Second teen arrested in robbery

By Denise Dick

The victim is thankful for her neighbor’s watchfulness and the police response.

BOARDMAN — Police arrested the second youth believed to be involved in a home- invasion robbery last week.

Isaiah Brown, 17, of East Avondale Avenue, Youngstown, was arrested about 10:15 p.m. Tuesday at the Potomac Avenue home of a relative. He is charged with two counts each of aggravated robbery and kidnapping.

Greg Hundley Jr., 17, of Rush Boulevard, Youngstown, was arrested last week, shortly after the crime, and faces the same charges as well as resisting arrest.

Both are accused of pushing their way into a Hudson Drive home Friday, pointing a gun at the two women inside, and taking jewelry, a video game console and video games.

“While talking to various associates, [Brown’s] name came up and his physical description matched what the victim had described,” said Detective Glenn Patton. “We put together a photo lineup and the victim identified him.”

The victim, Pat Dain, 39, was relieved when police informed her the second youth was arrested, but she remains afraid.

“All things considered, I’m doing OK,” she said. “I’m still scared to leave my house, though.”

She was home shortly before noon Friday when she heard a knock at her back door. She answered to find two teens asking her to register to vote. She told them she was already registered and they asked her to sign a form. She said she would, and when she opened the door slightly to hand one of the boys a pen, they shoved their way into her home.

One pulled out a gun. “He pointed it at my head,” Dain said.

Dain’s neighbor across the street saw the two teens before they knocked on Dain’s door and, believing that they looked suspicious, called police.

One of the teens went upstairs and Dain’s mother, 62, who was visiting, came up from the basement. Both women were ordered to sit on the couch while one of the robbers stayed downstairs with them.

When a police cruiser pulled in front of the house, the robber who was with the women yelled to the one upstairs that they had to leave and ran out of the house.

The other ran down the stairs and out the back where he was confronted by the police officer.

“I’m just so glad that the police came,” Dain said.

If police hadn’t arrived, Dain believes she and her mother would have been killed.

“My mom and I talked about it and we believe they would have killed us,” she said. “They weren’t wearing masks or anything. They were just two boys and we saw their faces.”

Patton said that Hundley was surprised that police interrupted the crime.

“He said, ‘You guys are supposed to be short,’” referring to decreased manpower because of attrition and budget cuts.

Dain also is grateful her friend and neighbor across the street was paying attention.

“We’re friends and our kids are friends,” she said. “We watch each other’s kids and each other’s houses. She pays attention to what goes on in the neighborhood.”

The kids may not like it, believing they’re being spied on, Dain said, but Dain appreciates it.

“I told my kids, ‘Don’t say anything about her looking out the window; she saved Mommy’s life,’” she said.

Patton agreed.

“I give that woman a lot of credit,” he said. “Most people don’t even know their neighbors. She paid attention. If more people did that, we’d probably solve a lot more crimes.”