Candy World break-in
Candy World break-in
YOUNGSTOWN -- For the second time this month, someone broke into Candy World on Glenwood Avenue and stole cash and candy, reports show. Police discovered early Tuesday that the steel gate over the front door had been kicked in and part of the cash register had been left near the door. The owner told police $50 and assortment of candy was missing. The store at 2615 Glenwood was also broken into over the weekend of Dec. 7, reports show. The cash register and a large bucket of coins and candy were reported missing.
Beating reported
YOUNGSTOWN -- "Hate crime" is how police described a beating Tuesday of a North Schenley Avenue man. The 46-year-old victim told police that he was beaten by the parents of a 21-year-old man with whom he has a relationship. The couple, who had purchased a hot tub from the victim, entered his house about 7 p.m. and began kicking and hitting him, threatening to kill him if he did not stop seeing their son. They left before police arrived. Outside, police found a hot tub in the front yard. On the hot tub was written several anti-gay messages. The victim suffered a black eye and bruises on his right temple, back and stomach. He was advised to contact the prosecutor's office today about filing charges.
Man faces theft charge
YOUNGSTOWN -- Richard E. Cato was arrested Tuesday at Sav-A-Lot on South Avenue when a police officer working security at the store saw him put two pot roasts worth $15 in the waistband of his pants, reports show. Cato, 59, of Pasadena Avenue, was arrested on a theft charge when he passed the registers and tried to leave. It turned out that a warrant had been issued for Cato for his failure to appear in municipal court on a 1998 charge of not having a driver's license. He was also served with the warrant.
Items taken from officer
YOUNGSTOWN -- Someone could be walking around today wearing $1,000 worth of jewelry and a shirt belonging to a corrections officer from Trumbull Correctional Institution. The officer said these were taken from his Shirley Road home during a break-in Christmas Eve. The victim called police about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, when he returned home and found the front door damaged and open. A bedroom had been ransacked.
Cigarettes stolen
CRAIG BEACH -- The manager at Nemenz Foodland on Grandview Road reported Wednesday that 40 cartons of cigarettes worth $1,300 were missing from the store. A newspaper delivery driver discovered at 3:30 a.m. that the front door window had been smashed out. When a Mahoning County deputy sheriff and Lake Milton police officer arrived, they found no sign of entry but found a claw hammer inside the store, about 15 feet from the broken window. The alarm went off when they entered. At first, the manager said nothing was missing then called after the deputy and officer left to say that the cigarettes were gone.
Truck pulls down lines
HERMITAGE, Pa. -- A North Jackson, Ohio, man faces charges after the dump truck he was driving took out three power poles. Albert Kinkade, 67, faces careless driving and vehicle-height violations, a charge that applies because he failed to lower the bed of his truck and got caught on several power lines. Police said three power poles were pulled down and three others were damaged. Kinkade was trapped in the truck for about 30 minutes before Penn Power crews shut off the electricity. He was leaving 3100 Highland Ave. at noon Friday when the power lines came down, police said. Power was out on Highland Road between Pa. Route 18 and Dutch Lane, police said. The road was not reopened until 8 a.m. Saturday. The tri-axle dump truck is owned by Bob Energy Services Inc. of Youngstown, police said.
Award for farm group
CANFIELD -- The Mahoning County Marketeers Farm Bureau Youth group recently participated in the Ohio Farm Bureau Youth Annual Meeting in Columbus. The youth group received a Spotlight on Safety Award for outstanding county safety programs and also was honored for its service to the Farm Bureau and the community, said Pearle Burlingame, Mahoning County Farm bureau organization director. Accepting the awards was Stephanie Riehl, president of the youth group. Advisers are Tim and Aimee Hum, Green Township, and Brenda Markley, Canfield Township.