Man shot while in car

Man shot while in car
YOUNGSTOWN -- Brandon T. Jackson, 22, of Stiles Avenue was in critical condition today in St. Elizabeth Health Center with two gunshot wounds to the back. Police found his bullet-riddled 1994 Dodge Intrepid parked on the hospital's emergency ramp about 9:20 p.m. Thursday. The rear windshield, passenger side front window and driver's side rear window had been shot out. The vehicle has bullet holes in the left rear door, roof, trunk, right side front, rear seats and right front headrest.
Police were unable to talk to Jackson, but a trauma nurse related what he told her, that someone inside a 2000 or newer sport-utility vehicle opened fire as he drove on East Boston Avenue near Shirley Road. Jackson told the nurse that about 10 shots had been fired.
Traficant on WKBN
YOUNGSTOWN -- U.S. Rep. James A. Traficant Jr. of Poland, D-17th, will be a radio talk-show host Wednesday and Thursday for Dan Ryan on WKBN-AM 570, who will be on vacation next week. Ryan made the announcement today. Traficant last substituted for Ryan from May 29 to June 1. "He has agreed to climb on board and sit in here -- that's the news. I'm not retiring, for goodness' sake; my wife wouldn't let me," Ryan said.
Navy uniforms stolen
BOARDMAN -- A sailor's sea bag containing 12 Navy uniforms was taken Thursday afternoon from a truck parked at Southern Park Mall. The owner, a Morgantown, W.Va., man, told police he'd placed the bag under a toolbox in the bed of his pickup truck around 3 p.m., and it was gone when he returned 90 minutes later. The uniforms are valued at $600.
Drug found at school
NORTH JACKSON -- A drug-detecting dog alerted authorities to a Mercury Cougar parked at Jackson-Milton High School on Thursday, and a subsequent investigation turned up part of a marijuana cigarette belonging to a friend of the car's driver. The 15-year-old boy, of Grandview Avenue, Lake Milton, admitted smoking marijuana that morning. Mahoning County Deputy Sheriff Greg Taillon issued the boy a summons to appear at the juvenile justice center. The boy's father was called to pick up his son.
Man thrown from truck
YOUNGSTOWN -- Dwight T. Thomas, 51, who gave police addresses in Youngstown and Farrell, was in stable condition today at St. Elizabeth Health Center after being tossed from the bed of his pickup truck, reports show. Thomas told police he came out of a convenience store near Wick Avenue on Thursday afternoon and saw someone driving his pickup truck away. Thomas jumped in the truck bed and got thrown from it when the truck hit a utility pole, police said.
Online dog licenses
WARREN -- Trumbull County residents can now apply for dog licenses on their home computers. Auditor David Hines said the Trumbull County Web site also is the first to allow residents to post photos of their missing pets or to view dogs available for adoption. The site can be found by going to www.co.auditor.trumbull.oh.us.
Agriculture center
WARREN -- Trumbull County commissioners gave Murphy Contracting Co. of Youngstown a $909,000 contract to build the Trumbull County Agricultural and Family Education Center. The structure will house offices for the Trumbull County Ohio State University Extension Office, soil and water conservation district and several other agencies that deal with agricultural and conservation issues. A $192,000 contract for electrical work was awarded to Hotrod Electrical Contracting of Warren. Commissioners also have approved an additional $500,000 bond issue to fund construction of the building on West Main Street in Cortland. A $1 million bond issue already had been approved.
Muscular dystrophy fund
LIBERTY -- Eastern Ohio Muscular Dystrophy Association raised $40,000 in donations during a two-day fund drive. The agency picked up 95 area "jailbirds" Tuesday and Wednesday and took them to the Liberty Township Administration Building, where each had to raise $1,500 "bail" to get released. Diane Costlow, Youngstown district secretary for the agency, said the $40,000 is twice as much as last year's one-day collection.