Suspects sought in theft of jewelry

Suspects sought in theft of jewelry

BOARDMAN

Police are looking for three suspects who might have played a role in the theft of $20,000 worth of jewelry at Gracy Lane, a store in Southern Park Mall.

A store employee told police two women and a man entered the store about 11:20 a.m. Wednesday, and the women went to the front of the store, and the man went to the back, according to reports.

The man asked an employee for help. The employee answered the man and then went to check on the women, and saw they had left and that a large number of Pandora brand jewelry was missing, police said.

GOP breakfast

NILES

Trumbull County Republican Party will have its monthly breakfast meeting at 9:30 a.m. Saturday in the community room at Eastwood Mall near Dillards. Guest speaker will be George Brown, field director for the Mitt Romney campaign.

The Trumbull County Young Republicans will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Republican Party Headquarters in the mall, Suite 750, between Dillards and the license bureau. All people age 40 and under are invited to attend, including high school and college students. Speaker will be Marisha Agana, GOP candidate for 13th District U.S. Representative seat.

OSHP probes crash

north lima

The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a Thursday afternoon crash that sent two people to the hospital.

The crash between a motorcycle and a Chevrolet Cavalier occurred at 3:15 p.m. on state Route 164 between Blosser and Renkenberger roads.

Both the motorcyclist and the passenger were transported to St. Elizabeth Health Center, the driver by helicopter, the passenger by ambulance.

The driver of the car wasn’t transported. The identities of the people involved weren’t available Thursday evening, and no further information was available about the accident.

Candidate violated law

COLUMBUS

The Ohio Inspector General has found that Gideon A. Fetterolf Jr. committed wrongdoing while working as a liquor-control agent for the Ohio Department of Commerce and running as a write-in candidate for mayor of Newton Falls.

An investigation indicated that Fetterolf violated state employee work policies and state laws, the state said. Fetterolf has since retired from his state employment.

The matter has been referred to the Ohio Elections Commission, the Ohio Ethics Commission and the Trumbull County prosecutor for consideration, according to the Ohio Inspector General, who conducted the investigation in response to a complaint.

The agency concluded that Fetterolf solicited for a campaign contribution on work time and falsely reported where one of his contributions came from. Fetterolf was unsuccessful in his bid to become mayor.

3-vehicle crash

BOARDMAN

One person was hospitalized for minor injuries after a three-vehicle accident shut down part of U.S. Route 224 near Salinas Trail about 1:15 p.m., the Ohio State Highway Patrol reported.

The patrol said a vehicle traveling west on Route 224 lost control and drove off the right side of the road, hitting a street sign. That vehicle then drove back onto Route 224 where it went left of center, hitting two eastbound vehicles, according to reports. No charges have been filed, and the patrol continues its investigation.