METRO DIGEST || Defendant shot during struggle outside Campbell court

Defendant shot during struggle

CAMPBELL

A woman appearing in Campbell Municipal Court on Friday afternoon on a probation violation was shot by the court bailiff after she fled outside, trying to avoid being arrested, reports say.

According to WFMJ, The Vindicator’s broadcast partner, the woman ran from the courtroom to a car in the parking lot, where another person was in the driver seat.

Judge Patrick Cunning’s bailiff, James Cioffi, ordered the woman to stop, then struggled with her as she was sitting in the car, WFMJ reports.

During the struggle, Cioffi’s .40-caliber pistol fired and struck the woman in the torso.

She was taken to St. Elizabeth Health Center, where she was listed in stable condition Friday night, according to WFMJ.

Neither Police Chief Gus Sarigianopolos nor Detective John Rusnak, who is investigating the incident, returned phone calls Friday night.

Niles man killed

VIENNA

A single-car accident on Niles-Vienna Road early Friday killed Daniel L. Bass, 31, of 49 Ambrose Ave., Niles. The Ohio State Highway Patrol said Bass was driving his 1997 Chevrolet Cavalier southbound and went off the right side of the road, striking a telephone pole.

Bass was wearing a seat belt at the time of the 2:09 a.m. crash. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The patrol said speed was a factor in the crash.

Temporary closing

YOUNGSTOWN

A small portion of Woodland Avenue under the South Avenue Bridge is closed because of a storm-sewer replacement along the road. Traffic will be maintained via Hadnet Avenue. The road is expected to be reopened by Tuesday.

Curving hunger

POLAND

Curves locations in Poland, Boardman, Austintown and Girard will again be joining the World Wide Curves organization in its 12th annual food drive. The local Curves, from the beginning, have donated their food to the Rescue Mission of the Mahoning Valley. Last year, collections totaled more than 2 tons of food.

The local franchises hope to more than double that amount this year.

Any women thinking about joining Curves can bring in a bag of groceries when joining and have the normal service fee waived between Monday and March 20.

All of the local Curves are also asking those who are not considering joining the club to bring in a bag of nonperishable groceries that will benefit the Rescue Mission.

Food-drive concert

SALEM

The ROC, a Christian youth ministry at 261 S. Lundy Ave., will have a concert from 7 to 10 tonight by the band Above 209, which is composed of Salem freshmen. The admission to the concert is a donation of two cans of food that will given to the Salem Food Pantry. The program has been averaging about 20 to 25 teens per week.

9 new citizens

YOUNGSTOWN

Nine people became U.S. citizens in a naturalization ceremony conducted Thursday by Judge Theresa Dellick of Mahoning County Juvenile Court.

Their names, hometowns and countries of origin are: Lucine Saleh, Canfield, Lebanon; Nasira Nadeem, Austintown, Pakistan; Sobhi Gergi Rady, Boardman, Lebanon; Anthony Walter Hyde and Patricia Hyde, Austintown, United Kingdom; Yimei Fisher, Poland, People’s Republic of China; Sokana Yasin Imeishat, Boardman, Jordan; Renate Van Valien, Austintown, Germany; and Jozef Stanislaw Labedz, Berlin Center, Poland.