Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Gas smell reported; copper pipe stolen
CAMPBELL
Campbell fire officials were able to turn off natural gas that filled up a rental home after a neighbor smelled the gas.
Crews were called to 317 Sanderson Avenue at about 5:50 p.m. Tuesday. The house had been vandalized; copper pipe had been removed. A fire official said a new tenant was to move into the residence next week.
The gas was shut off, and Dominion East Ohio capped the pipes for future repairs.
UPS employee threat
BOARDMAN
Township police responded to UPS, 95 Karago Ave., on Monday after an employee reportedly threatened to kill everyone in the building.
The female employee reportedly shouted: “I will come back and kill you all,” as she clocked out from her shift Monday.
UPS did not wish to pursue charges, according to a police report, but planned to terminate the employee and get a criminal-trespass warning.
13 cattle die in crash
AUSTINTOWN
The driver of a tractor-trailer carrying cattle suffered non-life threatening injuries after a crash Monday night.
A news release from the Canfield Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol said 13 of the 37 cattle on board died due to the crash on Interstate 80 near state Route 11. It occurred about 8:46 p.m. Monday and closed I-80 eastbound for more than six hours.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation by the patrol, and assisting Monday night were Austintown Township fire, police and road departments, Jackson Township police and fire, Ohio Department of Transportation, Lane EMS, the Mahoning County Sheriff’s Office and local volunteers.
Warren station robbed
WARREN
The Sunoco gas station, 805 W. Market St., was robbed by a man with a “very small gun” at 11:28 p.m. Sunday.
The man entered the store and demanded money while brandishing the gun in his left hand, then ran out the door, police said.
The man appeared to be in his late 40s or early 50s, thin and dark-black skinned.
Suspect subdued
NILES
Norman R. Nicholson, 38, of Sayers Avenue, entered no plea Monday in Niles Municipal Court on a felony robbery charge, and bond was set at $10,000.
Police arrested Nicholson after employees at Dollar General, 331 Robbins Ave., reported that Nicholson was trying to shoplift from the store at 12:09 p.m. Sunday and fought with an employee who tried to stop him.
A customer walking into the store helped the employee secure Nicholson until police arrived.
Brother stabbed
WARREN
Ouma Armstrong, 32, of Belvedere Avenue Southeast, pleaded not guilty Monday in Warren Municipal Court to a felonious assault charge. Bond was set at $250,000.
Warren police charged Armstrong in the Friday night stabbing of her brother, 52, who lived at the same address. The victim had stab wounds in the back and ribs. When he was brought to the hospital by a female, he was unconscious, police said.
Police were called to St. Joseph Warren Hospital; the victim was eventually transferred to St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital.
Home help available
YOUNGSTOWN
Mahoning Youngstown Community Action Partnership is urging Mahoning County residents who meet the criteria to apply for energy assistance services, including the Percentage of Income, Weatherization, and Electric Partnership programs, and Regular HEAP, which runs through May 31. A Regular HEAP application can also be found at energyhelp.ohio.gov. For information about these programs, call MYCAP Monday through Thursday between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. at 330-747-7921; visit the office at 1325 Fifth Ave., Youngstown, or go to its web site at www.my-cap.org. The Sebring office, 305 N. 15th St., is open from 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Thursdays, except for holidays. Call 330-938-6166. Appointments can be scheduled for either office by calling 866-223-1125.