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Sentence stayed

YOUNGSTOWN

The 7th District Court of Appeals has stayed the sentence imposed on Richard M. Pellin Jr., 38, of Diamond, a former owner of the now- defunct ambulance company that bore his family’s name, pending his appeal.

Pellin was sentenced Nov. 16 to five years’ probation, with the first 60 days under electronically monitored house arrest, fined $5,000, and ordered to make restitution after being convicted of complicity to theft. Judge James C. Evans of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court imposed the sentence.

In granting the stay Friday, the appeals court noted that, had the house-arrest run its full course, it would have expired before completion of the appeal. The appeals court granted the stay conditioned upon Pellin’s $15,000 bond being continued and upon his obeying all state laws.

Restraining order

YOUNGSTOWN

A magistrate has issued a temporary restraining order forbidding the previous officers and directors of the Old Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church, 420 N. Raccoon Road, from interfering with the church’s new elected directors and officers or with its pastor, the Rev. Dragan Goronjic.

The order was issued Thursday by Magistrate Daniel P. Dascenzo of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court at the request of the church, which elected new officers and directors Dec. 4.

The former officers and directors must return church property, including bank accounts, keys, passwords, safe combinations and other church books and records; and PNC Bank and Home Savings and Loan must give the new officers and directors access to the church’s accounts, the order says.

The magistrate will conduct a preliminary injunction hearing on the matter at 1:30 p.m. Jan. 5.

Gunman sought

YOUNGSTOWN

Police are looking for the lone gunman responsible for robbing two men working on Youngstown Metropolitan Housing Authority property on Burlington Avenue.

According to police, the 55-year-old and 25-year-old men, both from Stow, were working on the property just before 2 p.m. Thursday when they noticed a man, about 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighing about 130 pounds, wearing a black hoodie and black jogging pants hanging around the area. One of the men noticed the man was carrying a gun.

The man fired a shot into the air and ordered the two workers to get on the ground. He ran off with the men’s cash, credit cards, identification and cellphones.

Shooting probed

YOUNGSTOWN

Police are trying to determine who is responsible for shooting at a North Side house late Thursday.

Residents inside the Broadway Avenue home told police they heard glass breaking and a series of gunshots, then “hit the floor.”

Police discovered multiple bullet holes in the house and collected bullet fragments as evidence. No one was injured.

Students compete

WARREN

A team of students from Warren G. Harding High School is participating in the Great Thrill Ride Build-off sponsored by Cedar Point Amusement Park and K’NEX.

The team is among teams from across the United States that will construct an amusement park ride out of K’NEX toy building pieces.

The contest is intended to promote Cedar Point’s Math and Science Week.