Man gets jail for cursing

Man gets jail for cursing
YOUNGSTOWN -- A Canfield man was given a 30-day jail sentence Thursday after he cursed at a judge.
As he was leaving a hearing in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court, Vincent Giordano called Judge Maureen A. Cronin a profane name. The judge heard him, ordered him brought back into the courtroom and sentenced him to 30 days in the county jail for contempt of court.
Giordano, 40, of Callahan Drive, is awaiting trial on multiple counts of receiving stolen property, passing bad checks and forgery.
Suspicious package
YOUNGSTOWN -- A suspicious package at the main post office downtown early today turned out to be household goods, said Lou Ciavarella, a member of the police department's bomb squad.
The post office called 911 at 2:56 a.m. Ciavarella said the package was stained and leaking. He said a post office employee moved it to the dock, where the bomb squad robot was used to open it.
He said the package had been shipped by a man in the military stationed in Okinawa to a relative in Austintown.
Facing robbery charge
YOUNGSTOWN -- A suspect was apprehended roughly two hours after a case of beer was stolen at 6:15 p.m. Thursday from Schenley Carryout on Mahoning Avenue and a Canadian dollar was thrown at the clerk who had struggled to hold onto the case, reports show.
Around 8:30, Patrolman Brian Flynn spotted the suspect's car pulling into a driveway in the 30 block of Glacier Drive. The driver, Brian K. Morgan, 24, listed as homeless, was arrested on a robbery charge after the clerk identified him and he admitted grabbing the beer from her. One beer can left in the case was recovered from the porch of the house on Glacier and another can that had spilled in the car. Morgan admitted drinking nine beers and said the others had been consumed by friends who didn't know it was stolen.
Caught after car chase
YOUNGSTOWN -- A car chase all over the South Side just past midnight today ended when the driver and passenger jumped out on West Philadelphia Avenue and were caught by police.
The driver, Haryl Dabney, 37, of Scioto Street, was arrested on charges of driving under suspension (for nonpayment of child support), felonious assault (police said he tried twice to ram and disable a cruiser during the pursuit), failure to comply with a police order and failure to signal a change of course.
The passenger, Davon Johnson, 19, of Southern Boulevard, was charged with carrying a concealed weapon and served with an outstanding warrant for failure to appear in court on charges of driving under suspension and loud music. Johnson told police he wants to cooperate because he is supposed to play college football in Iowa and can't get into trouble.
Man damages gas hose
YOUNGSTOWN -- A 34-year-old Struthers man who pulled in the wrong way to get gas at the BP station at 3827 Market St. at 11 p.m. Thursday gave the attendant a hard time when told he couldn't stretch the gas line over the top of his car.
The West Omar Street man then got back into his car, forgetting that the hose was still stretched across the top of it, and began to turn his car around. The movement ripped the hose from the pump.
The man told police he would return today to pay for the damage.
Tax committee to meet
HUBBARD -- People for Progress, the city income tax promotion committee, will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the city administration building. Voters will cast ballots in the Nov. 2 general election on a 0.5-percent city income tax increase.
Paper bags for leaves
GIRARD -- Paper lawn bags for the annual leaf collection will not be available until Oct. 12 at the street department, 943 S. State St. The first five bags are free. Additional bags are five for $1 while supplies last. They can be picked up from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and from 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays from Oct. 12 through Nov. 20. Leaves will be picked up with the normal garbage collection.
Aggravated menacing
BOARDMAN -- Township police are investigating what they call an act of aggravated menacing.
Police said a 17-year-old township boy was arguing with another boy in the parking lot of Taco Bell on Boardman-Poland Road at 9 p.m. Thursday. Police said the 17-year-old, during the argument, walked up to a car in which the other boy was sitting and noticed someone inside the car pull a gun. The boy ran and the car sped away, police said. Officers who arrived were unable to locate the car.