Car dealer probe leads to search of Rush Boulevard home

YOUNGSTOWN— Police used a search warrant on a Rush Boulevard home today, seizing two vehicles along with some other items, in an ongoing investigation into Fat Man’s Auto Sales.

Members of the Mahoning Valley Law Enforcement Task Force searched 3013 Rush but did not make an arrest. A black Ford Explorer and a tan Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck were towed and officers carried a package, a plastic tub and a cardboard box from the residence.

The search warrant is related to the ongoing investigation into Fat Man’s Auto Sales on Canfield Road, Boardman Detective Glenn Patton said.

The investigation began in 2008, and three men, including the car lot’s owner, have been arrested on corruption charges.