Hotelier may serve whole sentence in jail

Hotelier may serve whole sentence in jail

AUSTINTOWN

Hotelier Sebastian Rucci could serve his full 30-day jail sentence at the Mahoning County jail.

The businessman operating California Palms, Suites and Hotel had asked for a motion hearing on requesting the sentence be changed to house arrest. He was in Mahoning County Area Court here Wednesday and Judge David A. D’Apolito took the request under advisement.

Rucci also had filed a motion for early release Monday, but that was denied the same day.

His jail sentence of 30 days began at noon July 1 on guilty verdicts from a jury trial on four counts of being a keeper of place where intoxicating liquors are sold in violation of state law. He was also convicted on an additional count of keeper of place and two counts of illegal sale of alcohol in 2014 cases involving the Go Go Girls Cabaret.

The former cabaret and the new hotel are at the same location, the corner of 1051 N. Canfield-Niles Road and 5455 Clarkins Drive.

Patrol probes crash

BOARDMAN

The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating an accident that occurred Wednesday afternoon on Interstate 680.

Four people were injured in a car involved with a semi-truck. The victims suffered serious but nonlife-threatening injuries, a patrol spokesman said.

According to 21 WFMJ-TV, The Vindicator’s broadcast partner, a car traveling north on I-680 crossed the median and collided with the southbound tractor-trailer just north of the Western Reserve Road exit ramp about 2:20 p.m.

The car landed in a culvert along the interstate.

First responders had to pry away the twisted metal to remove the passengers from the car.

Man arraigned

YOUNGSTOWN

Bond was set at $75,000 Wednesday by Magistrate Anthony Sertick for a man who was arraigned in municipal court for the robbery and choking of a woman June 29.

Dessie Howell, 23, of Youngstown, faces a charge of aggravated robbery in the attack.

A woman claimed she had given Howell a ride, and he threatened to kill her, choked her and took her purse as they were in a driveway in the 400 block of Clearmount Avenue. The woman had between $300 and $400 in her purse, reports said.

Howell was taken into custody Monday. Assistant City Prosecutor Jeffrey Moliterno said Howell was ruled delinquent in juvenile court in 2009 for a robbery and kidnapping. Court papers said he and another person who was a juvenile at the time had robbed a Belmont Avenue restaurant.

Facing drug charge

YOUNGSTOWN

An East Boston Avenue man had his bond set at $5,000 Wednesday in municipal court after he was arraigned on a possession of heroin charge.

JaQuale Gilmore, 18, was arrested after a car in which he was a passenger was pulled over for a cracked windshield about 3 p.m. at Hillman and West Philadelphia avenues.

Reports said when Gilmore was being searched, he kept clenching his muscles in his waist area and when asked if he was concealing drugs, he took a bag of suspected heroin out of his buttocks.

Celebration of parks

BOARDMAN

Boardman Park will celebrate Community Parks and Recreation Month this month.

The celebration will include a number of events, including Music in the Park today with Grammy-nominated Del Sinchak, a performance by the Air Force Band of Flight and a fireworks display Friday and Family Night in the Park on Saturday.

For information about July events, visit www.boardmanpark.com or call the park office at 330-726-8107.

Cafaro Foundation makes $100K award

HUBBARD

The Cafaro Foundation has awarded $100,000 to the St. Patrick Catholic School to help it continue its mission of educating children of Hubbard and surrounding communities.

The school serves students of all faiths and economic status in grades kindergarten through eight. Now in its 145th year, the school’s purpose, according to its mission statement, is to educate students academically, morally and socially in accordance with the teaching of the Catholic Church.

The Cafaro Foundation is a charitable entity established by the Cafaro family in memory of William M. Cafaro, founder of the real-estate development and management company that bears his name.

Meeting about cats

NEWTON FALLS

A session called “Got Cats? We Can Fix That” will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Newton Falls Community Center, 52 E. Quarry St.

The meeting will address overpopulation of cats in Newton Falls. Angels for Animals is offering ideas.

Work session

POLAND

The Poland school board will have a work session at 6:30 p.m. today at the board offices, 3199 Dobbins Road.