Police search for officer impersonator

Police search for officer impersonator

BOARDMAN

Police are looking for a man who tried to impersonate a township police officer Sunday evening.

Police were dispatched to the corner of Applewood Boulevard and Appleridge Drive where the suspect, in a green Jeep Liberty, purportedly ordered a couple to pick up a Steak n’ Shake cup they were photographing.

The witness stated he’d be done soon to which the suspect reportedly said, “I’m the Boardman police chief, pick up the cup now,” and activated a horn-style siren on the vehicle. The witness said he obtained a possible license-plate number.

Water distribution continues in Sebring

SEBRING

Free bottled-water distribution to Sebring water system residential and business customers continues at the Sebring Community Center, 305 W. Texas Ave., through March 12.

Hours are 1 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays, 7 a.m. to noon Fridays, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays. Water also will be given away there from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday.

All recipients must have their tap water lead-tested, and those whose tap water is found to be satisfactory will no longer be eligible for free bottled water.

Youngstown woman sentenced to jail

YOUNGSTOWN

A 20-year-old Nelson Avenue woman was sentenced Friday to six years in prison for a Feb. 1, 2014, robbery of a Dollar General store in Youngstown.

Tiffany Green drew the sentence from Judge Lou A. D’Apolito of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court.

She had pleaded guilty Sept. 14 to aggravated robbery with a firearm specification; and Jennifer Paris, an assistant county prosecutor, recommended a six-year prison term for her.

Paris said two people wearing bandannas used guns to take money from the cash register.

Police don’t know who robbed the store with Green, Paris said.

Green will be on post-release control for five years after prison.

I-80 ramp to close

AUSTINTOWN

Beginning Monday, the Interstate 80 westbound ramp to state Route 11 southbound will be closed through early June for a bridge replacement and ramp reconstruction, according to a news release from the Ohio Department of Transportation.

The detour will be state Route 711 southbound to Interstate 680 westbound.

This work is part of a $91.5 million project to widen I-80 between Route 11 and state Route 193. The entire project is scheduled to be completed by late July 2018, ODOT officials said.

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