2 teens arrested

2 teens arrested

BOARDMAN

Officers arrested two teenagers accused of attempting to steal a vehicle from a parked semi-truck Monday morning.

Reports said the boys on bicycles were pulling on car door handles outside of the English Pub, 1305 Boardman-Poland Road.

Officers discovered Melvin Jackson, 15, of East Auburndale Drive, and Donteill Grant, 16, of Ferndale Avenue, both of Youngstown, had two damaged, stolen key fobs for a Jeep that was on a parked semi truck trailer.

Grant also had tobacco and marijuana, reports said.

Officers charged Jackson and Grant with receiving stolen property, attempted auto theft, vandalism, obstructing official business and curfew violation.

Grant was also charged with drug abuse and underage possession of tobacco.

Memorial service

YOUNGSTOWN

The Mahoning County Bar Association will conduct its annual lawyers’ memorial service at 11 a.m. Thursday in the county domestic relations courtroom on the fourth floor of the county courthouse, 120 Market St.

The service will memorialize Judge James C. Evans of the county common pleas court and Attys. William E. Pfau, George C. Economus, Robert E. Casey, Kevin D. Mager and Donald J. Libert, who died during 2015.

Crime Watch meeting

POLAND

The Beaver Police Department’s next Crime Watch meeting will be at 7 p.m. today at Shepherd of the Valley, 9111 Sharrott Road.

Dan Deville, resident agent in charge of the U.S. Marshals office, will be the speaker. He will speak on the operations of the marshals office and the Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force.

Protest, trip planned

YOUNGSTOWN

Jason Cooke, a local animal-rights advocate, is organizing a peaceful protest of Petland and bus trip to Columbus today.

The Ohio Senate Ways and Means committee has removed an amendment in a general tax bill, HB 166, which would have impacted how pet stores in Ohio acquire their animals for sale. However, similar language has been introduced in both chambers of the Ohio General Assembly as a standalone bill – SB 331 and HB 573.

These industry-backed bills would void local ordinances that prohibit pet stores in the state from selling animals from puppy mills, like those recently passed in Grove City and Toledo. Cooke has organized the protest at Petland, 2740 London Groveport Road, Grove City, Ohio. Participants will then board two school buses at 12:30 p.m. that will travel to the Statehouse to attend a 2:30 p.m. hearing for SB 331.

There is no cost to participate in the event. Contact Cooke at 234-855-5847 for information.

Association meeting

YOUNGSTOWN

The Brownlee Woods Neighborhood Association will meet Thursday at Faith Community Church, 1919 E. Midlothian Blvd.

Refreshments will be served at 6 p.m. and a program of patriotic and military music will follow.

There will be a 6:30 p.m. program to recognize current servicemen and women and veterans.

There also will be speakers throughout the evening and a video presentation followed by introductions of each service branch and recognition of those attending who served in the armed forces.

The meeting is open to the public.

Checkpoint arrests

YOUNGSTOWN

The Mahoning County OVI Task Force made seven arrests at two checkpoints Saturday for operating a vehicle while intoxicated.

A news release from the task force said four people were arrested at a checkpoint at South Avenue and Larkridge Avenue in Boardman, and three people were arrested at a checkpoint in Market Street and Hilton Avenue in Youngstown.

Both checkpoints ran from 10:30 p.m. to 2:30 a.m.

There were several other citations and arrests issued as well at both checkpoints. In the Youngstown checkpoint, there were two pursuits, the release said.

3 felony charges

AUSTINTOWN

Officers arrested an Austintown man on three felony charges on Monday morning.

According to the police report, when officers responded to a domestic dispute on Carnegie Avenue they discovered Devin Telego, 21, had an active warrant out of the Mahoning County Sheriff’s Office for three felony counts of endangering children, for which Telego was indicted on May 14.

The felony charges were a result of Telego allegedly causing brain damage to his 3-month-old son in January.

Officers arrested Telego and took him to the Mahoning County jail.

Construction delayed

AUSTINTOWN

Construction of the new playground and pickle ball court has been delayed because of rainy weather, said Todd Shaffer, park supervisor, at the Monday township trustees meeting.

He estimated both projects, costing $68,000 and $5,000 respectively, will be underway in about a week.

Shaffer said because the caution tape is up and it is a safety hazard otherwise, children are not allowed on the playground until further notice.

Both projects are funded through the Westchester Fund, a fund collecting excess money from rent paid by facilities housed in the Westchester building.

Appreciation day

COLUMBIANA

Suburban Propane, 2705 state Route 7, is hosting its annual Customer Appreciation Day from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday.

Suburban Propane is offering a 20-pound grill tank fill-up for $10 for anyone making a $2 donation to Second Harvest Food Bank of the Mahoning Valley.

For each grill tank filled, the Food Bank can distribute $22 worth of food, said Michael Iberis, executive director, Second Harvest Food Bank.

For information about the food bank, visit www.mahoningvalleysecondharvest.org or call 330-792-5522.