Facing multiple charges

Facing multiple charges
YOUNGSTOWN -- Police arrested a city man on receiving stolen property, shoplifting and a multitude of traffic charges Saturday afternoon after they said he led them on a 45 mph chase through the city's South Side, running eight stop signs and a red light and narrowly missing several other vehicles while driving a stolen car.
Arrested was Alfred Bunting Jr., 29, of Bennington Avenue, who was charged with fleeing police, driving under suspension and violating his parole from Columbus on robbery and receiving stolen property charges. The chase began on Summer Street at 2:12 p.m. and ended in the 100 block of West Glenaven Avenue, where the car's engine gave out, police said.
Loud-music offense
YOUNGSTOWN -- A city man was charged with his fifth loud-music offense Saturday evening on the city's South Side.
Police in the 3400 block of Market Street said they could hear the car driven by Zachary Howell, 27, of Lincoln Park Drive, coming with a loud thumping noise from its stereo clearly audible from more than 50 feet away, and they stopped him in the first block of East Auburndale Avenue.
They impounded the car, which they said reeked of marijuana, and Howell was charged with illegally conveying a drug into a detention facility when deputy sheriffs found marijuana on him at the Mahoning County jail. Police said Howell has been convicted on the loud music charge four times.
Fire deemed suspicious
CAMPBELL -- A Saturday morning blaze that did an estimated $5,000 damage to a single-family house under construction is listed as suspicious and under investigation, the fire department said. The blaze, reported at 4:45 a.m., originated on the first floor of the house at 504 Whipple Ave. There were no injuries. No information was available Saturday evening concerning the contractor or owner.
Shooting victim ID'd
YOUNGSTOWN -- Mahoning County Coroner's office has identified the victim of a shooting Thursday on the South Side. Mary Thompson, 32, was shot four times around 11 p.m. at 357 E. Philadelphia Ave. The coroner's office gave both the East Philadelphia Avenue address and 437 Forest St., Warren, as Thompson's residences. Edward C. Anderson, 58, of the same East Philadelphia Avenue address, was arraigned on a murder charge Friday in municipal court. Judge Elizabeth A. Kobly set bond at $100,000 cash or surety. Anderson is due back in court July 23 for a preliminary hearing. Detectives said the shooting stemmed from a domestic dispute. Thompson collapsed in a neighbor's driveway, then later died at St. Elizabeth Health Center.
Car hits boy on bike
LISBON -- The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a report that a 3-year-old boy on a bicycle was struck by a car Friday on St. Jacob-Logtown Road. The boy, Bradley House, was in stable condition in St. Elizabeth Health Center on Saturday evening. A state trooper said the boy's address was not available. The patrol said the boy rode his bike into St. Jacob-Logtown Road from behind a parked car near Saltwell Road about 7:40 p.m. and was struck by a car heading west about 30 miles per hour. The driver, Michael E. Board, 50, of state Route 558, Leetonia, was not cited.
Mustang car show
SHARON, Pa. -- The Mahoning Valley Mustangs will hold its 6th Annual Stampede All-Mustang Car Show in downtown Sharon on July 25. It will be a rain-or-shine event from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Hot Rod Cafe parking lot at Connelly Boulevard and Chestnut Avenue. Judging begins at noon, and there will be 57 awards in 19 categories plus three "Best of Show" honors. Music will be provided by Sundown Sound. Proceeds will benefit Tod Children's Hospital. Registration is $15 per car, and vendor space is available at $15 per space.