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Caregiver brought from Mercer County to face new charges of stealing from Brookfield veteran
A Farrell woman has been brought from Mercer County to face more serious charges after investigators say they've discovered more money missing from a Brookfield World War veteran she was hired to care for. Thirty-five-year-old Felicia Splitstone was booked into the Trumbull County Jail on Friday after being arrested by...
Pennsylvania man arrested with outstanding felony warrants
(WJET/WFXP) – A Pennsylvania man with three outstanding felony warrants was taken into custody by state police. Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) in New Castle was informed that 21-year-old Trent Alexander Sirak, of Ellwood City, was living at a residence in the Borough of New Beaver, Lawrence County, and had three warrants for his arrest.
Man found shot along Southern Boulevard
A wounded man is hospitalized following an overnight shooting on Youngstown’s Southside. Police say they found the victim along Southern Boulevard near East Philadelphia Avenue at around 1 a.m. Friday. The hospital’s trauma team went to work on the victim who was last reported to be in stable condition....
Hubbard man accused of shoplifting nearly $2,000 in goods from Boardman stores
If you wonder if police ever arrest any of those shoplifters who brazenly walk out of a store with a buggy full of stolen merchandise. Here’s an instance where a suspect was tracked down. Three months after a cashier told police that a man left a Southern Boulevard hardware...
Youngstown man, woman accused of assaulting three others with baseball bats
A man and woman are being investigated by police for hitting people with baseball bats. Youngstown police were called to Chaney Circle on the city’s West Side at about 6:30 p.m. Monday to quell a fight in the street between a group of people. According to the report, officers...
Youngstown woman faces up to 18 months in prison after being sentenced for firearm charge
Judge Andrew D. Logan of the Trumbull County Common Pleas Court sentenced a woman to prison for firearm-related charges. Naquonda K. Holly, 37, of Salt Springs Road, Youngstown, pleaded guilty to an amended indictment charging her with fourth-degree improper handling of a firearm in a motor vehicle. Holly, who could...
Mayor Tito Brown joins other Ohio mayors in urging Gov. DeWine to take action on gun violence
In Youngstown, there have been more than 10 fatal shootings and even more non-fatal shootings in 2024. The most recent was just this week, when a man was found shot on the city's south side. To curb the gun violence in the state, the Ohio Mayor's Alliance, of which Youngstown...
Trumbull County Sheriff's Office Mounted Unit assisting security at RNC
The Trumbull County Sheriff's Office Mounted Unit is assisting with the Republican National Conference going on right now in Milwaukee. They are working to secure the perimeter of the convention, according to a news release from the sheriff's office. Deputy Ty Kata and his horse Titus are among others from...
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