Thursday, September 17, 2015
Youngstown Plan
YOUNGSTOWN
Educators, parents, students and community members will learn more about the impact of the Youngstown Plan, a law that sets up the takeover of Youngstown City Schools and appointment of a schools chief executive officer from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. today at McGuffey Elementary School, 310 S. Schenley Ave.
The event is a summit organized by the Ohio Education Association, the teachers’ union.
Ingram wanted by FBI
YOUNGSTOWN
The FBI Violent Crimes Task Force is seeking a man wanted on drug-trafficking charges: Raymond Ingram, 35, of Youngstown, who is described as black, about 6 feet tall and weighing 190 pounds.
A news release said Ingram has been convicted of crimes and is known to carry weapons. Anyone who knows his location is asked to call the task force at 330-333-1847 or the local police department.
Those who give a tip that leads to an arrest may be eligible for an award.
Liberty fire grant
LIBERTY
Liberty Fire Department received a $76,772 Operations and Safety grant through the Assistance to Firefighters Grants program through the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Homeland Security.
U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan of Howland, D-13th, announced the grant Wednesday.
“These types of federal grants are important to ensure that local fire departments have the resources they need to keep our community safe,” Ryan said a news release.
Robbery charge
WARREN
James W. Pellizzeri, 38, of Draper Avenue Southeast, is in the Trumbull County jail without eligibility to make bond after being charged Tuesday with felony robbery involving the Giant Eagle on Mahoning Avenue.
Store security personnel said Pellizzeri was seen concealing a bottle of vodka in his shirt. The security guard confronted him, and Pellizzeri threw the bottle back on the shelf.
As the guard began to escort Pellizzeri out of the store, he noticed a deputy sheriff named Bill in the store and asked him to assist him with the escort.
Pellizzeri then said, “Do you want me to kill Bill, too?” as he clenched his fist.
Pellizzeri left the area on his bicycle, but the deputy located him a short distance away, and Warren police took him into custody.
A not-guilty plea for Pellizzeri was entered Wednesday in Warren Municipal Court.
Drug charges for 2
CAMPBELL
A traffic stop Tuesday led to the arrest of two people on drug charges.
Police stopped a vehicle on Center Street for objects obstructing the front windshield and found that Stacey Sullivan, 31, of Struthers, was driving under suspension, according to a police report.
Sullivan had a charred glass pipe and a hypodermic needle, according to police.
The vehicle’s passenger, Samantha Wayne, 29, of Campbell, was not wearing a seat belt and had suboxone pills, police said.
Sullivan will be arraigned Tuesday in Campbell Municipal Court on charges of possession of drug-abuse instruments and drug paraphernalia.
Wayne will be arraigned Friday on charges of possession of drugs, possession of drug-abuse instruments and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Brookfield schools
BROOKFIELD
Brookfield Schools Superintendent Tim Saxton will host two strategic planning meetings. The meetings are open to the public and will take place at 7 p.m. today in the library and 10 a.m. Monday in the auditorium, both at the high school, 614 Bedford Road.
The meetings are set to gain community input on the district’s strategic plan. Areas of discussion will include district goal-setting in these areas: academics, finances, technology, facilities and maintenance and community collaboration. All the information collected will be shared with the school board and administrative team after both meetings.
Participants in the Monday meeting must sign into the main office and get a visitor’s badge. All visitors are required to have their driver’s license or other ID upon entering the building.
Veterans giveaway
LIBERTY
Veterans’ Outreach, 7 Belgrade Ave., is hosting Youngstown Inner City Garden’s second annual Veterans of Armed Forces Produce Giveaway, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday in honor of servicemen and servicewomen.
To qualify, veterans and military personnel must show their military identification.
The event is organized and provided by Youngstown Inner City Garden Club, Dandelion Farm and Iron Soup Preservation. For information, call Veterans’ Outreach at 330-755-5792.
Child car seats event
AUSTINTOWN
Akron Children’s Hospital Mahoning Valley and Safe Kids Mahoning Valley are hosting an event from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Greenwood Chevrolet, 4695 Mahoning Ave., to raise awareness of properly installed child seats in vehicles and bring attention to the importance of fixing recalled car seats.
The two organizations will conduct free car-seat checks in the service drive of the dealership’s former Hummer building. Guidance will be provided by certified child-passenger safety technicians on proper installation of child safety and booster seats.
Child Passenger Safety Week, which is this week, brings national attention to the use and misuse of child restraints.
Seeking information
PLUMCREEK
A Salem man’s death is under investigation in Western Pennsylvania, according to Vindicator broadcast partner 21 WFMJ-TV.
Pennsylvania State Police in Armstrong County say a passing motorist found Scott Baird, 41, unconscious in the middle of state Route 210 in the early morning hours of Labor Day. Baird was transported by medical helicopter to a Pittsburgh hospital where he later died.
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office says Baird died from blunt force trauma to the head. But how Baird exactly sustained the injury has not been determined.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call police at 724-543-2011.