Austintown man caught after short chase

AUSTINTOWN — Austintown police arrested a township man on charges of obstructing official business after a foot chase.

According to a report, Boardman police notified Austintown authorities Tuesday to look out for David Buchanan, 40, who was involved in a chase in Boardman.

Police said Buchanan is a suspect in reported thefts at Kmart stores in Austintown and Boardman over the last week, and he was driving his mother’s Ford Focus at the time.

At 11:29 a.m. Wednesday, authorities spotted the Ford Focus pull into a driveway of a Calloway Circle home with Buchanan slumped down in the front seat. While contacting dispatch, the officer saw the man run out of the passenger side door and the chase began.

Authorities caught Buchanan about 11:50 a.m. in the front yard of another Calloway Circle home.