Girard
CRIME & SAFETY
Girard man pleads guilty to drug possession after officers found him with meth
A man received a six-month prison sentence after pleading guilty to a bill of information charging him with aggravated possession of drugs and violation of a protection order. The case involved Anthony Rice, 30, of East Kline Street, Girard, at an incident on March 8. Rice was found at his mother’s house where he was not allowed. Officers located plastic bags of a substance that later tested out to be 0.12 grams of methamphetamine.
Youngstown Police say mom was at bar, leaving six-year-old alone at 1 a.m.
A Youngstown woman is charged with child endangering after police say she left her six-year-old daughter home alone while she went to a bar after midnight. Police went to an Eddie Street home after 1 a.m. Monday to investigate a tip that a child was there unattended. Finding the front...
Credit card skimmer found at Boardman grocery store check-out line
Boardman Police are trying to find out who attached a skimmer to a credit card reader at the checkout line of a township grocery store. A police report doesn’t name the store but gives its address as 4121 South Avenue. When a customer noticed that the cover on the...
Coroner IDs man found shot to death on Youngstown driveway
The Mahoning County Coroner has released the name of a man who was shot to death on Youngstown's Southside last week. Fifty-one-year-old Jermaine Tillis was shot along East Judson Avenue near Rush Blvd. just after 5 a.m. Tuesday. Officers found the victim lying in a driveway. Police have not said...
Crash, manhunt in Hubbard after police chase car possibly linked to shooting in Youngstown
Youngstown Police are questioning suspects captured after an early morning pursuit and manhunt that ended in Hubbard. Police say an officer gave chase from Wick and Saranac Avenues after spotting a car possibly involved in a recent shooting in the city. The pursuit went into Hubbard, where the car crashed...
Youngstown man’s eyewitness account of Trump shooting
CLEVELAND — A moment that captured the nation's attention, an assignation attempt on former president Donald Trump during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, which is only about an hour and some change away from Youngstown, Ohio. Several Ohioans crossed the border to attend the Pennsylvania rally, including Mahoning County...
Niles woman convicted for strangling her girlfriend in domestic fight
A 26-year-old Niles woman received consecutive prison sentences totaling four years after a Trumbull County jury on June 20, 2024, found her guilty of two counts strangulation, one count of abduction and a lesser included simple assault charge. Allyson Long was convicted of trying to choke a former live-in girlfriend...
Suspect arrested for alleged street sign theft after Boardman police manhunt
People living in a usually quiet, upscale Boardman residential area may have wondered why police converged on their neighborhood during the wee hours of the weekend. One of the residents faces criminal charges after township police say he admitted stealing a street sign from his neighborhood because he thought it would be “cool” to have it.
Police: Woman admits torching Youngstown home
We now know why police were called as flames raced through a home on Youngstown’s Southside last week. Police say a woman who had been living with the owner of a house on the 3600 block of Neilson Avenue confessed to setting it on fire last Tuesday. When firefighters...
Youngstown police investigate breaking-and-entering at Canfield Road business
A Canfield Road business was broken-into shortly after 12:30 a.m. on July 10, according to Youngstown police reports. According to the report, the owner of the shop told officers he received a call from his alarm company, and discovered the front door glass was smashed out and a black piece of plastic was draped over the door handle.
Welcome to NewsBreak, an open platform where diverse perspectives converge. Most of our content comes from established publications and journalists, as well as from our extensive network of tens of thousands of creators who contribute to our platform. We empower individuals to share insightful viewpoints through short posts and comments. It’s essential to note our commitment to transparency: our Terms of Use acknowledge that our services may not always be error-free, and our Community Standards emphasize our discretion in enforcing policies. We strive to foster a dynamic environment for free expression and robust discourse through safety guardrails of human and AI moderation. Join us in shaping the news narrative together.