(Photo: TDCB)
There are rising safety concerns over an increase in calls for fires in wooded areas in the city.
Moncton’s Fire Chief Conrad Landry says their department has seen an increase in the number of calls to makeshift camps in the community. Some of the the results of individuals who have built fires to keep themselves warm
“I’m not talking about backyard fires to make marshmallows If it’s dry season, it can start a forest fire, or someone can get hurt. Or if there is combustibles or propane tanks around, there can be issues. Carbon monoxide is also a problem if they have it in their tents or their encampment,” Landry says.
gvogrin@tribtoday.com
WARREN A 28-year-old woman who appeared in November and told a judge she had COVID-19 returned to Trumbull County Common Pleas Court on Thursday to plead guilty to theft charges linked to shoplifting $1,700 of Lego sets from the Bazetta Walmart.
Vanessa R. Serrano, of 1911 Manchester Road, Akron, appeared seated in a wheelchair before Judge Ronald J. Rice.
Serrano’s attorney Thomas Zena assured the court his client was healthy, but she had broken her leg in a fall. Rice, however, admonished the defendant for showing up last time after being infected with coronavirus.
“I was appalled by your actions. They were irresponsible and stupid,” Rice told Serrano.