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Aetna insurance drops Campbell

CAMPBELL

Officials are reviewing bids for a new health-insurance plan for city employees that would take effect in 2017.

Finance Director Michael Evanson said the city’s carrier, Aetna, has revised its business model and will no longer be providing insurance to small entities such as the city.

The city administration is discussing future insurance plans with employee unions. Evanson said discussions include giving city employees the option to contribute more money (via a payroll deduction) for a more comprehensive plan.

“We understood that the employees were highly upset with the health care plan that they had, so we did our best to provide them with another option,” Mayor Nick Phillips said.

OD victim flees

YOUNGSTOWN

A man being treated for an overdose on East Lucius Avenue ran out of an ambulance Thursday as paramedics were treating him and led officers on a foot chase to a home in the first block of East Avondale Avenue, where he was caught by police.

The man was taken to St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital on a police hold.

He has several warrants, police said. He has not been identified.

Shorts sentenced

WARREN

A husband and wife have been sentenced to two years in prison in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court. Judge Ronald Rice sentenced Ricky J. Short, 39, of King’s Drive, Lordstown, and his wife, Erica Short, 38, of Hillsdale Drive, Thursday for breaking into cars at the Texas Roadhouse on Niles-Cortland Road multiple times in October 2014, then buying items with the credit cards they obtained from the break-ins.

Ricky Short pleaded guilty earlier to eight counts of forgery and one count of receiving stolen property. Erica Short pleaded guilty to five counts of forgery and four counts of receiving stolen property.

Larosa hearing delay

WARREN

An evidence-suppression hearing that had been scheduled for Monday for Jacob Larosa, 16, charged with the murder of his elderly neighbor, has been rescheduled for 9 a.m. Dec. 27.

No reason was given for the change. Larosa is scheduled to go on trial in the March 31, 2015, aggravated murder, attempted rape, aggravated robbery and aggravated burglary of Marie Belcastro, 94.

Larosa, of Lafayette Avenue in Niles, was Belcastro’s neighbor.

Warren boil alert

WARREN

In conjunction with the Trumbull County Sanitary Engineer’s office, the city of Warren is issuing a precautionary boil alert until further notice for Warren City water customers located in Warren Township. The affected area is on South Leavitt Road, from West Market Street to Elm Street. If you have any questions, contact the Warren Utility Department at 330-841-2531.