Friday, March 27, 2015
Man’s car rammed twice on West Side
YOUNGSTOWN
A man rammed into another man’s car just after midnight Thursday on the West Side and tipped it over onto its side, police reports say.
Police were called to the first block of South Lakeview Avenue, where a 35-year-old man told them he was visiting a woman when her ex-boyfriend showed up.
Reports said the man told police he decided to leave. After he backed out of the drive, his car was struck twice, flipping over onto its driver’s side after the second collision, reports said.
The man was not injured. The other driver drove away before police arrived.
Marijuana plea
WARREN
Michael A. Williams, 24, of Adelaide Avenue Southeast pleaded this week in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court to illegal cultivation of 13 pounds of marijuana.
The charges relate to drug activity from last March in Warren.
He will be sentenced by Judge W. Wyatt McKay in about four weeks after the county’s Adult Probation Department conducts a pre-sentence investigation. He could get several years in prison.
‘Shopmetrics’ scam
BOARDMAN
A township woman told police she was the victim of a money-order scam.
The victim said Wednesday she signed up for a “mystery shopper” assignment from a company called “Shopmetrics.” She then received money orders from the company with instructions to cash them and return the money using a transfer service, minus her $400 pay. The victim said she was instructed to send the money to the Philippines.
Over a month, the victim reportedly received six money orders, each for about $4,000. In total, she received $23,400 in fraudulent money orders and sent the scammer $20,520. The victim’s bank is investigating, and the victim plans to pursue charges, according to the report.
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