METRO DIGEST || Saturday flea market benefits Cats Are People Too

Event will help cats

WARREN

Cats Are People Too Club’s Giant Flea Market will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday in the parking lot of Ponderosa restaurant, 3581 Elm Road NE. Donations of items to sell will be accepted that morning. T-shirts and pet-themed gifts will also be for sale. Ponderosa will donate 10 percent of each customer’s tab to help the felines.

Shoe-collection drive

GREENFORD

The Big Reach Center of Hope, 11767 Lisbon Road, is conducting a shoe-collection drive this month to raise funds for its outreach efforts and to benefit small business ventures in developing nations while keeping old shoes out of local landfills. You can help by donating shoes to the Big Reach Center of Hope from 8 a.m. to noon Sundays; 9 a.m., to 3 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays; 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursdays, or by appointment. Call 330-533-3278, ext. 502. Shoes will be accepted in all conditions. Individuals, businesses and organizations that would like to participate or host a collection box may contact Lisa Wallace at 330-533-3278, ext. 502.

Driveway theft

BOARDMAN

A township man found multiple items missing from his vehicle after he left it open in his driveway, according to police. Someone entered the Chevrolet pickup parked at the Basil Avenue residence sometime between Sept. 3 and 4 and stole a CD player, a GPS system, Apple iPhone Square, credit-card reader, and dryer heating-coil units, according to police.

Faulty smoke alarm

YOUNGSTOWN

A possibly faulty smoke detector caused the false alarm that brought Boardman Township firefighters to Paul C. Bunn Elementary School, 1825 Sequoya Drive, early Thursday afternoon. Firefighters responded at 1:36 p.m., but quickly cleared the scene and were sent on another call. William Baun, school principal, said a smoke detector in the inside loading area went off, but there was no fire. He said the fire department was to come back to the school today to inspect the detector. Baun said the building of pre-kindergarten through sixth grade students was evacuated in 1 minute and 20 seconds. “I’m very proud of our staff and students,” he said.