Drug indictment

Drug indictment

CLEVELAND

A federal grand jury indicted a Ravenna man on charges involving the selling of carfentanil, an opioid 10,000 times more potent than morphine, U.S. attorneys said.

The six-count indictment charges Deangelo Frost, 28, with distributing narcotics and being a felon in possession of a firearm.

In addition to carfentanil, U.S. attorneys accuse Frost of selling fentanyl, heroin and synthetic cannabinoids.

The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Mahoning Valley Law Enforcement and Portage County Drug task forces.

Fraud report

BOARDMAN

Police are investigating a fraud incident reported by a township business, according to a police report.

A manager at Rondinelli Tuxedo, located on McKay Court, reported to police Wednesday the store’s bank account “had been altered and was no longer receiving income from the store.”

Records show someone changed the store’s accounts early last month, and at least $72,000 was transferred into fraudulent accounts, according to the report.

The manager told police several people have access to the information needed to change the accounts.

Crash fatality

WEST MIDDLESEX, Pa.

A Jackson Center, Pa., man died after a five-vehicle crash Thursday morning in East Lackawannock Township.

Charles Weekes, 50, died at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital where he was taken after a crash involving an ambulance and four cars at 7:29 a.m., according to a report from the Mercer station of the Pennsylvania State Police.

According to the state police report, Maynard Ackerman, 83, of New Wilmington, Pa., was driving east on Pa. Route 62 when he crossed the center line and collided with the ambulance that was traveling west, the report said.

Ackerman’s car returned to its lane and struck another car driven by Samantha Moon, 30, of Hermitage, Pa., who was not injured.

The ambulance hit Weekes’ vehicle and a car driven by Peter Rimkus, 55, of Sharon, Pa., before coming to a stop. Rimkus was not injured.

Ackerman and his passenger, Dennis Weber, 36, of West Middlesex, and Lisa Engles, 44, of Clintonville, Pa., the ambulance driver, and ambulance passenger, Ashley Ivan, 31, of Farrell, Pa., were treated for minor to serious injuries, the report said.

Collecting donations

LIBERTY

The Liberty Police Department will be collecting nonperishable food items, personal-care products and cash donations for needy families. All products will be distributed by Second Harvest Food Bank of the Mahoning Valley.

The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 18 at Churchill Commons Giant Eagle, 4700 Belmont Ave. If interested and unable to attend the event, donations will be accepted at the Liberty Police Department, 1315 Church Hill-Hubbard Road, until Nov. 20. For questions, call the business office from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 330-759-1315.

Forgotten Heroes

BOARDMAN

Boardman Cemetery, 7165 Tanglewood Drive, will host the 18th annual Forgotten Heroes Program at 2 p.m. Sunday, weather permitting. The cemetery dates back to 1805 when Elijah Boardman donated a half-acre to be used for a cemetery. For more information, call Ron Novak at 330-719-0304 or Steffon Wydell Jones at 330-259-2091.