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Dog cruelty

AUSTINTOWN

Authorities called out to a home on North Raccoon Road late Wednesday morning say they found deplorable living conditions and unacceptable treatment of a dog, reported Vindicator news partner 21 WFMJ-TV. Mahoning County’s deputy dog warden was called out to conduct a welfare check on two canines, one possibly deceased. Austintown police say they did not find a dead dog, but did find a dog without food and clean water, and a home that did not appear acceptable for a child to live there. “The basement — those conditions were very deplorable to the point of almost nauseating because of the noxious odor from animal feces inside,” said Austintown police Lt. Tom Collins. A dog that was on a chain in the backyard was taken into custody by Animal Charity. Police plan to file an animal cruelty charge and will investigate further to determine if a child endangering charge is also warranted.

Juneteenth event

YOUNGSTOWN

Beulah Missionary Baptist Church, 570 Sherwood Ave., will present a black history program on Juneteenth Celebration at 4 p.m. Sunday. The theme is “All Lives Matter in God’s Eyes.” The Rev. Emanuel P. Adams of Old Glory Church in Campbell will speak on the situation in Cleveland and other American cities between blacks and law enforcement.

Officer reprimanded

BROOKFIELD

A Brookfield police officer has been reprimanded by his chief for illegally parking his cruiser in a disabled parking spot Monday at Circle K on South Irvine Avenue. A concerned citizen’s Facebook post showed the cruiser parked in front of a sign indicating that the spot was for disabled people and warning of a $250 fine. “We’re to set an example for others. That’s not setting an example,” Police Chief Dan Faustino told 21 WFMJ-TV, The Vindicator’s broadcast partner. Officer Scott Thompson was responding to a nonemergency call at the time. Faustino said Thompson claimed he didn’t notice the sign. Thompson received a written reprimand and has since apologized.

YSU student trustee

COLUMBUS

Gov. John Kasich has appointed a Poland resident to fill the vacant student trustee seat at Youngstown State University. Samantha Anderson will serve as a YSU student trustee member for a term that began Wednesday and ends April 30, 2017.

Seeking public’s help

HOWLAND

Howland Police Department is seeking the public’s help in identifying a male who may have been part of a series of thefts from garages early Tuesday on Squires Lane and Shady Lane. The department posted a surveillance photo on its Facebook page of someone apparently connected to the thefts, which also included car windows being broken and vehicles being damaged with spray paint.

Power outage

BOARDMAN

Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers say Robert Mills of Youngstown was at the wheel of a car that ran into a utility pole on Truesdale Road here just after 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, cutting power to 130 homes. While Mills fled the scene of the crash, people living in 83 of the affected homes had to wait three hours to have their power restored, according to 21 WFMJ-TV, The Vindicator’s broadcast partner. The remaining 47 homes were in the dark until nearly 2 a.m. Wednesday, when utility crews replaced the pole. Troopers later located Mills at his home on the West Side of Youngstown. Mills has been cited for operating a vehicle under the influence, driving under suspension, failure to control a vehicle and leaving the scene of an accident.

Man runs from facility

YOUNGSTOWN

A man who ran from St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital threatening to strangle his wife is in the Mahoning County jail in lieu of $10,000 bond on a charge of breaking and entering. Hospital police found Kenny Stanton, 29, hiding under a pile of trash in a vacant house in the 500 block of Broadway on the North Side at about 8:45 p.m. Sunday after he bolted from a stretcher as he was being transferred from St. Elizabeth to another facility, reports said. Stanton was arraigned in municipal court Wednesday before Judge Robert Milich.

Roads to close for run

YOUNGSTOWN

Walnut Street, Front to Federal streets, East Federal, Walnut to Boardman streets, Andrews Avenue-Federal to Rayen streets, Rayen Avenue- Andrews to Belmont Avenue, Belmont -Rayen to Federal, Front Street-Federal to Walnut and Market Street-Front to Ridge will be closed for the Color Run, which will begin at 7 a.m. and end at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Covelli Centre.

Gun, drugs in pants

YOUNGSTOWN

U.S. marshals found a loaded .38-caliber revolver and two bags of crack cocaine in the pants of a man who was arrested on a warrant at about 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at his home on Hudson Avenue. Curtis Daye Jr., 22, was arraigned in municipal court Wednesday on charges of possession of cocaine and carrying a concealed weapon. Judge Robert Milich set his bond at $15,000. Daye was being arrested on a receiving stolen property warrant from the Mahoning County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant Prosecutor Shelli Freeze told Judge Milich it is the third weapons offense for Daye.

Attempted murder

YOUNGSTOWN

A man who a prosecutor said shot someone, severing his spine, last week is in the Mahoning County jail in lieu of $100,000 bond. Robert Sutherland, 42, of Helena Avenue, was arraigned Wednesday on a charge of attempted murder before Judge Robert Milich. He was arrested at his home Tuesday in the June 2 shooting on West Indianola Avenue. Assistant Prosecutor Shelli Freeze told Milich the victim may die. Township police found the victim at an Austintown gas station. City police said the victim was shot in the home, then someone put him in a car and drove until they got to the gas station, then took him to St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital.