Police, Fire from July 18, 2008

Herald staff

July 17, 2008 07:45 pm

— Greenville-West Salem Township
• Someone stole a 32-foot Werner extension ladder and riding lawnmower Thursday from a garage at 42 Shenango St., Greenville, police said.
Grove City
• Someone used spray-paint to vandalize a jungle gym between 3 p.m. Tuesday and 9 a.m. Wednesday at Washington School, police said.
Hermitage
• Alrashan D. Clardy, 31, of 1425 Bolde Drive, Hermitage, has been charged with simple assault and harassment for grabbing a woman from behind to prevent her from calling police during an argument at 4:08 p.m. June 14 at home, police said.
• Richard O. Grimm, 42, of 139 15th St., Sharpsville, has been charged with access device fraud for using the personal information of two Hermitage residents to obtain three credit cards in March and run up $3,115 in purchases and cash advances, police said.
Sharon
• Keyaria Covington, 22, of 783 Pearl St., Sharon, was charged with seven counts of aggravated assault after she bit, kicked, spat at and pulled the hair of nurses and aides at 7:10 p.m. June 6 at the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System, court documents said.
• Stephen Gibson Jr., 23, of 792 Baldwin Ave., Sharon, was cited for harassment at 4:43 p.m. Wednesday in the 200 block of Mesabi Street, police said.
• Alizabeth Mosconi, 18, of 262 Mesabi St., Sharon, was cited for harassment at 4:24 p.m. Wednesday at home, police said.
• Stephanie Williams, 41, of 342 Wheeler Place, Sharon, was cited for harassment at 9:45 p.m. June 7 at her home, police said. Four other Sharon residents were also cited for disorderly conduct after a disturbance there, police said.
• Someone over the weekend stole two laptop computers and prescription medication from a car parked in a driveway in the 200 block of Maple Way, police said.
• Police said someone between Friday and Wednesday stole a 64-inch flat-screen television from a home in the 600 block of Stambaugh Avenue.
SW Mercer County Regional
• Someone stole a purse sometime before about 1:40 a.m. Wednesday from a home on Vaughn Avenue, Wheatland, police said.
• Joseph F. Porterfield, 34, of 8165 Lindberg St., Masury, has been charged with possession of Oxycontin, Roxycontin, marijuana and drug paraphernalia for having the items in his car when he was stopped at 1:22 p.m. June 4 on Spangler Road, Shenango Township, police said.
• Larry J. Hargrave, 31, of Youngstown, and Ed Odem Jr., 58, of 547 S. State Line Road, Sharon, each were charged with loitering and prowling at night, prostitution and disorderly conduct, police said.
They were found hiding in tall weeds at 12:33 a.m. Saturday at 83 Main St., Wheatland, and both said they were trying to get the other to perform oral sex, police said.
DRUNKEN DRIVING ARREST
SW Mercer County Regional
• Erin K. Biser, 23, of 100 N. Buhl Farm Drive, Hermitage; at 3:16 a.m. Saturday in the 900 block of Market Avenue, Farrell.