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Assault charge

YOUNGSTOWN

An East Side man is in Mahoning County jail on a felonious-assault charge after reports said he kicked and spit on a police officer about 12:05 p.m. Wednesday on Sunshine Avenue.

Officers were called there by the sister of 21-year-old Franklin Hearns, who wanted her brother arrested for a purported domestic-violence incident against her Monday.

Hearns was put in a cruiser and started kicking the back seat, reports said. He was moved to another cruiser, where he kicked an officer twice in the leg and once in the chest, then spit on the back of the officer’s head through the partition, reports said.

No weapon found

AUSTINTOWN

Austintown Middle School searched a student for a weapon Thursday morning after being alerted by a parent, but no weapon was found.

The school district announced an Austintown police officer reported to a bus after a concerned parent called and said another student threatened their child. “The seriousness of the situation was the result of escalating conversations through social media, which occurred off of school premises,” a news release stated.

“Thanks to a concerned parent and our administrative team, along with our resource officer and [police] handling the situation to keep all of our students safe,” Superintendent Vincent Colaluca said.

Breaking, entering

YOUNGSTOWN

Reports said officers found a man dressed in black trying to get through a hole in a fence at a Wilson Avenue business on the East Side just after 10 p.m. Wednesday.

Aaron Jones, 44, of Youngstown was booked into the Mahoning County jail on a charge of breaking and entering after police found him by the hole in the fence. A person who called 911 also identified Jones as trying to break in, reports said. Police also found a pair of bolt cutters near Jones when he was arrested.

Cystic fibrosis walk

BOARDMAN

The Northern Ohio Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s 15th annual Mahoning/Trumbull Great Strides walk is Sunday at Masters Pavilion at Boardman Park. Check-in is at 1 p.m., and the walk begins at 2 p.m.

The walk was moved from September to May to coincide with National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month. Great Strides is a national walk campaign that generates funds for cystic-fibrosis research, education and care. Locally, the foundation hopes to raise some $45,000.

The event also includes family-friendly activities, including a live concert by local groups.

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