Man beats and robs Youngstown South Side woman

YOUNGSTOWN — City police are looking for the man who forced his way into a South Side woman’s home and beat her before taking money and leaving.

The 30-year-old Ferndale Avenue woman told police she heard someone trying to get into her door just after 2 a.m. today and called 911. The woman said she hung up when the man opened the door by picking the lock with a butter knife.

The woman said the 36-year-old man began beating her and smashing the food she was eating. The woman said the man has beaten her in the past, and she also noticed the imprint of a gun in his pocket.

The woman said the man emptied her purse and took $160 and her personal identification before running out of the apartment.