Conference reset

Conference reset

WARREN

Visiting Judge Patricia A. Cosgrove reset Wednesday’s telephone conference with attorneys for Danny Lee Hill and the Trumbull County Prosecutor’s Office after just a few minutes on the phone.

Judge Cosgrove is handling Hill’s request for a new trial based on what Hill’s attorneys say is invalidated bite-mark evidence that was used in his 1985 aggravated murder, rape and assault trial.

Hill, 49, and an accomplice, Timothy Coombs, were convicted of causing fatal injuries to Raymond Fife, 12, as he rode his bicycle to a Boy Scout meeting.

Judge Cosgrove reset the matter for 2 p.m. Monday and has indicated she may decide that day whether she will have an oral hearing or decide the matter based on filings and not have a hearing.

Community meeting

WARREN

Councilwoman Cheryl Saffold, D-6th, is having a community meeting at 6 p.m. Sunday at Restoration Christian Fellowship Church, 760 Main Ave., to discuss Warren’s proposed half-percent income-tax increase.

The meeting will be one day before the full council votes at 3 p.m. in council chambers on whether to place the tax on the November ballot. City officials will attend to give an overview of the proposal and answer questions.

3 face drug charges

WARREN

Three city men were charged Wednesday with various drug offenses after being observed in a car in the Warren Heights apartments parking lot on Peace Avenue Northwest at 5:32 p.m. Wednesday.

During the ensuing investigation, police found suspected crack cocaine, other possibly illegal items and $1,354 in cash on Ja Tavion Powell, 21, of Clearwater Street Northwest. He was charged with drug trafficking and possessing drug paraphernalia.

Theotis Sanders III, 19, of Randolph Street Northwest was charged with possession of cocaine and drug abuse; and Terell J. McCurdy, 20, of Oak Knoll Avenue Northeast, was charged with permitting drug abuse.

School supplies

YOUNGSTOWN

St. Vincent de Paul Society, Mahoning County District, will conduct a back-to-school supplies distribution from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at the dining hall, 208 W. Front St. The society anticipates that some 500 children in Mahoning County will be helped. For information, call 330-333-3601.

Woman charged

BOARDMAN

A township woman faces a child-endangering charge after police discovered poor living conditions Wednesday evening.

Police visited the home of Jennifer Marovich, 25, and her 5-year-old daughter on Vineland Place. Officers received a call about the residence being littered with trash and having a stench that could be detected from the driveway. Police gave custody of the child to a family member while Children Services investigates.

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