Cop's accidental firing of gun under investigation

Cop's accidental firingof gun under investigation
YOUNGSTOWN -- A Youngstown police patrolman could face disciplinary charges for accidentally discharging his firearm at the police station.
Patrolman Frank Rutherford wrote in a report that he was inside the station's index room going over how to hold a firearm with another officer about 4:30 a.m. Monday.
Rutherford wrote that he demonstrated a technique, reloaded his weapon and then discussed another technique.
Rutherford wrote that he then pulled out his weapon, a .40-caliber semiautomatic handgun, turned to face a wall, where no one was located, and accidentally discharged a shot into the wall. No one was injured.
The department's internal affairs unit will investigate.
Man: I was shot in foot
YOUNGSTOWN -- A 23-year-old Youngstown man was shot in the foot while walking on McGuffey Road. Police said Zakerice E. Scott of Catalia Avenue told officers he heard six gunshots about 9:45 a.m. Monday, felt severe pain in his right foot, and then realized he had been shot.
He said he didn't know who shot him or why. He was treated at St. Elizabeth Health Center.
Robbed at gunpoint
YOUNGSTOWN -- Two men robbed a 22-year-old Youngstown man at gunpoint at his mother's home on Martin Luther King Boulevard. Police said the victim, who lives on Oregon Avenue, let the two men into his mother's home about 10:15 p.m. Monday. One of the men pointed a semiautomatic handgun at the victim, threatening to kill him, according to police. The two men stole a Sony Playstation and jewelry. The men then ordered the victim to run from the home. The victim ran and one of the men opened fire, narrowly missing him, police said. The suspects are described as black men in their mid-20s, both about 5 feet 9 inches tall, 140 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.
Cracking down on DUI
YOUNGSTOWN -- The Mahoning Safe Communities Program will distribute portable breath testers to five police departments to use between Friday and Jan. 4 to crack down on drunken driving.
The breath testers will go to the following police departments: Smith, Milton and Springfield townships; Lowellville; and Mill Creek MetroParks. The safe community program was developed through the Ohio Department of Public Safety to establish and expand community partnerships to increase safety and improve health.
Pavilion reservations
NORTH LIMA -- The Beaver Township Park Board will begin accepting pavilion reservations Jan. 2.
Reservations are $40 for residents and $70 for nonresidents.
For more information, call the township park information line at (330) 549-9552.
Walk-a-thon falls short
GREENVILLE, Pa. -- Thiel College's first attempt at running a walk-a-thon to benefit Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh didn't quite make its goal.
The plan was to raise $50,000 in the two-day, 100-mile trek from the campus to the Oakland section of Pittsburgh, where the hospital is located.
The walkers netted $27,228 in the drive, including collections that started in September, said Steph Erdice, student service specialist with the college's student services department.
About 70 people participated in the walk Friday and Saturday.
The annual walk had been sponsored by Phi Theta Phi fraternity at Thiel College for 35 years and raised more than $1 million during that time period.
The fraternity was disbanded a year ago for violation of various college regulations, and the college took on the walk-a-thon effort.
Pizza deliveryman robbed
HERMITAGE, Pa. -- Police said a 42-year-old Domino's pizza deliveryman was robbed after he made a delivery to a home in the 2000 block of Krivosh Road shortly after 12 a.m. Saturday. He handed over a small amount of cash.