Robbed at gunpoint

Robbed at gunpoint
YOUNGSTOWN -- The owner of the Big Apple store on McGuffey Road was robbed at gunpoint at 1:15 a.m. today by a man who, after getting about $200 from the register, grabbed a wine cooler before running out, reports show. The suspect was described as black, about 30 years old, 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighing 240 pounds. He was wearing blue jeans and a black leather coat with a hood.
Flu shot date corrected
YOUNGSTOWN -- Influenza and pneumonia shots will be offered from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. next Thursday in the Youngstown City Health District offices, 345 Oak Hill Ave. An incorrect date was printed in some editions Wednesday. Anyone age 3 and over is welcome. No appointment is necessary. The cost of the influenza vaccine is $10, and the pneumonia vaccine is $25. There will be no out-of pocket-cost to Medicare Part B recipients if they have no HMO or additional insurance, but they must bring their Medicare card.
Internet auction profits
AUSTINTOWN -- The township recently raised $13,954 through its second Internet auction. Among the items sold through the auction were former police department vehicles.
Drug suspect held
CAMPBELL -- Dewon R. Dawson, 21, of West Myrtle Avenue, Youngstown, is being held in the Mahoning County jail on $31,000 bond pending his appearance in municipal court Oct. 26. Dawson is charged with aggravated drug trafficking, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving under suspension and failing to stop at a stop sign. He was arrested Sunday after running a stop sign at Murray and Madison avenues. He was carrying 25 small plastic bags of suspected crack cocaine and $240 in cash, police said.
Bank account probed
AUSTINTOWN-- An 87-year-old township man told police Wednesday that someone had stolen $34,000 from his savings account. The man said his daughter had been controlling the account since January, when he broke his hip. Police are investigating.
Man charged with DUI
YOUNGSTOWN -- Romeo Latessa Jr., 65, of Bears Den Road was arrested at 1:50 a.m. today after his car ran over a fence at the Mahoning County Engineer's Office compound on Industrial Road. Patrolman Robert Deichman had to help Latessa, who uses a cane, out of his car because the driver's door had buckled. The car was wedged between the downed fence and construction material. Latessa, who refused to have his blood alcohol level tested, was charged with DUI and failure to maintain reasonable control, police said.
Deadline extended
WARREN -- The deadline for Trumbull County residents to apply for department of jobs and family services assistance to recover from flood damage has been extended to Friday, officials say. Assistance is available to the elderly and families earning twice the poverty level.
Volunteer training
WARREN -- Training classes for Trumbull County Emergency Response Team volunteers are being offered at locations in Warren and Newton Falls. The Warren class will run from 6 to 10 p.m. Nov. 8, 9, 15 and 18 in the Packard Shelter House. The Newton Falls class is from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 6 and 20 in St. Mary and Joseph School. For additional information, call the Trumbull County Emergency Management Agency at (330) 675-2666.
Suspect to be extradited
GIRARD -- City police will seek the extradition of a 26-year-old man charged in the Sept. 15 robbery of Payday Cash Advance on U.S. Route 422. Capt. Frank Bigowsky said paperwork will be filed to return Jonathan Spikes, of Youngstown, to Girard. Spikes, he said, travels between Buffalo, N.Y., and the Mahoning Valley. The captain explained that fingerprints at the scene matched those of Spikes and another man identified as Tyrell Meade of Buffalo. When contacted, Buffalo police said Meade had been jailed there since Oct. 3 on a murder charge. Buffalo police told Bigowsky that Spikes was with Meade when he was arrested. Buffalo police returned Tuesday to the apartment the two men shared and arrested Spikes.