Man, 70, rescued from squalor

YOUNGSTOWN — A 70-year-old man and his skinny dog, both infested with fleas, were rescued Tuesday from their home in the 300 block of East Ravenwood Avenue that had no water, heat or electric, police said. A neighbor told officers that she had been feeding the elderly man and his dog for the past three months. The man told police that he has been trying to get help but to no avail. Police noticed a foul smell in the house and saw human and animal waste on the floor, a falling ceiling and trash everywhere. A deputy dog warden was called to take the dog and the elderly man was sent to St. Elizabeth Health Center. The housing department was notified to condemn the house. Adult Protective Service was contacted and will assign a social worker.