Friday, December 25, 2015
Officials to meet, determine discipline
NILES
Niles Mayor Ralph Infante, Service Director Neil Buccino, incoming Mayor Thomas Scarnecchia and incoming Service Director James DePasquale will meet before the end of the year to determine whether any disciplinary action will be taken against Michael Marrara, the city sewer maintenance worker who pleaded guilty to stealing $97,000 from Mount Carmel Catholic Church.
Infante and Buccino presented evidence at Marrara’s pre-disciplinary hearing Dec. 16 regarding Marrara’s plea in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court, Infante said.
The hearing officer, Carmen Vivolo, Niles parks director, will determine whether there is just cause for discipline before any determination will be made as to punishment, Infante said.
Police cite city man
YOUNGSTOWN
Police cited a man early Wednesday evening for lack of physical control of a vehicle after he was seen pounding his head on his vehicle and was found passed out inside.
Reports said Anthony Elmo, 40, of Gillian Lane, smelled of alcohol when officers arrived and found him passed out inside the car with the keys in the ignition. Reports said he was taken to St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital to be examined and refused to take a blood-alcohol test. Reports said his vehicle also was towed.
Probing burglary
CAMPBELL
Police are investigating a burglary at Subway on McCartney Road reported early Thursday. An officer on patrol about 2 a.m. noticed a smashed window. The store’s owner arrived and said the only thing he currently noticed missing was an “undetermined amount of potato chips,” according to a police report.
Christmas trees taken
GIRARD
The owner of Untangled Hair Studio, North State Street, reported to police that two small Christmas trees were stolen from outside the salon Tuesday. The estimated value of the trees is $40.
Swearing-in planned
YOUNGSTOWN
Basia Adamczak, incoming 7th Ward councilwoman, will be sworn in to office at 11:30 a.m. Monday, and all remaining council members will be sworn in at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday. All of the ceremonies will be in city council chambers in city hall, 26 S. Phelps St.
Niles KFC is robbed
NILES
A man wearing a bandanna over his face and carrying a handgun robbed the Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant at 5684 Youngstown Road at 8:12 a.m. Tuesday and fled out the back door with an undisclosed amount of money, police said.
Fire at vacant house
YOUNGSTOWN
Firefighters battled a vacant-house fire in the 400 block of West Earle Avenue on the South Side on Thursday. The call came in just after 4 p.m. Firefighters used their hoses to knock down flames to protect homes surrounding the burning house.
Pickup hits tree
YOUNGSTOWN
A pickup truck slammed into a tree on North Evanston Avenue, just north of Mahoning Avenue, on Thursday afternoon, according to 21 WFMJ-TV, The Vindicator’s broadcast partner.
A man and a woman were in the vehicle. The woman was taken to a local hospital with injuries that did not appear to be life-threatening. Just a few blocks away, police also were investigating a crash on Frank Sinkwich Street. No injuries were reported.