Officer thwarts scam

Officer thwarts scam
YOUNGSTOWN -- An off-duty police officer reported that he was the target of a phone scam at his home number. The officer said the female caller from "TLR" told him Monday that he'd written a bad check for $302 at Wal-Mart in December and she needed his bank account number to straighten out the matter. Her number showed up as blocked, and she refused when he asked for the number so he could call her back. She then became irate when he refused to give any information and hung up. The officer said his bank account was in good order and he had not written a check to Wal-Mart. He said it sounded like the woman was calling from a call center because he could hear other people on phones.
Drug-document charge
BOARDMAN -- A Youngstown woman faces a felony charge of illegal processing of drug documents. Darla Micco, 33, of East Boston Avenue, is to appear Thursday in Mahoning County Area Court. She is free on a $2,500 bond. The manager of the pharmacy at Giant Eagle told police that on Monday afternoon, Micco presented a prescription for Vicodin that appeared to have been altered from no refills to two refills. The doctor's office from which the prescription was written informed the pharmacy that the prescription was to have no refills.
Police seize items in raid
WARREN -- City police raided a home at 595 Lane Drive S.W. Monday morning, seizing a small bag containing suspected marijuana, a pipe, a bong, a scale, suspected crack cocaine and about $575. The 7:10 a.m. raid followed a two-month investigation during which officers made several crack cocaine buys from the residence, police said. Charges are pending lab test results and consultation with prosecutors, police said.
Gunmen rob station
YOUNGSTOWN -- The Speedway gas station on North Meridian Road was held up at gunpoint by two masked men around 10 p.m. Monday, police said. The robbers escaped with an undisclosed amount of money and five cartons of cigarettes.
Fire investigation
NEW CASTLE, Pa. -- The Pennsylvania State Police fire marshal has been called to investigate a house fire. New Castle Fire Chief Jeff Scrim said firefighters could not determine the cause of the Monday night blaze at 309 Shenango St. He said it appears to have started in a second-floor bedroom. The house is owned by Jennifer Askew but was occupied by April Gordon and Maurice and Michael Moore. No one was home when a neighbor reported the fire at 9:41 p.m. Monday, Scrim said.
'Daddy shot at me'
YOUNGSTOWN -- A 22-year-old East Lucius Avenue woman told police that her ex-boyfriend, the father of her 3-year-old son, fired a shot between her and the child in the rear yard of the man's house on East Avondale Avenue around 9 p.m. Monday, reports show. "My daddy shot at me and my mommy," the child told police.
Shots fired at youth
YOUNGSTOWN -- A 16-year-old South Side boy told police he was shot at in the Cottage Grove-East Philadelphia Avenue area Monday. The shots came from a purple car with three occupants, reports show. The boy said more shots were fired at him as he ran home to East Florida Avenue. No motive or descriptions of the suspects were given.
Grant for print copier
LISBON -- The Columbiana County Sheriff's Office has received a grant of almost $40,000 to pay for a new scanner that copies finger and palm prints when prisoners are booked at the county jail. Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro announced the funding Tuesday.