Hearing waived

Hearing waived
WARREN -- A cashier and auditor in the city's income tax collection office waived her preliminary hearing Tuesday and was bound over to the Trumbull County grand jury on charges of tampering with records and theft in office. Municipal Judge Terry Ivanchak allowed Melody Byard, 35, of Red Fox Run, to remain free on a $1,000 bond. Byard remains on unpaid leave from her tax office job. She was placed on leave in September, when Thomas Gaffney, city tax administrator, filed a police report saying $30 disappeared from his office in August.
Robber takes purse
CANFIELD -- A gunman kicked in the rear door to a garage on Tippecanoe Road and grabbed the resident's purse when she opened the door to the house after hearing noises, reports show. The 81-year-old woman told a Mahoning County deputy sheriff that she heard gunshots in the garage area Monday afternoon, but no casings or bullet holes were found. The woman described the robber as a slim-built 5-foot-6-inch white man dressed in all-black clothing.
Wife to face charge
BOARDMAN -- A 28-year-old woman is expected in court later for a preliminary hearing on a felonious assault charge. Renee M. Infante-Norris, of Lockwood Boulevard, is accused of stabbing her husband's cheek with a steak knife early Saturday during an argument. She is scheduled for a preliminary hearing Jan. 24 in Mahoning County Court here. The victim was treated at Forum Health Beeghly Medical Center. The man told police that while he was out with friends, his wife called him several times on his cell phone but he didn't answer. The two argued when he got home, and she grabbed a steak knife from a kitchen drawer and stabbed him in the face, a police report said.
Missing woman sought
NILES -- City police are asking the public's help in finding Gloria Rodriguez, who has been missing from her home at 642 Ann St. since Dec. 8. Rodriguez, 52, suffers from schizophrenia and delusions. Her live-in boyfriend, Ken Bennett, reported her missing Dec. 27, telling police she did not take her medication with her. She is described as 125 pounds, black hair, brown eyes and having a small build. Anyone with information is asked to contact police at (330) 652-9944.
Time for recycling
LISBON -- The recycling center at the Columbiana County Career & amp; Technical Center will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday. It accepts aluminum cans, newspaper, plain paper and cardboard, but not glass or plastic, on the third Thursday of every month from September through May. Signs will direct people to students who will unload the materials. Businesses can call the school to schedule an appointment. Half of the proceeds will be used to fund the Workforce Readiness program and the rest will be used for CCCTC field trips and competitions.