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Pet Yorkie killed

WARREN

A Mason Street Northwest man came home from a camping trip at 11 a.m. Wednesday to find a bedroom ransacked and a pet Yorkshire terrier dog dead from being suspended from a door handle by a bra strap.

The homeowner said the terrier was among other dogs staying in the room while he was gone. His daughter was caring for the dogs, he said.

Sometime between Tuesday morning and Wednesday morning, someone pried open a first-floor living room window, ransacked an upstairs bedroom where the dogs were staying and victimized the dog, which was dead when the homeowner arrived home, he said.

Drug, child charges

struthers

Police arrested a man on drug charges after a traffic stop and also charged him with child endangerment because his 8-year-old daughter was in the car.

Police stopped Marcus A. Dill, 28, of Birch Street, Youngstown, at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday on Midlothian Boulevard.

Police said they found three bags of suspected marijuana and two bags of pills in his possession. He also had $173.

Dill was charged with driving under suspension, drug abuse, trafficking in drugs and endangering children. His daughter was taken to a relative’s house.

Dill remained in the Struthers jail until his court date today.

New lawyer demand

YOUNGSTOWN

A man convicted of assaulting and kidnapping his former girlfriend is going to have to wait to learn how long he will be in prison.

Hester Howell, 40 , filed a grievance against his attorney Jeffrey Limbian and told Judge Lou D’Apolito of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court that he did not want Limbian to handle his sentencing. The complaint against Limbian is under review. Howell will be sentenced after a new attorney is assigned to handle his case. He is facing up to 131/2 years in prison.

Avoid Butcher Road

LEETONIA

Village workers today will be digging up a waterline on Butcher Road. The work will be done near the Triple O Nursery, 38171 Butcher Road. There will be one traffic lane in the work area. Motorists are asked to avoid the area. Depending on the type of repairs, the village may have to issue a boil report.

Powerball winner

CLEVELAND

For the second time this month an Ohio ticket matched all the numbers in the Powerball lottery, but the latest winner will have to share the jackpot.

The Ohio Lottery said Thursday that a ticket sold in Ohio was one of two that will split Wednesday night’s $96.9 million grand prize. The other was sold in Montana.

The lottery says Shirley’s Carryout in Curtice, near Toledo, will receive a check for $48,500.

for selling the lucky Ohio ticket.