Austintown cops look for suspect in theft

Austintown cops look for suspect in theft

AUSTINTOWN

The Austintown Police Department continues looking for a man who may have been involved in a theft last week from an auto parked on a township street.

Police responded to a theft-from-auto call on Westminster Avenue on Thursday morning. A witness said he heard a loud noise coming from the parking lot and observed the suspect walking away from the victim’s vehicle.

Officers found the driver’s window smashed and a checkbook, parking pass, $5 bill and personal papers stolen from the vehicle.

The witness said the suspect was a scruffy looking, thin, white male in his 40s, about 6 feet tall with a white T-shirt and blue jeans. The suspect drove away in an older, beat-up, full-size pickup truck.

Ramp closed

AUSTINTOWN

On Wednesday, the ramp from Interstate 80 eastbound to state Route 11 southbound will be closed for pavement repairs from 4 to 6 p.m.

The detour will be Salt Springs Road to I-80 west to Route 11 south, says a news release from the Ohio Department of Transportation.

Mysticism program

LIBERTY

Jewish/Christian Studies/North will meet for a program at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Temple El-Emeth, 3970 Logan Way.

The study is focusing on mysticism in different faith traditions including Jewish, Christian, Islam, Hinduism, Baha’i and Sikh. The Rev. Jeff Mickler of the Society of St. Paul in Canfield will speak on mysticism in the Roman Catholic tradition.

For information, call the Rev. George Balasko at 330-406-1034 or Rabbi Joseph Schonberger at 330-759-1429.