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Abduction at YSU

YOUNGSTOWN

Youngstown State University police alerted the campus after a 5 p.m. Thursday abduction on Bryson Street in front of Buechner Hall. The victim, a resident of the hall, was outside Buechner when she got into a vehicle driven by her ex-boyfriend and was held against her will. He then assaulted her with his hands, but she was able to flee the vehicle at another location.

The 27-year-old Hispanic male is described by police as 5 feet 6 inches tall, 155 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes, driving a black 2006 Suzuki Aerio with an eagle sticker on the front driver’s side fender. If you have information, contact the YSU Police Department at 330-941-3527.

Teen killed in crash

FOWLER

Emily Hall, 18, of Farmdale was killed in a two-car accident on state Route 193 at the state Route 305 intersection about 3:30 p.m. Thursday. Hall was southbound when she drove left of center, striking a dump truck head-on, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said.

Hall’s car went off of the right side of the road and stopped, while the truck continued north and went off the right side of the road, striking a ditch and overturning. The driver of the truck, Michael Hudak, 39, of Burton, was taken to St. Joseph Health Center, where he was treated for minor injuries. The patrol continues to investigate.

Sentenced to prison

WARREN

Keith A. Sweitzer, 29, of North Chestnut Street in Niles was sentenced to 13 years in prison for breaking into a home on Nancy Street in Niles and tying up an 84-year-old woman during an armed robbery.

The woman was able to get free after four hours and walk to a neighbor’s house to call police. She said Sweitzer threatened her with a long knife.

He pleaded guilty in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court to aggravated burglary and kidnapping, both with a repeat-violent- offender specification. He also pleaded guilty to two counts of forgery and one count of passing bad checks. Sweitzer knew his victim because he had done yard work for her.

Extra patrols out

Boardman

The township police department will be supplementing its regular patrols with high-visibility enforcement patrols throughout the Labor Day weekend. Officers will be targeting all violators for aggressive driving offenses, operating vehicle while impaired-related violations and seat-belt usage.

The department’s efforts are in partnership with state and local law enforcement and highway safety officials through Labor Day weekend taking part in the national impaired-driving enforcement crackdown: “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over.” The funding is provided by the Mahoning County OVI Task Force and the Ohio Department of Public Safety’s Ohio Traffic Safety Office.

Suing over dog bite

YOUNGSTOWN

A West Midlothian Boulevard woman has sued Mahoning County, saying her 9-year-old son was bitten and permanently injured by a dog negligently let loose at the county dog pound.

Mary Ann Byrns filed the suit in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court on behalf of her son, Phillip J. Byrns, saying he was bitten on his leg and elsewhere Sept. 15, 2010, by a dog with “a known propensity to bite.”

The suit demands a jury trial and more than $25,000 in damages. County Prosecutor Paul J. Gains, who defends county officials, declined to comment.