City house red-tagged

City house red-tagged

YOUNGSTOWN — The house at 1028 Oak St. was red-tagged as uninhabitable, and the resident, John R. Beach Jr., 57, was arrested over a dispute involving his dog.

Dave Nelson and Sean Toohey, Mahoning County deputy dog wardens, were at the residence Wednesday checking out a report of a dog chasing children. Beach is alleged to have yelled at Nelson, “I will kill you if you shoot my dog. I know your name.”

Nelson and Toohey removed the dog from the house that had no water or electricity, reports show.

Beach is charged with aggravated menacing and was issued citations by a housing officer based on the condition of his property — high grass and debris in the yard such as trash and tires.

Sister arrested after fight

YOUNGSTOWN— A 19-year-old woman was arrested on charges of domestic violence and felonious assault after an argument with her brother turned violent.

Police arrived at Chasity Hilson’s East Boston Avenue home on Thursday afternoon to find her and her brother struggling on the floor, covered in blood.

The brother admitted to police that he began punching Hilson in self-defense after she grabbed a knife and swung it at him.

After speaking with both parties, police determined that Hilson was the primary aggressor.

She was treated at St. Elizabeth Health Center for a bruised left eye, a swollen lip and a bite mark to the left side of her chest. The brother sustained several stab wounds to the face and head.

Hilson is in the Mahoning County jail.

Property tax bills mailed

LISBON – Columbiana County Treasurer Nick Barborak has announced that real estate tax bills for the second half of 2007 have been mailed.

The payments must be postmarked or received by the treasurer’s office no later than Sept. 5. People who do not receive a statement by today should call his office.

He said that the mobile home tax bills for second half 2008 also have been mailed. The mobile home taxes must be received or postmarked no later than Sept. 12. For more information, call his office at (330) 424-9514.

House fire investigated

YOUNGSTOWN — The cause of a house fire at 509 W. Princeton Ave. that displaced a family of five is under investigation, the fire department said. The fire was started by a match on a mattress and pillow, reports show.

An arson investigator was called to the scene to interview an 8-year-old boy after the Wednesday afternoon fire.

Damage was set at $5,000 to the house and contents. The structure was boarded up and the Red Cross called to help the family.