Friday, January 20, 2006
Bank robbery casegoes to grand jury
WARREN -- A man charged in the Jan. 12 robbery of First Place Bank, 185 E. Market St., waived his preliminary hearing and was bound over to the Trumbull County Grand Jury. Ashley Kirk, 27, of Elm Road Northeast, who was charged with robbing the bank of $181, appeared Thursday before municipal Judge Terry Ivanchak, who continued his $50,000 bond. Police said they arrested Kirk and recovered the money in the 300 block of East Market Street one minute after the robbery. Kirk remains in Trumbull County Jail.
Missing man surfaces
HUBBARD -- An 89-year-old McKinley Drive man reported missing Wednesday was found trying to check into a Pittsburgh hotel. Hubbard police said they were notified by Pittsburgh police around 6 p.m. Thursday that Charles F. Shipton Jr. was tired and hungry but otherwise in good health. Pittsburgh police said they found Shipton at the Hilton on Commonwealth Place and took him to UPMC Health Center for evaluation. Hubbard police said Shipton apparently became disoriented after visiting his wife at a nursing home on Belmont Avenue. He asked for directions in Canfield but never arrived in Hubbard. Police believe he got lost while driving on the interstate and kept driving until he reached Pittsburgh.
Accused of arson
BOARDMAN -- Police have charged a 55-year-old group home resident with aggravated arson. She is accused of starting a fire in a trash can inside her room. Police were called Tuesday afternoon to Horizon House, part of the Burdman Group, to assist the fire department. A house monitor at the South Avenue facility told police that a resident, Karen M. David, 55, of Dunlap Street, Youngstown, set fire to the trash can. The smoke was filtering into a hallway of the group home. The fire department extinguished the fire. David told police she was playing with another resident's lighter and caught a paper towel on fire, threw the towel into the trash can and began to put water on the flames. The monitor believes the fire was intentionally set, however.
Gun-pointing case
AUSTINTOWN -- A man who is accused of pointing a gun at a patron in a billiards room during an argument had his case bound over to the Mahoning County grand jury. Philip Latimer, 18, of Canfield, was arrested Jan. 4 after an argument at Rack's II on Mahoning Avenue. Police accused Latimer of pulling a gun from the waistband of his pants and pointing it at the patron. He is charged with felonious assault and carrying a concealed weapon. His case was bound over Wednesday in county court here.
College Tech Prep
YOUNGSTOWN -- Parents of sophomores in all Mahoning County schools are invited to a College Tech Prep parent information breakfast at 9 a.m. Jan. 28 in Kilcawley Center's Ohio Room at Youngstown State University. Information about College Tech Prep will be presented, and teachers will be there to discuss the content of their courses. Parents will learn how their child can save money on college tuition by earning up to 16 semester hours at YSU while the child is still in high school. College Tech Prep offers courses in biotechnology, business, construction, engineering, health, information technology and teacher preparation at the high-school level. Parents should call (330) 941-2331 no later than Monday to make a reservation.
Tree City USA 2007
LEETONIA -- There will be an organizational meeting for the hosting of Tree City USA 2007 at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in the teachers lounge at the K-12 Leetonia School Campus. Bill Merdich, shade tree commissioner, will be setting up committees to help with the planning of the ceremonies that Leetonia is hosting. Anyone interested in helping with the event should attend the meeting.