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CRIME & SAFETY
Pedestrian killed after being hit by car in Boardman identified as local musician
Authorities have identified the man killed after being struck by a car in Boardman Friday afternoon. The Ohio State Highway Patrol has identified the man as 35-year-old Sean Baran of Youngstown. Troopers say Baran was walking eastbound on East Fairlawn Avenue when a 2004 Volkswagon GTI was traveling southbound on...
Two people rescued from gravity defying crash in Boardman
Two people were rescued from a seemingly gravity defying collision in Boardman on Friday. On Hitchcock Road near the intersection with Route 224, an SUV appeared to have driven up the side of another car. The Boardman Fire Department stabilized the white SUV before extracting two people from it. Neither...
Boardman woman loses $6K in bank scam
A Boardman woman was scammed out of thousands of dollars through a phone scheme. According to the report, the victim received a text message from a number claiming to be "Huntington Bank Fraud" on July 18. The text asked if she had approved a sign in to her online banking with the option to reply yes, no or help.
Child overdoses after eating THC edible in Warren
Warren Police are investigating after a child accidentally overdosed on THC. According to the report, the child was taken to Akron Children's Hospital in Boardman Monday after the mother took her child out of her Pack 'N Play and noticed she was acting strange. According to the release, the mother...
Attorney for teen charged in slaying of 15-year-old girl asks for reduced bond
Attorney Aaron Meikle filed the motion in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court on behalf of Danyo Sellers, 17, aka, Legend Pless, who is in the Mahoning County Jail on charges of murder, attempted murder, felonious assault and improper handling of a firearm in a motor vehicle for the April 15, 2023, shooting death of Amya Monserrat at a birthday party at a restaurant in the 3000 block of Southern Boulevard.
Surveillance videos lead to charges in murder of 14-year-old Pauly Likens of Sharon
MERCER — A nearly five-hour preliminary hearing in Mercer County Thursday left unanswered questions about the final hours of 14-year-old Paul A. "Pauly" Likens Jr., of Sharon. Meanwhile, verbal sparring among family members outside the courthouse raised questions about the gender identification of the murder victim, who has been widely reported to have...
Youngstown police arrest 3 while serving search warrant at South Side home
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) — Reports said city police arrested three people Wednesday while serving a search warrant investigating drug activity at a South Side home. Jerold Wiggins, 44, was booked into the Mahoning County Jail on charges of possession of crack cocaine, a third-degree felony; possession of fentanyl, a fourth-degree felony; and possession of heroin, […]
Witness in unsolved ’01 homicide rode his bike past victim just before shots were fired
The person told police investigating the June 17, 2001, death of the 20-year-old Williams that he was riding his bike west about 1:30 a.m. in the 500 block of West Hylda Avenue when he encountered Williams, who was walking east on Hylda in the middle of the street.
WATCHDOG: Newly obtained 911 calls uncover delayed response and confusion in Youngstown explosion by utilities
Nearly two months after the deadly natural gas explosion inside the Realty Building in downtown Youngstown, newly released 911 audio shows the chaos of that day, and how delays by the Youngstown Water Department and FirstEnergy hampered rescue attempts to get inside that building. On May 28, workers inside the...
Campbell woman found not guilty in burglary, attack on dog
A Campbell Woman was found not guilty by reason of insanity, almost a year after she broke into a home in Warren and assaulted a dog that later had to be euthanized. "The defendant was suffering from a sever mental illness. As a result, the defendant did not know the wrongfulness of her acts--therefore the court finds the defendant not guilty by reason of insanity.", Judge Cynthia Westcott Rice explained.
Youngstown police collect 33 shell casings, 4 shotgun shells from two neighborhood shootings
People living in a neighborhood on Youngstown’s Westside were awakened by a hail of gunshots overnight. It was 3 a.m. Thursday when dispatchers got a call about shots being fired in Manchester Avenue, just south of Connecticut Avenue. One woman told police that shots were fired at her home....
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