Coroner IDs man found in minivan
Coroner IDs man found in minivan
WARREN
The Trumbull County coroner has identified the man found dead in a burned- out minivan on Pershing Avenue Southwest on Monday as Michael C. Walker, 31, of Parkman Road Northwest, the registered owner of the car.
The coroner’s office has not yet ruled on the cause of death, but police continue to investigate it as a possible homicide. No arrests have been made.
A woman called 911 at 10:08 a.m. Monday to report that a minivan in a remote area at the end of Pershing had burned and a body was partway out of the vehicle.
Firefighters determined that the fire probably occurred overnight.
The area where the van was found is overgrown with trees close to the street and has been repeatedly used for trash dumping.
When Walker was booked into the Trumbull County jail a month ago on a petty theft charge, he indicated his employment was a driver for the Amish.
Woman faces endangering charge
YOUNGSTOWN
A woman who was arrested after reports said she overdosed outside a West Side barbershop while her children were inside getting haircuts was arraigned Friday in municipal court.
Judge Robert Milich set bond at $5,000 for Amanda Long, 32, of Compass West, Austintown, who faces a misdemeanor charge of child endangering after she was arrested late Wednesday afternoon at the Mahoning Avenue barbershop.
As part of Long’s bond, she is not allowed any contact with her children and she also must get a drug and alcohol assessment.
If she manages to post bond, she will be placed on house arrest.
The children who were with her at the time, age 4 and 11, were released to a grandparent.
Teen charged with felonious assault
WARREN
Police charged a 17-year-old male with felonious assault in the July 17 shooting of another teen, 19, at the Highland Terrace apartments basketball court.
The victim, who lives at the apartment complex, was hit by two gunshots – one in the leg and one in the stomach – in the 8:33 p.m. incident off Lane Drive Southwest.
Detective Wayne Mackey said surveillance cameras at the basketball courts and community cooperation assisted in solving the crime. The juvenile was taken to the Trumbull County Juvenile Justice Center.
US Route 62 work to begin Monday
SALEM
Weather permitting, work is expected to begin Monday on a project to extend the pavement life on 6 miles of U.S. Route 62 from state Route 165 through Damascus to state Route 45 near Salem, the Ohio Department of Transportation said.
As a preservation strategy, Route 62 will be microsurfaced to seal the pavement, making it last longer.
Using aggressive preservation treatments such as chip seal and microsurfacing lowers costs over the long term, enabling ODOT to resurface more roads and provide a smoother ride for more people, transportation department officials said. Traffic will be maintained.
ODOT’s contractor for the $800,000 project is Strawser Construction Inc. from Columbus. The completion date is Sept. 30.
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