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Arrest in Walmart thefts

BOARDMAN

Township police arrested a man wanted in four theft cases reported at Walmart on Doral Drive.

Police on Tuesday took custody of Thomas Barton, 33, of Wellsville on warrants after he was jailed in Columbiana County.

According to police reports, the warrants stem from thefts at Walmart reported April 8, June 25, July 27 and Aug. 22.

Police accuse Barton of taking, in total, about $2,000 worth of items from Walmart, including a home-security system, drills and other tools, GPS units, wireless speakers, a television, an external hard drive and other electronic devices. In each case, Barton reportedly was accompanied by other suspects.

He was taken to the Mahoning County jail.

Trumbull bailiff retires

WARREN

Billy Allen, bailiff for Judge Sandra Stabile Harwood of Trumbull County Family Court the past four years, has retired.

Allen, husband of county Clerk of Courts Karen Infante Allen, retired effective Dec. 30, though he used a couple of weeks of accrued time off and had not been at the courthouse since mid-December, said Scott Bombeck, court administrator.

“He decided he was going to retire and spend time with his family,” Bombeck said. “Billy is 63 years old, and he is ready to move on with his family.”

Judge Stabile Harwood, a Democrat from Niles, has not named a replacement.

Subway robbery

WARREN

Danny N. Jack, 31, of Hazelwood Avenue Southeast has been indicted by a Trumbull County grand jury in the Nov. 11 robbery of Subway restaurant at 1604 Parkman Road NW.

Police said they responded to the restaurant at 7:24 p.m. and searched the Drexel Avenue area, finding Jack in some leaves.

When the officer saw him, Jack got up from the leaves and ran while still holding the Subway cash register and climbed a fence.

But two officers were able to pull him down and use a stun gun on him to arrest him, police said. A restaurant employee identified Jack as the robber, police said.

Stabbing Indictment

WARREN

Adashanate Daniels, 20, of Commerce Street Northwest, was indicted Wednesday by a Trumbull County grand jury on felonious assault and attempted murder in a June 30 incident in which she’s accused of stabbing a man.

The man, 21, of Akron arrived at St. Joseph Warren Hospital at 8:55 p.m. with a stab wound that he said he suffered at Daniels’ home on the city’s West Side.

He told police that when he dropped off their child at her house, they argued, and he got out his phone to record her.

The video shows Daniels stabbing the victim in the side, police said. The victim fled on foot.

$12K in cigarettes stolen

WARREN

Warren police are seeking the public’s help in finding a suspect who stole cash, cigars and $12,000 worth of cigarettes from the Sparkle Market, 2587 Parkman Road NW, on New Year’s Eve.

The store’s security video shows the burglar making several trips in and out of the store over a period of 17 minutes carrying out cigars, cigarettes, other merchandise, and cash from 14 cash register drawers kept in an unlocked safe, reported 21 WFMJ-TV, The Vindicator’s broadcast partner.

“We’d like people to watch the video to see if they recognize the burglar or some of the items taken,” said Detective Wayne Mackey. He asked that anyone with information about the suspect to call the Warren Police Detective Division at 330-841-2723.

Lockdown at LaBrae

WARREN

LaBrae school officials took extra security precautions Thursday after being notified of an adult with a weapon near the school complex on North Leavitt Road in Warren Township.

Superintendent A.J. Calderone told The Vindicator’s broadcast partner, 21 WFMJ-TV, the complex was placed on lockdown 45 minutes before the end of the school day, which limited traffic entering buildings.

Law enforcement officers secured the entrances as students were dismissed, and the school district sent parents a message at about 3 p.m., notifying them of the issue.