Man accuses woman of running over his foot

Man accuses woman of running over his foot

YOUNGSTOWN

A Detroit Avenue man said someone he knows ran over his foot late Sunday afternoon after he tried to retrieve a bird that was taken from his home.

Police were called to the home about 5:10 p.m., where the man told them he returned home to find a woman he knows in a car outside his home. She had his pet Cockatoo inside a cage in her car. The man reached into the car to grab the cage and the woman drove away, running over his foot in the process.

Reports said the man’s shoes had scuff marks on them but he refused medical attention. Inside, food also was taken, including a roast that the man had in an oven, reports said.

Two injured in melee

WARREN

A 16-year-old Warren boy suffered a “major injury” after being stabbed in the back by a female during a large fight at Atlantic Street and Mercer Avenue Northeast at 9:14 p.m. Saturday, Warren police said.

The youth said about seven cars pulled along Forest Street Northeast, and about 20 to 30 people jumped out, followed by the stabbing.

A woman, 18, of Warren, also suffered an “apparent minor injury,” but the report does not say what type of injury. The report also doesn’t say what the fight was about. The male was taken to St. Joseph Warren Hospital for treatment.

Suspect sought

BOARDMAN

Township police are searching for a man accused of attacking and chasing a woman at gunpoint at 12:30 a.m. Sunday.

Police arrived at the residence on Sunset Boulevard, where the victim reportedly confronted her mother’s ex-boyfriend. The suspect attacked her, broke her nose and chased her out of the house with a semiautomatic handgun, threatening to shoot her, according to a police report.

Police later found the victim near East Judson Avenue on Youngstown’s South Side. The suspect was still at large Monday night.

Waterline break near Eastwood Mall

NILES

Crews were still working late Monday to restore water to businesses just west of Eastwood Mall.

A waterline broke across from the Burger King restaurant on Youngstown-Warren Road Monday morning, according to 21 WFMJ-TV, The Vindicator’s broadcast partner.

A spokesman for the mall said the only businesses impacted on mall property were a gas station and car wash.

Car hits Circle K

NILES

A car drove into the Circle K store, 419 S. Main St., Friday afternoon but caused no injuries. Police charged Kyle Trevino, 22, of Niles with reckless operation and driving on a temporary permit. The car was taken to the Niles impound lot.

Another car drove into the same store in June of last year, causing significant damage, Niles police said.

Warren streets to close for several events

WARREN

A variety of events this week will cause closings on city streets.

Love Week at the Mahoning Valley Dream Center will close East Market Street at Elm Road and Vine Street from 4 to 10 p.m. Wednesday.

Union Street Southwest at Delaware Avenue Southwest and Nevada Avenue Southwest will be closed from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday for the Invasion of Hope hosted by Agape Assembly Church.

Finally, there will be temporary closings along the route for a Warren Soccer League parade starting at 9 a.m. Saturday. The route includes Perkins Drive Northwest to Mahoning Avenue Northwest; Mahoning Northwest to East Market Street; East Market to Pine Avenue Northeast; Pine to High Street Northeast; High Northwest/Northeast to Mahoning Northwest; Mahoning Northwest to Ampitheatre Drive; and Ampitheatre Drive to Perkins Park and the Ampitheatre.

Collecting toys

YOUNGSTOWN

Community organizer Corrine Sanderson has joined with the Austintown and Struthers police departments for collections of gently used and new small stuffed animals and baseball cards for police officers to give away to the children in their neighborhood.

The Austintown PD, 92 Ohltown Road, will accept donations starting at 10 a.m. today, and the Struthers PD, 6 Elm St., will begin collecting at noon, and donations at each department will be accepted until Friday. Donations also will be accepted at The Shrine of Our Lady, 517 S. Belle Vista Ave., Youngstown, from 3 to 7 p.m. Friday.

For information, contact Sanderson at 330-333-0510 or csanderson0961@yahoo.com.

Naturalization event welcomes 13 citizens

YOUNGSTOWN

Thirteen people became U.S. citizens in a naturalization ceremony last week, at which Judge Theresa Dellick of Mahoning County Juvenile Court presided.

Four of them, two from Poland and one each from Lebanon and Turkey, asked that their names not be published. The nine others, their hometowns and countries of origin are: Rabiya Asif, Struthers, Pakistan; Irmak Ciccone, Canfield, Turkey; Hesham Salem Suleman Lawanseh, Youngstown, Jordan; Agnes Nsam, Youngstown, Cameroon; Mariam Musbah Mojahed, Youngstown, Jordan; Hakim Tawfiq Abuenaaj, Boardman, Jordan; Zainab Mohammad Abuenaaj; Boardman, Jordan; Elena Rozenberg, Austintown, Uzbekistan; and Christopher Anthony Martin, Austintown, Jamaica.

Thiel College president

GREENVILLE, Pa.

Susan Traverso took office Monday as Thiel College’s 20th president. The college announced in May that Traverso would serve as its first female president. After the announcement, a group of anonymous donors made a $150,000 gift to the college for Traverso to support new initiatives. The gift was made in honor of Thiel’s 150-year history.