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BOARDMAN

Help to drive prostate cancer out of the Mahoning Valley on Sunday at the third annual Fuel the Fight car and motorcycle show.

The family-friendly event, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Boardman High School, 7777 Glenwood Ave., features hundreds of classic cars and bikes, including the world’s oldest Mustang, live music by The Fringe, games and activities for kids, food, prizes and free prostate-specific antigen (PSA) tests for men older than 40.

The show benefits Man Up Mahoning Valley, which promotes prostate-cancer awareness and seeks to eliminate barriers to care by providing free prostate-cancer screening exams, PSA blood tests and education.

Admission is free. The entry fee for cars is $15; $10 for motorcycles. The event is supported by Mercy Health Foundation Mahoning Valley.

Beaten puppy pretrial

YOUNGSTOWN

A final pretrial date of July 28 has been set for Jawan Johnson, 22, who faces a charge of cruelty to animals after police say he beat a puppy with a brick bowl May 12 at a South Side home.

Judge Elizabeth Kobly told Johnson during his pretrial hearing Friday in municipal court that if the case is not resolved by then, a trial date will be set that day.

Johnson has been free since he was arrested on the charge, which is a misdemeanor. The dog is being cared for by Animal Charity.

Several people who were outside city hall to protest for tougher animal cruelty laws also attended the hearing, which was over in less than two minutes.

FIRST Robotics Day

WARREN

The fourth annual FIRST Robotics Day is planned next Saturday at the National Packard Museum, 1899 Mahoning Ave. NW by Northeast Ohio FIRST – For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology – Robotics Alliance and Packard.

The event will take place from noon to 4 p.m. and admission to the museum’s Legacy Gallery is free for those attending. FIRST Robotics Teams from area high school and middle schools will demonstrate their robots and answer visitors’ questions. Robots of all shapes and sizes will be on display.

Ga. man arrested

YOUNGSTOWN

Police arrested a Stone Mountain, Ga., man after they found a loaded .25-caliber semiautomatic handgun in his car after a traffic stop about 11:20 p.m. Thursday at Williamson and Belle View avenues on the South Side.

Jermaine Bunn, 18, was pulled over for making an improper turn and was taken into custody when police found he had a suspended license. The gun was found in the driver’s-side door, reports said.

Bunn was booked into the Mahoning County jail on charges of improper handling of a motor vehicle and driving under suspension. His bond was set at $20,000 during his arraignment in municipal court Friday.

West Side arson

YOUNGSTOWN

Fire reports say the cause of a fire a vacant house at about 3:10 p.m. Thursday on the West Side is arson.

Crews arriving at the home at 122 N. Evanston Ave. found fire on the third floor and confined the flames to that floor. Damage is listed at $2,000. There were no injuries.

Domestic-violence suspect head-butts officer during arrest

YOUNGSTOWN

Police reports said a man being taken into custody on a domestic-violence charge at about 2:30 a.m. Friday at a home in the 300 block of Glenwood Avenue picked up an additional charge of felonious assault for head-butting a police officer.

Reports said police were called to the home for an earlier domestic-violence call. They were at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital with a victim when they were called back because reports said a woman told police she was attacked by Timothy Huntley, 26.

Reports said the victim at the hospital had agreed to file charges against Huntley and he became irate when he was handcuffed. Twice, he struggled with police and when he got to a cruiser, he turned around and head-butted an officer, reports said.

Reports said the officer had a bruise on his forehead and was examined by paramedics, who cleared him to return to duty.

Huntley was taken to the Mahoning County jail.