Pit bull owner arraigned

Pit bull owner arraigned

YOUNGSTOWN — Paul Richardson Sr., whose tan pit bull dog bit his 6-year-old son Sunday evening, was arraigned Wednesday in municipal court on two counts each of failure to have insurance for two pit bulls and failure to register vicious dogs.

Richardson, of Republic Avenue, will be back in court July 17 for a pre-trial hearing. His son, Paul Jr., was attacked by the tan pit bull and required hospital treatment for injuries to his face, head and upper arms. The second dog, a black pit bull, was in the house at the time.

Free stroke screenings

YOUNGSTOWN — Forum Health Northside Medical Center will offer free stroke screenings Friday. The event will be from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on the ground level of the center’s Medical Education Building, 500 Gypsy Lane.

Tests will be available on blood sugar level, blood pressure, weight and blood glucose. The center also will provide information on the warning signs of strokes and other health and therapy topics.

Man robbed at tavern

YOUNGSTOWN — A Boardman man who stopped at a tavern in the 3000 block of South Avenue was robbed of his wallet and cell phone, and one of the two suspects drove off in his pickup truck.

The 25-year-old Southwoods Boulevard man told police he intended to get food at the tavern on his way home from work around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday when two men, both wearing bandanas and hoodies, approached him near the entrance and demanded his money.

The man said he was punched in the side and dragged back to his truck, where he handed over his wallet to one suspect while the other took the truck keys off his belt loop.