METRO DIGEST || Sheriff Greene warns of jury duty scam

Jury-duty scam

YOUNGSTOWN

Mahoning County Sheriff Jerry Greene is warning of a scam involving jury duty.

Greene said he has received calls from several residents Thursday and Friday claiming that they have been called by people identifying themselves as Greene and telling them they missed their appointments to serve as jurors and they have to pay a $1,000 fine.

The callers then try to get credit card or other financial information from the people, Greene said.

Greene said he asked a woman who was called to return the call, but when Greene took the phone, the person on the other end of the line hung up. He said when he called the number again, a message said it was disconnected.

Greene stressed to the public: Do not give personal information over the phone, and if you receive a call, notify police or his office.

Hit-and-run

YOUNGSTOWN

Police are looking for help in finding out how a 38-year-old Canfield man ended up in the middle of the 3300 block of Decamp Avenue about 11:50 p.m. Thursday.

Patrolman Brian Booksing of the department’s accident investigation unit said officers think the man may have been hit by a car. They are looking for a 2001 or 2002 Dodge Stratus or Sebring.

Booksing said the side-view mirror of that model car was found near the man, who is in intensive care at St. Elizabeth Health Center, where he is being treated for his injuries.

Booksing did not release the man’s name because his family has yet to be notified.

Anyone with information is asked to call Booksing at 330-742-8775.

Loud-music defense

YOUNGSTOWN

A Girard man who told police who pulled him over for loud music he was trying to break his speakers was taken to Mahoning County jail on drug charges.

Reports said Shawn Roman, 24, was pulled over just before 4 p.m. Thursday at Mahoning and Richview avenues on the West Side. He admitted his music was loud, but said he was trying to break his speakers.

Reports said after the officer noticed Roman jamming his hands in his pockets, he admitted having marijuana and pills. The officer searched him and found a bag of marijuana and a bag containing 17 pills.

Roman is charged with possession of dangerous drugs, and possession of marijuana and cited for the loud-music violation.

Caught in the act

GIRARD

A South Randolph Street resident told police he caught a burglar trying to break into his apartment. The resident said he pulled into his driveway at 9:40 a.m. Wednesday and saw a man hanging partly in his front window. His window air conditioner was pushed in. He said he yelled at the man, who got in a vehicle parked nearby. He chased him but gave up.

Abandoned in forest

POLAND

Village police are investigating a reported theft in which a car ended up abandoned in Poland Municipal Forest.

According to a police report, a white 2013 Honda Pilot was discovered at the bottom of a hill leading to Yellow Creek, about a quarter-mile into the woods from the Poland Manor entrance. The car was running. No one was inside, and there were no footprints or blood on the scene.

Village Police Chief Russell Beatty said the vehicle was stolen from the owner. There are no suspects at this time, he added.

More Digest on A9