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Duct-taped in room

YOUNGSTOWN

Police found an 89-year-old woman afraid in her South Maryland Avenue home Tuesday, her bedroom door duct-taped shut, after a man broke in.

Officers arrived at the West Side home to investigate about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday and found the door open and broken glass on the porch. They entered the home, calling for anyone inside to come out. They found a cord tied around the door of one of the bedrooms and duct tape around the door. When they called out again, they heard the woman inside yelling.

They found her in bed. She told officers a man came into her home about 3:30 a.m. Sunday, saying he needed money. She told him there was a little in the kitchen. Police said the home may have been ransacked. The woman was transported to the hospital.

Marijuana charge

BOARDMAN

Township police arrested Andrew Martinez, 30, of Youngstown on a charge of possession of marijuana.

After he was stopped for a traffic violation Monday, police found Martinez had more than 100 grams of marijuana.

Martinez listed The Vindicator as his employer.

He had no contract to deliver The Vindicator, despite his statement to police, though newspaper officials said it was possible he had substituted for a carrier.

He has a pretrial hearing at 5 p.m. April 17 in Mahoning County Area Court here.

Hubbard BOE to meet

HUBBARD

The Hubbard School board will have a special meeting in executive session at 5 p.m. today in the board room at 108 Orchard Ave., to conduct interviews for the superintendent position. No action will be taken.

MCDD meeting

AUSTINTOWN

The Mahoning County Board of Developmental Disabilities will have a special meeting at 6 p.m. today at Leonard Kirtz School, 4801 Woodridge Drive.

The board will take a roll call and adjourn to executive session to discuss personnel issues. At the conclusion of the executive session, the board may take action.

NAACP at YSU

YOUNGSTOWN

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s Collegiate Chartering Service at Youngstown State University will be from 4 to 5 p.m. Friday in the James Gallery on the second floor of Kilcawley Center on campus.