayes Avenue was charged after his two children, ages 3 and 4, were found walking on Tod Avenue Southwest around 1 p.m. Tuesday.
If convicted of both charges, Hurt faces up to a year in jail and a $2,000 fine.
Fake items confiscated
YOUNGSTOWN -- Fake CDs and DVDs were confiscated by police Wednesday afternoon from a table set up in the parking lot of the Red and White convenience store on Chicago Avenue.
Lewis Deloach, 18, of West Marion Avenue was arrested on a charge of criminal simulation. Police seized 83 CDs and 33 DVDs and $175 found in Deloach's pockets.
Woman tries to grab girl
YOUNGSTOWN -- The mother of a 9-year-old girl told police that a woman in an older-model red car tried to entice the child with candy and made a grab for her Wednesday afternoon.
The Manhattan Avenue girl was approached after getting off her school bus at Manhattan and Steel Street.
She told the woman she didn't want any candy and ran home when the woman tried to grab her, reports show.
Show at planetarium
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. -- The Westminster College Planetarium presents "Just Imagine" at 7 p.m. today, Saturday, Nov. 12 and 13. There is also a 3 p.m. show Saturday.
Imagination is the key to this cosmic journey. The show begins by exploring the most common constellations, especially those of the fall and winter.
Past cultures have looked up at the sky and used their imaginations to see different patterns in the stars. This show asks the audience to imagine what our world would be like with out the moon.
Weather permitting, the audience of the evening shows will be invited to the rooftop observatory to look at the current sights in the sky.
The show is free. There is limited seating and reservations are required. Call (724) 946-7200 between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. to make reservations.
Robbery, assault reported
FARRELL, Pa. -- Police said a 21-year-old Darr Avenue man was the victim of a strong-arm robbery and assault in an alley between the 1100 blocks of Wallis and Fruit avenues.
The victim was walking through the alley Friday evening when three men in dark clothing came out of a yard and grabbed him. He was beaten with a firearm and some of his personal property was taken, police said.
The victim was taken to Sharon Regional Health System's hospital and later transferred to Allegheny General Hospital for treatment of a broken jaw.