Man arrested for urinating on Girard police car

GIRARD — Multiple people were charged with having open containers of alcohol in a car Monday, including a man who urinated on a police captain’s vehicle during the arrests.

When a car was pulled over on South State Street for speeding, police observed Richard Hickson, 43, of Youngstown had an open container in his lap.

The driver, Bridgette Crawford, 53, of Youngstown, told police Hickson had the bottle because they had been partying the night before. Police also found multiple 24-ounce beer cans under passenger Eric Hall's legs. Hall, 53, is of Struthers. There was an open, half-empty bottle of Black Velvet whiskey near passenger William Bush, 61, of Youngstown and an open bottle of vodka and a flask in Crawford’s purse.

When an officer caught Hickson urinating on the captain’s vehicle, Hickson hurriedly pulled his pants up but began urinating again when the officer turned away.

Hickson also was charged with public indecency.