Rig jack-knifes on I-80

Rig jack-knifes on I-80

GIRARD

A tractor-trailer rig jack-knifed attempting to avoid hitting an out-of-control car on Interstate 80 just west of the U.S. Route 422 exit, and tied up traffic Monday between 8:10 and 8:50 p.m.

The car driver, a 44-year-old Youngstown woman, was taken to Northside Medical Center for minor injuries. The truck driver, a New Jersey man, was not hurt.

Girard police said the car was westbound on Route 422 when it spun out of control on the wet road. The truck, about two truck lengths behind the car, braked in an unsuccessful attempt to avoid hitting the vehicle and jack-knifed on the highway.

Once the scene was cleared, the truck driver was able to drive away. No citations were issued Monday, police said.

‘Bank walkaway’ homes

WARREN

The Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership will give a free public presentation on foreclosures and “bank walkaway” homes featuring Atty. Zachariah Germaniuk at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Raymond John Wean Foundation offices, 147 W. Market St., on Courthouse Square.

Germaniuk, a graduate of Cleveland Marshall College of Law, will discuss state law regarding foreclosures and nuances that can be used by community groups and local governments to help with foreclosure homes.

Leah Ifft, a foreclosure-prevention advocate for Empowering and Strengthening Ohio’s People, will give information on the loan-modification process and give other assistance.

Trumbull County Land Bank staff will answer questions about bank walkaways.

Sentenced in stalking

YOUNGSTOWN

A Berlin Center man will serve three years in prison after pleading guilty to stalking several families in Mahoning County.

A common pleas judge Monday sentenced Jamie Longnecker, 33, on count of menacing by stalking and one count of assaulting a police officer, according to The Vindicator’s broadcast partner 21 WFMJ-TV.

Police said Longnecker allegedly sent bizarre letters containing pornographic images to several families and a business in Goshen and Green townships.

Prisoner tries to escape

YOUNGSTOWN

A cuffed and shackled prisoner attempted to escape Monday while he and five others were being loaded for transport from the Youngstown Police Department jail to the Mahoning County jail.

Raymond Betts, 29, whose address is listed as the Mahoning County jail, ran west from the police garage on West Boardman Street shortly after 3 p.m., but was caught by an officer about 20 feet from the police department.

Betts was charged with escape, according to the police report.

Committee to meet

Lisbon

The Beaver school board’s building and grounds committee meets at 5 p.m. today in Room 2 at the high school, 13184 state Route 7.

Guns stolen from house

NILES

A resident of the 800 block of Ann Avenue discovered Friday morning that three long guns — a 12-gauge shotgun, a .410 shotgun and a 22-caliber bolt-action rifle — were stolen from his house.

Someone threw a rock through the window of the door of the house to get in, the man said.

State patrol honored

COLUMBUS

The Ohio State Highway Patrol was one of 10 agencies honored at the 22nd Annual Motor Vehicle Criminal Interdiction Training & Intelligence Sharing Meeting in Little Rock, Ark.

The patrol received the 2011 Outstanding Criminal Highway Interdiction Award on Aug. 15 for its efforts in highway drug interdiction and support for the Drug Interdiction Assistance Program, according to a news release.

In 2011, the patrol seized more than $69 million worth of illegal contraband from Ohio’s roadways and made more than 6,000 drug arrests, the release stated. Motorists can call # 677 to report drug activity or impaired drivers.