Suspect surrenders

Suspect surrenders

YOUNGSTOWN — A search for Lamar Hough, 19, ended Thursday when he surrendered to police after a warrant was issued for his arrest on charges of aggravated burglary and aggravated robbery connected to the shooting death of Elmer Antonio Avilez-Landaverde, who was found in his yard on Shehy Street around 8:45 p.m. Sunday. Court records show Hough’s last address as South Truesdale Avenue. He was expected to be arraigned today in municipal court.

Copper wiring stolen

YOUNGSTOWN — Thieves who struck a construction site on Baldwin Avenue stole copper wiring, seven bundles of roofing shingles and lumber and damaged electrical boxes, police said. The theft and damage Wednesday at 106 Baldwin, a new single family home, was estimated at $3,625. Entry was gained by breaking through the front door.

Pot odor leads to charge

LORDSTOWN — A 27-year-old woman is charged with drug abuse and drug paraphernalia after police noticed a smell of burned marijuana. Nicole Strader of Woodridge Way was arrested last week, when police arrived at her residence to issue a summons for a zoning violation to John Lago, who resides there. After police smelled the odor, Strader said she had been smoking marijuana and turned over a piece of drug paraphernalia and a minor amount of alcohol. A search warrant obtained by the Lordstown Police Department with the assistance of the Trumbull, Ashtabula, Geauga Drug Task Force, revealed numerous items for indoor growing of marijuana. Police believe it was a small operation, but with the equipment confiscated, a larger growing operation was possible.

Get a ride for shopping

YOUNGSTOWN — The Associated Neighborhood Center is offering transportation for East Side seniors between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Wednesdays to Lincoln Knolls Plaza and surrounding businesses for holiday shopping. Seniors must call by 3 p.m. Monday to be picked up at their homes for Wednesday. Call Doris Carter at (330) 744-4377. Seating is on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Milton zoning position

LAKE MILTON — The Milton Township Zoning Department has an opening on the zoning commission and invites residents to submit a letter of application to Jenifer Terry at 15990 Milton Ave. Letters must be received by Nov. 16.

Mercer: Repeal Act 44

MERCER, Pa. — Mercer County commissioners joined with other counties in the I-80 corridor in asking for repeal of Act 44, a state law that passed in July and will impose tolls on the Interstate and raise tolls on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in 2009. Commissioners unanimously passed a resolution Thursday that asks for repeal of the law and also asking the Federal Highway Administration to deny the joint application filed by Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and the turnpike commission seeking federal authorization to toll and improve the road. Commissioner Olivia Lazor said Union and Clarion counties already have passed similar resolutions, and Venango County is expected to pass one soon. The resolution states tolling of the I-80 “would be a severe deterrent to business, industry and economic development, not only in Mercer County, but Pennsylvania as a whole.”