Missing man sought

Missing man sought

CALCUTTA

The sheriff’s department is looking for a missing man suffering from dementia.

Stephen Keuper, 75, was last seen Tuesday leaving his residence in Calcutta. He was driving a red 2003 Chevy truck with the license number CMA 2894, the sheriff’s department said.

The department is asking that anyone who sees the vehicle call 330-424-7255.

Crash closes I-680

YOUNGSTOWN

Interstate 680 northbound near the South Avenue exit was closed for several hours Tuesday after a truck crashed and leaked fuel on the road.

The accident happened Tuesday morning and the highway was reopened at 2:10 p.m. Tuesday, said Justin Chesnic, Ohio Department of Transportation District 4 spokesman.

“We used some sand and [other materials] to clean the road and since it’s raining, it wasn’t as effective,” Chesnic said. Chesnic said although a small amount of fuel leaked, it took a while to drain the fuel and transfer it to another truck.

Jailed without bond

BOARDMAN

A 27-year-old Youngstown man is in Mahoning County jail without bond, accused of breaking into an apartment and stealing copper pipes.

Joseph T. Duarte III was arraigned Tuesday in Mahoning County Area Court here on charges of felony drug possession, burglary and drug paraphernalia. Duarte did not enter a plea and was ordered to be jailed because he has no permanent residence, according to court records.

Two men told police they were in their apartment Thursday at 127 Shields Road and saw Duarte pulling a heater off the wall in the hallway and chased him to 58 Shields Road reports state. Police said they found copper missing from the apartment and a hacksaw on the property. Officers also found a plastic bag containing pills and a burnt spoon when they searched Duarte.

Council called

WARREN

Helen Rucker, president of Warren City Council, has called a council as a whole meeting at 4 p.m. today in the council caucus room.

Man cited after crash

BOARDMAN

Police cited a 20-year-old township man Tuesday morning for operating a vehicle under the influence of drugs or alcohol and failure to control after the car he was driving crashed into a telephone pole near a local hospital.

Police were called to a Southern Boulevard entrance of Akron Children’s Hospital Mahoning Valley about 2:30 a.m. when a car hit a telephone pole, breaking it in half.

Alexander Martz was found outside the car and told police he was the driver, officers said. Martz told officers said he had been drinking earlier in the evening, and police said Martz failed a field-sobriety test.