Thursday, July 24, 2014
Sentenced for theft
WARREN
Roderick L. Lewis Jr., 24, of Stewart Drive Northwest, a community volunteer and former candidate for the Warren Board of Education, was sentenced to 60 days in the Trumbull County jail Wednesday for stealing from an elderly woman.
Lewis, known for school-supply giveaways he and his family carried out in recent years, pleaded guilty earlier to five theft-related felony offenses.
Howland police said he impersonated a police officer while talking to the 92-year-old victim and charged more than $2,100 on her credit cards in June 2013.
He will be on probation for five years and must pay $540 in restitution to the victim.
Beatitude House collecting supplies
YOUNGSTOWN
Beatitude House is collecting school supplies for homeless and disadvantaged children in the Mahoning Valley.
Needed items are school uniforms; red or white polo shirts; navy, khaki or black pants; red, navy, black or white cardigan sweaters with no logos or brand names on the outside; socks and underwear. Sizes from preschool to adult are needed.
Also needed are classroom supplies such as folders, three-ring binders, flash drives, note cards, book covers, assignment books, calculators, scissors, highlighters, rulers, pencil boxes, tissues, hand sanitizer, paper towels, sandwich-size and large plastic bags and sanitizing wipes.
Items can be brought to the administrative offices, 238 Tod Lane, on the grounds of St. Edward Church.
Donations are accepted from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. All items must be received by Aug. 6.
Insurance sign-ups
YOUNGSTOWN
Access Health Mahoning Valley will join HandsOn Volunteer Network to enroll uninsured adults in Medicaid or other health insurance at the Newport Library, 3730 Market St., from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monday.
Registration is requested by calling 330-746-5424. Registrants should bring information on income and Social Security numbers for themselves and family members if they need coverage.
For information, call Bill Adams, director of Access Health Mahoning Valley, at 330-373-0703.
2 women accused of assault on 2
WARREN
Two women were arraigned Wednesday in Warren Municipal Court after they were accused of bringing a baseball bat Tuesday evening to a house on Pacific Place Northwest and assaulting a man and woman.
The victims said Candice M. Fox, 22, of Westgate Drive, Newton Falls, and Annica L. Fox, 20, of Belmont Street in Warren, came to the house at 6 p.m. to fight over a male.
Candice Fox forced her way inside the house, while Annica used a bat to break windows, the victims said. A neighbor videotaped the incident, police said.
The male victim tried to stop the assault and suffered a bite in the arm. The female victim also suffered minor injuries.
The Foxes are charged with burglary, and a judge set bond at $100,000 for each. If convicted, they could face eight years in prison.
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