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Falls council balks at prohibiting Flock cameras

NEWTON FALLS — A village councilman wanting to prohibit the use of Flock cameras in the community and the sharing of the data that they collect did not receive the support from other councilmembers. Councilman Brian Axiotos (2nd Ward) presented legislation at Wednesday's council meeting to prohibit the village from using Flock cameras and was seeking emergency passage. Councilmembers Brian Burke, Julie Stimpert, Brian Kropp and Kevin Rufener voted to have the legislation only receive a first reading to allow for citizen comments at the next meeting before council would act on a ...

Connecticut man faces Flock theft charges in Liberty, Hubbard

HUBBARD — Police are looking for a Connecticut man accused of stealing Flock cameras in two Trumbull County communities. Joseph Moore, 25, faces vandalism and theft charges from Hubbard City police and two theft and vandalism charges from Liberty police in Girard Municipal Court, with the most recent warrant for his arrest issued Oct. 16. According to a Hubbard police report, an officer received a call from Safety Director Shawn Rentz on Aug. 3, reporting that the city's Elmwood Drive Flock camera had been stolen, and upon investigation, saw that the pole it was mounted on was bent ...

Woman reportedly waves gun at motorist

LIBERTY — A woman reportedly waved a gun at two men after driving erratically and cutting them off. According to a police report, officers were called to the area of Churchill-Hubbard Road and Belmont Avenue on Wednesday afternoon for a road rage incident, and Trumbull County dispatchers told officers that the caller said a woman in a black truck had a gun and was waving it at him. The report states officers began looking for the vehicle and dispatchers informed officers that the caller is at his workplace, adding that the suspect vehicle drove past the business, turned around and ...

Mom charged with child endangering after car rolls away with girl inside

WARREN — Maisha J. Fletcher, whose age was not provided, of Atlanta, was arraigned Thursday in Warren Municipal Court on misdemeanor child endangering after a Wednesday afternoon incident in the Palm Plaza, 1954 Elm Road in which she left her daughter alone in a car, and the child caused the car to roll backward into another car. No injuries were reported. Officers were called to the plaza at 2:30 p.m. and spoke with a witness who said she saw the car roll backward and strike another vehicle, then pull forward and stop. The witness then saw the child’s mother come out of a wireless ...

Judge rejects gun evidence in case against Acton suspect

CANFIELD –- A judge ruled that evidence a man who allegedly lunged at Democratic governor candidate Amy Acton possessed weapons at the time of the altercation cannot be used in his case. Mahoning County Area Court Judge Molly K. Johnson ruled Thursday in favor of a motion filed by the ...

Man gets 15 years to life in prison for murder of Warren man

WARREN — Amy Loudermilt, mother of Billy J. Anderson, 20, who was fatally stabbed at an apartment on South Feederlee Drive SE April 19, told Trumbull County Common Pleas Court Judge Cynthia Westcott on Wednesday her son was “the sweetest, kindest kid." “He was respectful, caring, and he ...