Missing man sought

Missing man sought

YOUNGSTOWN

Police are asking for help in locating a missing 18-year-old resident of the Safe House, 3164 Eastway Ave. Ricky Sigmon III originally is from Ottawa County and was last seen about 6:50 p.m. Saturday.

He is white, 5 feet 11 inches tall, weighs 155 pounds and has brown hair and brown eyes. He suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder and is developmentally challenged. Anyone with information can call police at 330-742-8950, 330-742-8929, or 911.

Home is declared unfit for habitation

LORDSTOWN

The 51 cats in a home on Salt Springs Road declared unfit for habitation were removed Tuesday and placed with two agencies.

Eleven dogs were removed Monday, and the people living there moved to a nearby relative’s house, said Greg Miller, founder and former president of the Trumbull Animal Cruelty Task Force.

Miller discovered the home to have a dangerously high levels of ammonia from dog and cat urine after going there Monday to follow up on a tip.

The animals were in decent health except for the ammonia, Miller said. They are in several locations: the Animal Welfare League of Trumbull County shelter, Trumbull County Dog Kennel and Falcon Cat Rescue of Austintown.

Undercover buys lead to drug arrest

NILES

Police say a series of undercover buys of suspected crack cocaine led to a raid and arrest of Marlan Williams Sr. at his Bellair Court apartment Tuesday. Capt. Jay Holland, acting police chief, said officers recovered small quantities of suspected crack cocaine, drug paraphernalia, cash and prescription medications in the name of another individual.

“The place was a mess, and we needed the [Ohio State] highway patrol canine unit to sniff out the drugs,” Holland said.

The arrest marked the first by the department’s Special Response Team and Special Investigation Unit since both were restored after the recent recall of laid-off police officers, Holland said. The teams’ anti-drug activities had been suspended during the layoffs. Williams, 24, is charged with trafficking in cocaine and is in the Trumbull County Jail in lieu of bond.

Special meeting

VIENNA

Ron Klingle, chairman of the Western Reserve Port Authority, has called a special meeting of the authority’s board of directors for 10 a.m. Friday at the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport. The board will confer with legal counsel regarding imminent litigation, according to a news release.

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