Criminal damaging charges

Criminal damaging charges

SALEM — Mark A. Vingle, 24, whose last known address was on North Ellsworth Avenue, has been charged with criminal damaging, accused of painting graffiti on buildings throughout the city in recent months.

City Police Det. David Talbert said Thursday that at least six more people will face similar charges.

The painting began several months ago and was found on businesses, underneath a bridge on West State Street and in alleys downtown.

The painters apparently called themselves the “Scabe Lincoln Crew” after a group that opposed President Abraham Lincoln.

Official to visit base

VIENNA — Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr., chief of the Air Force Reserve and commander of Air Force Reserve Command, is scheduled to visit the 910th Airlift Wing at the Youngstown Air Reserve Station Saturday.

While here, Stenner, principal advisor on reserve matters to the Air Force Chief of Staff, will attend a Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program event to honor 910th Security Forces Squadron personnel who recently returned from 180 days of duty at Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq. The event also offers support to 10 reservists with the 910th preparing to deploy in the upcoming months.

The Yellow Ribbon Program is mandated by Congress to address the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of deployed members and their families throughout the entire cycle of deployment, from notification to six months after returning from deployment.

Mother indicted

WELLSVILLE — A Columbiana County grand jury has indicted Michelle D. Darrah, 24, of Clark Avenue, on four counts of child endangering after her two children suffered broken legs in what authorities said were “non-accidental injuries.”

Atty. Tim McNicol, an assistant county prosecutor, said Thursday that the children were treated at Akron Children’s Hospital.

A boy, 4, was injured in September 2008, and a girl, 3, was injured in November 2008.

The children are no longer in the custody of their mother.

Fundraiser for children

WARREN — The Warren Township Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 198 will be soliciting over the next couple of months.

A representative will be calling residents asking for a donation for tickets so they can be passed onto needy and handicapped children in the area.

The tickets are for a Mahoning Valley Scrappers baseball game July 7 at Eastwood Field in Niles. The money collected will be used by the lodge to feed the needy and for scholarships for higher education.

If there are any questions, residents can call Don Bishop or Jeff Smith at (330) 898-5588. Residents also can send any donations to Warren Township F.O.P. 198, P.O. Box 198, Leavittsburg, Ohio 44430.