Breaking and entering

Breaking and entering

LIBERTY — Jamaal M. Richberg, 27, of Francisca Avenue, Youngstown, was arraigned Thursday in Girard Municipal Court on charges of breaking and entering and resisting arrest. He had been spotted inside a Belmont Avenue business earlier and ran out when police arrived.

Officers said Richberg ignored commands to halt but was arrested on Frederick Street with the help of a police dog. Police said they found $97 on him that was believed to be stolen from the business, Lube Stop, 2915 Belmont.

Man accused in car chase turns himself in to police

POLAND — The second man suspected of being involved in leading village police on a car chase has been arrested.

Michael E. Easton, 25, of South Heights Avenue, Youngstown, turned himself in about midnight Wednesday. He is charged with obstructing official business, failure to comply with an order or signal of a police officer, open container and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Police accuse Easton of being the driver of a car that fled from officers last Friday. Easton, who said he was injured after jumping from a moving car, walked away from St. Elizabeth Health Center after treatment.

The passenger, Ronald Douglas Bier, 30, of Wyandot Lane, Youngstown, was arrested last Friday and charged with obstructing official business, resisting arrest, failure to comply and possession of cocaine and drug paraphernalia.

Youth Police Academy

YOUNGSTOWN — The city police department is having registration for its fourth annual Youth Police Academy.

The academy will run for five weeks beginning Tuesday. Graduation ceremonies will be Aug. 15. Classes for children age 8 through 11 will be Tuesdays; classes for those 12 through 14 will be Wednesdays; and classes for those 15 through 17 will be Thursdays. All classes will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The academy will accept the first 40 students who pass the application process.

Applications can be picked up in the police chief’s office at 116 W. Boardman St. downtown between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Classic, custom car show Sunday in Columbiana

COLUMBIANA — Fairfield Township Ruritan Club will have its 11th annual benefit classic and custom car show from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday on South Main Street.

Motorcycles, antique tractors, motor scooters and classic and antique cars may be displayed in the show. The only registration costs for participants are donations. The event is free and open to the public.

Any proceeds from the event go toward funding Ruritan community projects and local charities.

There will be dash plaques for the first 60 entries and prizes for the top eight entries. Judging will be done by the participants. Each entrant also will receive door prizes sponsored by area merchants.

Club members will sell hamburgers, hot dogs and drinks.

The event takes place simultaneously with the Fairfield Township Historical Society’s Cushman Motor Scooter show at the Log Cabin on the square. Registration begins at 9 a.m. Judging will be from 1 to 3 p.m.

Board weighs Getsy case

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Adult Parole board is weighing whether to recommend clemency for a death-row inmate convicted of a 1995 murder.

At a hearing Thursday, Trumbull County Prosecutor Dennis Watkins tried to convince the panel that 33-year-old Jason Getsy should be executed Aug. 18 for the murder of 68-year-old Ann Serafino of Hubbard.

Getsy also was convicted of the attempted murder of Serafino’s son, Charles, who told the board that Getsy wrote him letters from jail. He says Getsy hasn’t shown remorse.

The parole board is expected to make a recommendation to Gov. Ted Strickland by July 17.

Homes to be dedicated

YOUNGSTOWN — Habitat for Humanity will dedicate two new homes at 16 and 20 Maranatha Drive on the city’s East Side at 10 a.m. Saturday. The street runs off Jacobs Road.

The houses are for the families of Pamela Gibbs and Wendy Heard. Ground was broken Feb. 28. Since then, volunteers worked on the houses.

The families will buy the homes from Habitat at cost with a no-interest loan.