Child-sex charges

Child-sex charges

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Andrew David Perry, 23, of Cleland Mill Road, is facing sexual-assault charges involving two children.

Perry was taken to Lawrence County Jail, where bonds are set at $2,500 on the charges involving a 9-year-old boy, and at $7,500 on the charges involving a girl, 7 to 10 years old, said Pennsylvania State Police.

The boy is now 17, and the girl is now 15, police said.

The boy was assaulted at a Wampum home between January and Dec. 31, 2002; the girl was assaulted at the same home between January 2002 and Dec. 31, 2005, they said.

Perry is facing charges of sexual assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and indecent assault concerning the boy.

He faces charges of criminal attempt/rape of a child, criminal attempt/statutory sexual assault, criminal attempt/sexual assault, aggravated indecent assault, indecent assault, and indecent exposure concerning the girl.

Gunfire in Boardman

BOARDMAN

Police were called to Brookfield Avenue when a resident reported hearing gunfire late Monday.

The resident told police he heard six gunshots coming from the road in front of his house.

Officers found shell casings spread out over a distance of 89 feet, which implies that whoever fired them did so while the car was moving at a high rate of speed, according to reports.

Nothing in the area appeared to be hit by the bullets, police said.

Dobbins to reopen

POLAND

Dobbins Elementary School will be open for classes today, after closing Tuesday because of water-main breaks.

A waterline that runs along Dobbins Road near the high school football stadium broke around 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, said Superintendent Robert Zorn.

It was repaired, and the high school opened after a two-hour delay. Then, two connected water-main lines broke, forcing Dobbins Elementary, 3030 Dobbins Road, to use one of its three emergency days, Zorn said.

Robber sought

YOUNGSTOWN

Police are looking for the man who robbed a 71-year-old South Side man trying to unload groceries in his driveway.

According to police, the older man noticed a man walk past his property in the 200 block of East Avondale several times just after 3 p.m. Monday, appearing to be on a cell phone.

The victim told officers the black male, standing about 6 feet tall and weighing about 250 pounds, grabbed him from behind and placed what felt like a gun to his back. The thief demanded the man’s money, then took his wallet, $3 cash and a blank check.

The thief pushed the older man into the car before running off, but the victim was able to jump from the car and chase the thief a short distance before losing sight of him.

3 injured in crash

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A tractor-trailer struck a car and another tractor-trailer, sending three people to the hospital Tuesday.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol in Lisbon reported that a truck driven by Brian S. Evans, 40, of Pulaski, Pa., blew a tire on state Route 170 at 1 p.m.

The truck veered head-on into a car driven by Shelby Beight, 19, of 389 state Route 170, East Palestine.

Evans’ truck then hit another truck driven by Robert L. Sloppy Jr., 52, of Portersville, Pa.

Beight was taken by helicopter to St. Elizabeth Health Center, where she was in serious condition.

Her passenger, Akasha Beight, 17, and Evans were taken by ambulance to St. Elizabeth’s, the OSHP said. The patrol did not know the extent of their injuries.

Ambulance crash

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An ambulance and a car collided at Southern Boulevard and U.S. 224 at 6 p.m. Tuesday.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol said a Life Fleet Ambulance driven by Andrew Gerren of Salineville entered the intersection on a green light and was struck by a car driven by Steve Dobrich of Poland.

Gerren and Dobrich were treated at the scene for minor injuries.

A passenger in the ambulance, Life Fleet employee Lori Heaton of Wellsville, also was treated at the scene.

Dobrich was cited for failing to yield to an emergency vehicle, police said.