Love My Froggy | radioNOVO News for New Castle/Youngstown/Butler/Hermitage 07-07-26

Good morning.An off-duty Hermitage police officer is on administrative leave after being accused of intentionally ramming a vehicle filled with teenagers. State police arrested thirty-eight-year-old patrolman Derek Jeziorkowski following a high-speed pursuit. Investigators report Jeziorkowski forced the victims' car off the road, flipping it onto its roof and injuring passengers.Meanwhile, a Butler man remains jailed after allegedly holding a woman captive inside a city home. Police arrested Larry Alexander on West Brady Street after a woman was heard screaming to be released. Alexander was under the influence of narcotics and faces false imprisonment charges.And management at the Southern Park Mall has announced a temporary closure following severe weekend storms that caused localized flooding and downed wires.For more news, download the radioNOVO app. I’m Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News, a service of Seven Mountains Media.