Sharon man to face shooting, drug charges

Sharon man to face
shooting, drug charges

SHARON, Pa. — A Sharon man was arrested and charged with criminal attempt at homicide, aggravated assault, possession with the intent to deliver and recklessly endangering another person. Police said Robert Pegues, 18, of Ravine Place, is in jail after failing to post $100,000 after his arrest Friday. Police said they were called to Budd and New Castle streets at 4:28 p.m. for reports of shots fired. A man at that location claimed three shots were fired and gave police a description of the shooter. No one was injured. Police later saw Pegues, who fit the description. Pegues ran as police tried to detain him. During the chase, he discarded bags of suspected crack cocaine. Police said there were 30 individually wrapped rocks. Pegues was eventually caught and subdued with an electronic shocking device, police said. The gun was not recovered, police said.

Tree planting program

YOUNGSTOWN — David Sturtz, an arborist with the Youngstown Parks and Recreation Department, will present a program on the basics of tree planting for Treez Please at 9 a.m. Saturday at Wick Park Pavilion, off Fifth Avenue. The group also will plant a new tree in the park. Treez Please is a new organization that is planting trees in the Youngstown area as part of a reforestation project.

Fall trash pickup

HILLSVILLE, Pa. — Mahoning Township supervisors tentatively set the fall trash pickup to begin Oct. 1 and last about three weeks. Details will be announced later. The trustees also said the fire department’s benefit car show, which was postponed this past Sunday because of weather, will be held Sunday.