Beachwood man charged after attack with fire extinguisher
WARREN — A Beachwood man was arraigned Thursday in Warren Municipal Court on several charges, including aggravated robbery, in a 1 a.m. Thursday incident a McDonald’s restaurant on Parkman Road that also involved the Warren fire station across the street, a store a short distance away and another store in the plaza. Kevin L. Hawk, 28, of Beachwood, was arraigned on charges of aggravated robbery, a first-degree felony; two counts of low-level-felony vandalism; and several misdemeanors, including petty theft, vehicle trespass and theft. A Warren police report states that officers ...
Chorbishop case postponed another month
WARREN - The misdemeanor procuring and public-indecency case of Anthony Spinosa, former chorbishop of the Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon in North Jackson, was reset Tuesday in Warren Municipal Court for another final pretrial hearing at 10:15 a.m. Nov. 5. The parties have met once per month on the case since Spinosa was charged in August, but it had to be reset again to give the prosecution time to make contact with the victims and witnesses in the case. During Tueday's hearing, Judge Patricia Knepp said body camera video and dash cam video from the case has been ...
Vehicle reported stolen in Liberty
LIBERTY - The area's Flock system revealed no matches as Trumbull County dispatchers marked a vehicle as stolen Sunday. According to a police report, officers were called to a Logan Gate Road residence for a stolen vehicle, with officers being told that the caller's red 2016 Chrysler 300 S was missing. The man said he still has his keys and is current on his payments. The report states the man told officers his car was taken sometime Saturday night, adding that he parked it around 4 or 5 p.m. and backed it into the parking garage, but left the apartment around 1:15 p.m. Sunday and ...
Girard family files lawsuit over Prom Promise incident
GIRARD - The family of a Girard High School student who was struck and injured by a police cruiser last spring during a Prom Promise event at the school has filed a lawsuit against the Girard City School District, Girard city and police officer Robert Williams, who was driving the cruiser. The lawsuit was filed in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court by the family of Jeremiah Hunter, including his mother Tina Hunter, father, Ash Tolbert and brother, Josiah Hunter. The suit states that Jeremiah Hunter, who was injured, was participating in a mock OVI crash on May 1, 2025, as part of a ...
Falls voters to address referendum issue on speed cameras
NEWTON FALLS -Newton Falls voters will see a referendum issue on the Nov. 3 ballot when they are asked whether they want speed cameras used in school zones. Resident Jim Luonuansuu said there are no cameras being used in the school zones. He read a letter from Stephanie Penrose, director of the Trumbull County Board of Elections, which states the referendum issue on photo traffic enforcement in school zones was inadvertently left off the ballot for Newton Falls, but was caught in time and will appear on a separate ballot that all Newton Falls voters, early voters and absentee voters ...