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Counterfeit bills used

AUSTINTOWN

Two people used four counterfeit $100 bills Saturday night at Walmart, 6001 Mahoning Ave., police said.

A male and a female each used two of the bills on purchases of $107.97 and $108.98, respectively. The first purchase was at 6:56 p.m. Saturday, and the second purchase was just after the first at 6:58 p.m. Walmart officials called police at 10:26 p.m. Saturday after discovering the bills were fake.

Surveillance video of the purchases was provided to detectives.

Menacing charge

BOARDMAN

An Austintown man faces a charge of aggravated menacing after police said he threatened to blow up a township business.

Police say Jeffrey Bresnahan, 46, of Fox Chase Court, threatened employees at Designer Shoe Warehouse, 1280 Doral Drive, last Tuesday after an employee told Bresnahan that it would take a few days for a return to be processed.

Police responded to a 911 call after Bresnahan reportedly made a return, left the store and sat in his car, and then returned and said, “If my money doesn’t make it back to my account I’m gonna come in here guns blazing. That’s right, guns blazing. I’m gonna blow this place up.”

Bresnahan turned himself in to township police Friday. He was released on a summons and is scheduled to be in Mahoning County Area Court here today.

Customers lose power

NORTH LIMA

Hundreds of FirstEnergy customers in the North Lima area were without power Monday afternoon after a power line fell across state Route 7 near the Ohio Turnpike. Power was restored Monday evening.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol Hiram Post helped with the response when the line fell. A representative said traffic was not affected on the turnpike.

Between 100 and 500 FirstEnergy customers in the area were without power for several hours, according to FirstEnergy’s website.

MLK Day program

YOUNGSTOWN

The Donald Lockett VFW Post 6488 and its Ladies Auxiliary will host a Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. program and luncheon at 1 p.m. Monday at the post home, 2065 Coitsville-Hubbard Road. Guest speaker will be Pastor Lock P. Beachum Jr. Trailblazer honoree will be Jan Adams.

Fair exhibitors

CANFIELD

The Canfield Fair annual exhibitors’ meeting will take place at 1 p.m. Saturday at the fairgrounds. Interested exhibitors for this year are encouraged to attend.

The arts and crafts department will meet in the administration building (No. 20); the horse and pony exhibitors will meet in the commercial building (No. 22); the antique-equipment exhibitors will meet in the maintenance building (No. 18); and all other departments will meet in the Colonial Inn (No. 19).