Man faces charges in theft of ring

Man faces charges in theft of ring

BOARDMAN

A 30-year-old Canfield man faces a felony theft charge after being accused of stealing an engagement ring from a Boardman retailer.

Police arrested Stephen L. Vasko of Fairground Boulevard on Wednesday. The manager of Direct Jewelry Outlet, 1235 Boardman-Canfield Road, told police about 4 p.m. Feb. 2 a man with military dog tags around his neck came into the store to look at a diamond ring. This was the man’s second time in the store. He had walked in a few minutes earlier and abruptly walked out, the manager told police.

The man asked to see a 14-karat gold diamond engagement ring valued at $3,975, made small talk with the manager and then snatched the ring and ran, according to reports. Police said the manager chased the man around the building before losing sight of him.

Poland trustees

Poland

Poland Township trustees will have a special meeting at 4 p.m. today at the township government center, 3339 Dobbins Road. The purpose is to approve a resolution to support Safe Routes to School Program.

Local Occupy members plan vigil

Youngstown

Members of Occupy Youngstown are inviting the community to join them on Federal Street in downtown Youngstown at 6:30 p.m. Monday for a candlelight vigil to show solidarity with the Occupy movement that is having similar events across the country.

The event will begin on Central Square, the site of the Occupy Youngstown movement, and will march past the federal and Mahoning County courthouses and city hall.

The group opposes what it considers to be taxation inequities as well as housing foreclosures and fracking, the process in which water, chemicals and sand are blasted into rocks thousands of feet below the ground to unlock natural gas and oil.

Cemetery cleanup

Canfield

Green Haven Memorial Gardens, 3495 S. Canfield Niles Road, will be removing all Christmas decorations, including those from the mausoleums, beginning Thursday.