Mahoning Co. Sheriff's Department joins North Side Weed and Seed program

YOUNGSTOWN — The Mahoning County Sheriff’s Department is joining other law enforcement agencies in the North Side Weed and Seed anti-crime and neighborhood improvement effort, city police officials announced today.

Already participating in that effort are city and Youngstown State University police and Humility of Mary Health Partners police based at St. Elizabeth Health Center, said city police Chief Jimmy Hughes.

Because the sheriff’s department functions on a countywide basis and isn’t limited to the city, it offers a regional approach to criminal investigations from which the city can benefit, Hughes observed. “The additional manpower alone will give us a benefit. ... It’s a fresh set of eyes,” he said of sheriff’s department participation.

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