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 wounded in footafter hearing gunshots
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.
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.
The victim said he was walking back to his vehicle shortly after 12 a.m. Saturday when two men approached him from behind, stuck an object in his back and demanded his money.
He handed over a small amount of cash, and the men ran into a wooded area. No description of the pair was available.
Money machine stolen
MERCER, Pa. -- Thieves took a money access machine from Walt's Golden Dawn in Mercer Plaza in Coolspring Township. Pennsylvania State Police said someone pried open a door to get into the grocery store between 12:50 and 1:10 a.m. Saturday and carried off the machine, which was in the front of the store.
Meeting rescheduled
LORDSTOWN -- Village council's roads and sidewalks committee meeting is rescheduled from today to 3 p.m. Dec. 23.
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.
Free flu shots for veterans
Free flu shots will be available for military veterans at two sites in western Pennsylvania this week.
Mercer County Career Link, together with Mercer County Disabled American Veterans Chapter 55 and Sharon American Legion Post 299, are providing flu shots from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at the American Legion post, 1395 E. State St., Sharon, Pa.
Veterans must bring their DD214 discharge paper for identification.
Also, flu shots will be available at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 325 New Castle Road, Butler, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday.
Veterans must bring their DD214 discharge paper unless they are being treated there by a VA doctor.