Ex-chief gets one year in prison for theft

YOUNGSTOWN — Former Smith Township police Chief John Siranovic was sentenced today by Judge Anthony D'Apolito in Mahoning County Common Pleas to one year in prison after a jury Sept. 26 found him guilty of grand theft and theft in office.

The convictions came after $10,000 was missing from the Smith Township police evidence room.

Siranovic was a given a report date of Nov. 26 to report to prison.