Two face vandalism charges

Two face vandalism charges

BOARDMAN

A Youngstown man and woman are scheduled to be arraigned today in Mahoning County Area Court on vandalism and breaking and entering charges after their arrest Saturday.

U.S. Marshal’s task force arrested Joseph Digiacomo, 29, and Jessica Quick, 25, both of Dickson Street, after a warrant was issued for their arrest by Boardman police.

Police have accused them of committing crimes Nov. 24 at Washing Well Laundry on West Boulevard at 8:30 p.m.

The laundromat’s owner told officers two suspects entered the business and caused $2,300 in damages to a coin-operated machine and bathroom sink. The two also reportedly stole $200 in coins from the machine.

Digiacomo and Quick are each charged with two counts of breaking and entering and two counts of vandalism.

Burghill man pleads guilty

WARREN

Charles W. Hillyer, 46, of Route 7 in Burghill pleaded guilty Monday in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court to a reduced charge of misdemeanor leaving the scene of an accident and will be sentenced later.

Hillyer was charged in June 2015 with felony leaving the scene of a Dec. 4, 2014, crash on Austintown-Warren Road that killed Tony Wells, 25, of McDonald and Warren. Wells was found dead near a bicycle.

If convicted of the felony version of the crime, Hillyer could have gotten several years in prison. The misdemeanor version could produce up to six months in jail.

Hillyer was driving a dump truck at 6:20 a.m. to pick up a load of coke at the Arcelor Mittal plant on Austintown-Warren Road when he hit Wells, a crash investigator said.

Mike Burnett, assistant county prosecutor, said he cannot discuss the reasons for agreeing to the reduction to a misdemeanor until Hillyer’s sentencing.

No injuries in city house fire

YOUNGSTOWN

Firefighters put out a small fire at a home early Monday afternoon in the 300 block of Euclid Avenue on the East Side. The fire appears to have started in the kitchen of the home, fire officials said. There were no injuries.

Sobriety checkpoint planned

CANFIELD

The Mahoning County Operating a Vehicle while Impaired Task Force will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint this weekend.

Details will be released later in the week to the exact checkpoint location. There will also be local saturation patrols throughout the county this week and weekend.

Extra patrols in Columbiana Co.

COLUMBIANA

The Columbiana County Sheriff’s Office will have extra patrols on the county highways throughout the remainder of this month and January.

The extra patrols are the result of the office receiving traffic enforcement grants from the state. The deputies will be looking for the impaired/distracted driver in an attempt to reduce the number of fatal or serious-injury crashes during the upcoming holiday season. The patrols will take place on various days and in various locations in the county.

Trumbull road closing extended

BRACEVILLE

Ravenna Warren Road, 1.86 miles northwest of Main Street, just east of address 3818, will need to remain closed through today, the Trumbull County Engineer announced.

The recommended detour route is west on Main Street, north on 1st Street, and northeast on state Route 5.