Metro Digest || Woman, 74, robbed

Woman, 74, robbed

WARREN

A 74-year-old Oak Street Southwest woman called police at 12:25 a.m. Tuesday to report that two men in masks had broken into her home, and one of them held her down in the stairwell while the other rummaged in her bedroom. The men were wearing black pants, coats, masks and gloves.

The men left with $2,000 from the woman’s purse, as well as her driver’s license, Social Security card, food stamp card and medical card. The men were gone when police arrived.

Hearing delayed

youngstown

A continuance was granted by Mahoning County Common Pleas Court in a preliminary injunction hearing that had been scheduled Tuesday between OneCommunity and the Columbiana County Port Authority. The hearing would decide whether an injunction would be granted to block the port authority from disconnecting OneCommunity’s access to a fiber-optic cable strand. OneCommunity supplies high-speed Internet access to non-profit organizations including the Beeghly Campus of Akron Children’s Hospital in Boardman. No new court date has been set.

Bullet grazes head

YOUNGSTOWN

A 20-year-old Youngstown man was grazed in the head by a bullet as he was walking on the East Side. The man told police he was walking along McGuffey Road near Stewart Street just after 3 p.m. Monday when he heard someone fire about five shots. He said the top of his head began to “burn,” and he realized he had been grazed by a bullet.

The man flagged down a passing motorist and was taken to St. Elizabeth Health Center for treatment. He told police he did not see who fired the shots and does not know of anyone who would want to harm him.

Warren man shot

WARREN

Goodwin Lofton, 46, of Kenwood Drive Southwest was shot in the hip at 12:10 a.m. Sunday at a house in the 2300 block of Hamilton Street Southwest. He was treated at ValleyCare Trumbull Memorial Hospital.

Lofton said the shooting resulted after men in masks attempted to break into the house.

Police arrived as a result of a 911 hang-up call and found blood on the lower half of the front door and in other areas inside the house.

No one was home, so an officer entered through an open window. He found suspected heroin, pills, electronic scales and syringes in the master bedroom.

Juveniles nabbed in Niles

NILES

Police arrested four male juveniles at 4:20 a.m. Sunday as they were walking near Niles-Vienna Road and charged them with receiving stolen property, criminal trespass, violating curfew and other offenses.

Following a tip from a resident, Officer Mike Biddlestone located four juveniles hiding behind a tree on Elaine Court. Each had stolen items in his pockets and backpack. Three of the four were carrying large hunting knives.

Among the items recovered were three GPS systems, two Ipods, one wallet with cash and credit card, one digital camera, one Bluetooth headset and miscellaneous cash and electronics.

The juveniles were later released to their parents.