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Break-ins probed

Austintown

Township police are investigating two break-ins at a local Mexican Restaurant that occurred two days apart.

Officers were first called to Salsitas Restaurant on Clarkins Drive just before 5 a.m. Tuesday after an alarm sounded. Someone had thrown paper towels filled with rocks and sand through a front window, gaining entry, police said. No one was inside when officers arrived, but $200 was missing from a cash register.

Two days later, about 2:10 a.m. Thursday, police responded again to an alarm. Upon arrival, officers noticed another window had been smashed out using a large rock. Nothing was found missing. It’s unknown if the two incidents are related, but police said they’ve increased patrols around the establishment.

According to a report, two officers checked the restaurant about 10 minutes before the alarm was triggered Thursday morning.

Passion mime

youngstown

The Passion mime, “For You, For Me,” will be presented at 6 p.m. today at Sts. Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Church, 421 Covington St., by Students on the Spiritual Mime Mission Journey 4 Jesus. Original music is by Leonard and Kay Suzelis.

Cleanup postponed

Hermitage, Pa.

The annual Buhl Park Cleanup Day scheduled for Saturday has been postponed due to extremely wet grounds and the forecast for inclement weather throughout the weekend.

The event has been rescheduled for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 30. Volunteers will register at the pool house next to the Buhl/Timblin Casino.

Refreshments will be served throughout the day. Students needing community-service credit are encouraged to participate. Volunteers are asked to bring gloves and a rake.

Paper shredding

HOWLAND

Township trustees will offer residents free professional shredding of up to five garbage bags of unwanted paper items from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the gazebo parking lot at the corner of Willow and East Market Streets across from Giant Eagle.

Trustees will have their next meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Trumbull Business College, 3200 Ridge Road. The location of trustee meetings will be moved to afford more residents the opportunity to attend.

Training program

WARREN

A training program for current or future neighborhood watch members will be 5 to 7 p.m. Monday and April 25 at the Trumbull Metropolitan Housing Authority building, 4076 Youngstown Road.

The series will give an overview of how to operate a neighborhood watch and how to reduce crime. The training is provided through grant funding from the city’s Weed and Seed program.

Coalition to meet

Youngstown

West Side Coalition will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Fellows Riverside Gardens, 123 McKinley Ave. Members will meet and greet council candidates for the 4th Ward seat. Jen Baglier from The Winner will have The Door Club home-security devices to view and purchase. The cost is $12.50.

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