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US marshals arrest man hiding in dryer

WARREN

A man wanted in connection with felonious assault charges and several outstanding warrants for aggravated robbery and menacing was found hiding in a clothes dryer Wednesday at an Autumn Drive home.

Tamarr Walker, 23, of Kenwood Drive was arrested by deputy U.S. marshals and is in the Trumbull County Jail where bond was set at $1 million.

A search of the home revealed Walker, whose feet were sticking out of clothes inside the dryer. As they approached the home, marshals could hear people running down stairs inside the house.

They forced their way through the front door and searched the house. Walker surrendered without incident.

Ashonta Gore, who was present at the time, also was arrested on a charge of obstructing justice, while Saddie Williams was issued a summons because children in her care were inside the home during the arrest.

Community picnic

YOUNGSTOWN

The 7th Ward Citizens Coalition invites the families, children, grandchildren and friends of 7th Ward residents to an Old Fashioned Community Picnic at Lynn Park, 1940 Lynn St., from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

Guests are asked to bring a casserole to share and a chair. The coalition will provide hamburgers, hot dogs and drinks.

Green Youngstown will provide crafts for children, and the Youngstown Police Department’s bomb squad robot and a firetruck from Station No. 9 will be on display. Contests will include three-legged and sack races, hula hoop, checkers and Youngstown Trivia.

For information or reservations, call 330-788-9277. During reservations, provide the number of guests and ages of any children attending. Follow the 7th Ward on Facebook for updates.

Crash closes Route 46

WEATHERSFIELD

A portion of state Route 46 south of Salt Springs Road in the township was closed for several hours Thursday after a head-on collision between a car and tractor-trailer about 4 p.m.

The car went left of center before striking the tractor- trailer, said Sgt. Phil Robinson of the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

Officials on scene had to use various tools to remove the driver from the car. He was taken to St. Elizabeth Health Center in Youngstown with nonlife-threatening injuries, the patrol said.

Possible MVEDC theft

Liberty

The Mahoning Valley Economic Development Corp. has reported a $15,000 discrepancy in its accounts that police say may be the result of an internal theft.

MVEDC, a private nonprofit organization that assists local businesses, notified police of the missing funds Wednesday. Liberty detectives are investigating and are waiting for more financial data from MVEDC.

Registration deadline

CHAMPION

Monday is the deadline for registering for Wean Foundation’s “Building the Bottom Line: Revenue Growth and Diversification” workshop from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday.

Presented in partnership with and at Kent State at Trumbull, the event will be at Technology Building Room 117, 4314 Mahoning Ave. N.W. The workshop will be led by David Holmes, regional training coordinator for the Foundation Center-Cleveland, where he is responsible for creating, managing and delivering training programs in support of capacity building of non-profits in Cleveland and in the Midwestern United States.

Registration, which is $10 per person with light refreshments provided, is limited to 80 people. To register, go to www.rjweanfdn.org. For information, call Lori Wiebe at 330-394-5600, ext. 100.

Fraudulent checks

BOARDMAN

Police are looking for whoever cashed four fraudulent Donnell Ford checks totaling $7,992 between last Friday and Monday. The checks listed the correct bank and account numbers but were determined to be forgeries and not Donnell Ford checks, according to a police report.

A Donnell Ford employee was notified by Check Smart of a $996.34 check that was declined, which prompted the employee to further investigate. That’s when the four checks were discovered. The four checks were the only checks that cleared the bank.

Police called Check Smart and were told they knew the checks were fake when the suspect told them who his boss was. The suspect also purchased a vacuum at Nationwide Industrial. An employee there told police the suspect was wearing a Donnell Ford shirt and charged it to Donnell Ford’s account. Car parts from a warehouse also were charged to the account.

Homemade tire spikes

BOARDMAN

Police are looking for the person responsible for placing homemade tire spikes in a township woman’s driveway on Canterbury Lane.

The woman told police that she ran them over when she was backing out of her driveway Wednesday morning. Police discovered two homemade tire spikes in the drive, which consisted of two nails that were soldered together, according to a police report.

The woman didn’t know who would have done it, but did tell police this happened in February and that she has been receiving calls from an unidentified person over the last few months.

Woman choked at DQ

BOARDMAN

Police arrested a township man on a domestic-violence charge after he put both hands around the neck of a woman he was with Wednesday at the Dairy Queen at Market Street and Cadillac Drive after an argument about child custody.

Police were dispatched to Cadillac Drive regarding a male who was chasing a female down the street. When police arrived, they discovered Damond Brown, 20, of Boardman, walking behind the woman. He was placed in the back of the cruiser. Police interviewed them individually, according to a police report.

The two met at the Dairy Queen to discuss child custody when Brown became argumentative and broke the woman’s cellphone, police said. Brown walked away but then came back at her and choked her until a customer walked in. That’s when the woman fled, according to the report. The woman wrote a statement and signed the charge, police said.

Harassing calls

BOARDMAN

Employees at Tunno Insurance on South Avenue told police they fear for their safety after they received several disturbing phone calls.

The initial call came in about 10:30 a.m. Wednesday from a man who wanted to speak with one of the employees. That employee was busy at the time, and the caller was asked to leave a message. The caller became upset and hung up the phone, according to a report.

The man called back about an hour later and asked for the employee again. She was again busy with another customer and the caller was told to leave a message. That’s when the caller demanded that the employee stop what she was doing so she could tend to him. The caller then asked for another employee, but she wasn’t in the office.

Earlier in the day the caller spoke with an employee and asked what kind of shoes and pantyhose she was wearing. The employee told the caller then that she was going to call police, but the caller retaliated and said if she did he had people down the street who would hurt her, according to a report.