AKRON
iPad buyer robbed
AKRON: An Akron man who answered a Craigslist ad for an iPad wound up being robbed by two men Wednesday night.
The man, 22, was not injured during the robbery at a business parking lot in the 200 block of East Exchange Street.
He told police he agreed to meet a man at 5 p.m. and purchase an iPad he found listed on the Internet classified ad website for $210.
When they met, the man shoved the customer, claimed he was armed and wanted money. A second robber then reached into the man’s pockets and took the cash, a cell phone and keys.
The two robbers ran to a black Pontiac Bonneville parked near Sumner Street and drove away.
Police say the robbers were two black men in their early 20s. One was stocky and wore a black hooded sweatshirt. The other was thinner and wore a black coat or hooded sweatshirt.
Anyone with information is asked to call Akron police at 330-375-2490.
Anonymous tips may be left at http://akronohio.gov/asp/tip.html.
Anti-violence forum
AKRON: The Love Akron Network is hosting a community prayer in response to the recent spate of shootings and homicides in the city.
The event will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Mount Calvary Baptist Church, 442 Bell St.
The Rev. Mark Ford, executive director of the Love Akron Network, a group of church and civic leaders, said the forum is designed to create dialogue within the community about this month’s rash of shootings and killings.
Last week, six people were killed in nine shootings. This week, a man killed himself after a bank robbery in the city.
For information about the meeting, call Ford at 330-990-4180 or email pastormarkford@gmail.com. Information about the group can be found at www.loveakron.org.
Paper holiday hours
AKRON: The customer service call center at the Akron Beacon Journal will be open from 7 to 10 a.m. Saturday, Sunday and Monday for subscribers needing assistance over the Christmas holiday weekend.
The same hours will be in effect Dec. 31 to Jan. 2.
CUYAHOGA FALLS
Meth lab reported
CUYAHOGA FALLS: A Barberton man and two teens were charged after police say they found chemicals commonly used to make methamphetamine inside a Cuyahoga Falls motel.
Falls police say they responded to the Economy Inn, 1070 Graham Road, about 9 p.m. Tuesday after a caller told them a man and teens would be there and possibly would be using drugs.
Officers said they found Glenn D. Lambert, 32, in a room with two 17-year-old girls, a 15-year-old boy and a 19-year-old man. Officers said they smelled marijuana and found chemicals often used to make methamphetamine.
The boy was related to Lambert, police said, and was released with the girls to their parents. One of the girls and the boy were charged with drug abuse and possessing drug paraphernalia. The others were not charged.
Lambert was charged with illegal possession of chemicals to manufacture drugs, drug abuse and possession of drug paraphernalia.
GREEN
Early resignation
GREEN: With one year to go on his five-year term on the Planning and Zoning Commission, Rick Jacobson resigned Wednesday night at the panel’s last meeting of 2011.
“I’m stepping down to focus on some family and business issues next year,” Jacobson said after the meeting. “Down the road, [I] may have every opportunity to continue volunteering in the city in other capacities.”
Mayor Dick Norton appointed Jacobson to the commission in January 2008. The mayor couldn’t be reached for comment following the commission’s 90-minute meeting.
In 1997, Jacobson founded The Windham Group, an executive search and consulting firm based in Green.
NORTHEAST OHIO
Officers chosen
AKRON: Craig Stanley, Summit County director of administrative services, will chair the Northeast Ohio Four County Regional Planning and Development Organization in 2012.
Todd Peetz, director of the Portage County Regional Planning Commission, was elected first vice-chairman, and Thomas Tatum, Akron’s interim housing rehabilitation administrator, is the second vice-chairman.
Wooster Mayor Bob Breneman was chosen secretary; Stark County Commissioner Peter D. Ferguson was tapped as treasurer.
The Akron-based planning agency covers Summit, Portage, Stark and Wayne counties.
STARK COUNTY
Ferrero elected
CANTON: Stark County Prosecutor John Ferrero has been elected treasurer of the Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association.
In 2011, he served as the association’s secretary. He has been a member of the group since 2003, when he became county prosecutor.
SUMMIT COUNTY
Board appointment
AKRON: Summit County Probate Judge Todd McKenney on Thursday reappointed Roland H. Bauer as a commissioner of Metro Parks, Serving Summit County.
The appointment runs from Jan. 1 through Dec. 31, 2014.
Bauer, 57, of Silver Lake, was appointed to the park board in January 2010 to complete an unexpired term. He is president and chief executive officer of Cypress Co. Inc.
He has served as a trustee of the Akron Art Museum, the Akron Zoo, the Akron Symphony Orchestra and the University of Akron.
He and his wife, Mary, have three daughters.
Offices closed
AKRON: Summit County government offices will be closed today and Monday for the Christmas holiday.
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day are recognized as paid holidays for county workers.
