Judge Swift honored

Judge Swift honored

WARREN

The Packard Band recently presented Trumbull County Probate Judge Thomas A. Swift a proclamation in honor of his 35 years of service, including his leadership regarding the W.D. Packard Trust, Packard Park and Packard Band.

As probate judge, Swift was responsible for carrying out the requirements of the trust, which provides the money to fund the operations of the music hall and band.

Judge Swift will retire Feb. 9 after 35 years in office. Atty. James Fredericka was elected to replace him. Warren Mayor Doug Franklin also presented Judge Swift a proclamation naming Dec. 7 as Thomas A. Swift Day.

Six-car accident

BOARDMAN

Township police responded to a six-car accident Friday morning that sent one person to the hospital, The Vindicator’s news partner 21 WFMJ-TV reported.

Police responded to the accident on South Avenue about 8 a.m. Friday. Two of the cars had extensive damage, and one woman was taken to an area hospital, the television station reported.

The cause of the accident may have been icy conditions on the road, investigators said.

Man faces charges

MINERAL RIDGE

Ross D. Davis, 27, of Baymar Drive in Austintown, was arraigned Wednesday in Niles Municipal Court on felony theft and misdemeanor trespassing, accused in the Dec. 8 theft of a four-wheeler from outside a home on Mayfield Drive.

Weathersfield police said the owner of the four-wheeler watched as two men loaded it onto the bed of a pickup truck and left. The owner wrote down the license plate of the vehicle, and police identified Davis as a suspect several hours later.

Later, Davis dumped the four-wheeler from the bed of the truck onto the street and left, Weathersfield police said on the department’s Facebook page.

Davis was taken into custody Wednesday and was released from the Trumbull County Jail later that day after posting $2,500 bond.

Boil advisory lifted

BROOKFIELD

The water boil advisory issued Tuesday for Trumbull County water customers in Brookfield and Hubbard townships has been lifted, the Trumbull County Sanitary Engineer’s Office reports.

The advisory was issued after a waterline break near state Route 7 and state Route (new) 82 in Brookfield.

Hearing date changed

CANFIELD

The pretrial court hearing for a Canfield middle-school teacher charged with domestic violence, obstructing official business and resisting arrest has been pushed back to Jan. 6.

Douglas Dawson, 47, of Greenmount Drive, was arrested Nov. 27 at his home after his wife told police that he put her in a headlock, flipped her upside down and pinned her down. One of their children called the police, according to a report.

Dawson refused to move when police tried to arrest him, the report said. He then threw himself backward onto an officer, driving the officer into a glass cabinet. Police then stunned him and pinned him down.

He pleaded not guilty to the charges Nov. 28 and is free on bond. Dawson is on paid leave while the court case proceeds.