Home robbed while owner was out

Home robbedwhile owner was out
YOUNGSTOWN -- Someone broke into a house in the 800 block of East Avondale Avenue and stole $900 in cash and a combination VCR-DVD player, police said. The homeowner said he left about 4:30 p.m. Saturday and returned about 10 p.m. to find someone had entered the house after breaking a window in the kitchen door and unlocking the lock, reports said.
Financial statementsavailable for public view
AUSTINTOWN -- Austintown Local School District has completed financial statements for fiscal year 2004-05. The statements are available for public inspection in the treasurer's office, 225 Idaho Road, during regular working hours.
Group will createassociation directory
AUSTINTOWN -- The Austintown 20/20 Steering Committee is creating a Directory of Associations. All noncommercial/nonprofit groups in Austintown, including churches, clubs, service organizations, neighborhood groups and government offices, are invited to submit their directory information. The purpose of the directory is to help community leaders find and organize community assets for various improvement projects and to help associations with publicity. Leaders of organizations can fill out the information form on the Austintown 20/20 Web site at www.austintown2020.org/DirectoryForm.htm. For more information, call (330) 792-5647 during business hours. The completed directory will be placed on an Excel spreadsheet and will be available for download on www.austintown2020.org. Printed editions will be distributed to each participating organization and association. Multiple copies will be distributed to schools and libraries.
Man in murder probejailed on parole violation
BEAVER, Pa. (AP) -- A man arrested by police investigating a Hermitage doctor's murder on the Ohio Turnpike will spend about four months in jail for violating parole by hitting a police officer, authorities said. Damian R. Bradford, 24, of Leetsdale, is accused of assaulting a McKeesport officer on Jan. 5 while being arrested for public drunkenness. At the time, Bradford was on parole for a drug conviction stemming from the investigation into the May 13 slaying of Dr. Gulam Moonda. Bradford agreed to the violation Friday and will serve the balance of his sentence, which will keep him in jail until June. Moonda was murdered along the turnpike near Cleveland while traveling with his wife, Donna, and her mother. Investigators alleged that Bradford had been in a relationship with Donna Moonda. During the murder probe, authorities discovered illegal steroids in Bradford's home. He pleaded no contest to a drug possession charge in September and was released in November. Bradford has not been charged in Moonda's death.
Fire at tool company
MEADVILLE, Pa. (AP) -- The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ruled Friday that a fire at a tool company was arson. Damages to the 50,000 square-foot Chipsco Mold & amp; Design from the Jan. 23 fire are expected to exceed $15 million. No arrests have been made. The fire put more than 50 people out of work. Owners said they will rebuild.