Two Niles men arrested in Boardman store robbery

Staff report

BOARDMAN

A father and son accused in a robbery will be back in court Tuesday.

Charles R. Parisi Sr. 52, and Charles R. Parisi Jr. 23, both of Niles, are charged with complicity to robbery and robbery, respectively. Both men did not enter a plea Thursday at their arraignment, and bond was set at $12,000 for each.

Police said they were called to Home Depot on Southern Boulevard about 3:20 p.m. Wednesday when a shoplifter fought with store security.

The security officer told police two men entered the store, one wearing a tan jacket and another wearing a black jacket, and proceeded to steal from the tools section, taking two rotary tools valued at about $200 and 28 nine-inch saw blades valued at about $112, according to reports.

When store security approached the men as they attempted to leave, the man wearing the black jacket grabbed the security officer and shoved him out of the way, police said.

The man wearing the black jacket ran to a car driven by an older man, and the car drove northbound on Southern Boulevard, reports state. The man with the tan jacket fled on foot toward U.S. Route 224 and Southern Boulevard, police said.

Parisi Sr. and Parisi Jr. were arrested about 6 p.m. Wednesday at their Niles residence.