Arrested in robbery

Arrested in robbery

BOARDMAN

U.S. marshals arrested a 29-year-old Canfield man on a warrant for robbery Friday after he was accused of attempting to steal more than $300 worth of construction materials from Home Depot.

He was taken to Mahoning County jail.

Victor Daprile II of Twin Oaks Court was charged by Boardman police in the April 23 incident. Just after 12:30 p.m., police were dispatched to Home Depot on the report of a theft and a fleeing suspect.

As Daprile tried to get away, he pushed the employee. The employee was able to snap a photo of his license plate and keep the merchandise.

Burglary arrest

BOARDMAN

Police arrested a 24-year-old Youngstown man on a burglary warrant from an Easter Sunday incident.

U.S. marshals arrested Keith Johnson Jr. of West Ravenwood Avenue at his home Friday and took him to Mahoning County jail.

Police responded to a burglary call at 11:17 p.m. April 20 on Hopkins Road.

The burglar was in the homeowner’s driveway when she arrived home that night.

A $1,500 computer, $300 TV, miscellaneous jewelry, a safe, a $650 laptop, a $1,000 TV, a $100 surround-sound system and a $300 PlayStation3 were taken from the residence. An estimated $700 in damage also was done to the home.

Fire ruled accidental

HOWLAND

Investigators have ruled the cause of an April 22 fire at 1025 Westover Drive accidental as a result of cooking.

The home’s resident was released Friday from Akron Children’s Hospital of the Mahoning Valley after being taken there for treatment of smoke inhalation.

The fire started as a result of a pot on the stove, which set off smoke detectors and alerted the resident to get out of the house, the Howland Fire Department said in a press release Monday.