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Cop smashes window

YOUNGSTOWN

A Youngstown police officer smashed the driver’s side window of a car he had pursued when the driver refused to get out of the car.

A report said police tried to pull over Braylon Howell, 22, after 8 p.m. on Fifth Avenue for not using his headlights. Instead, an officer said, Howell continued to drive, and did not stop at signs or red lights, though he did slow down to make sure traffic was clear.

Officers said the car finally stopped after pulling into a Bonnie Brae Avenue driveway. After Officer John Wess smashed the window with his baton, officers tackled Howell to the ground before cuffing him after they said he did not comply with orders.

Howell faces a charge of failure to comply with the order of a police officer.

Howell could not be reached to comment.

Deadline for political filings

MERCER, PA.

Friday is the deadline for all candidates and treasurers of political committees and lobbyists to file pre-primary campaign finance expense reports and statements in the office of Secretary of the Commonwealth and/or the Mercer County Bureau of Elections.

The report must be complete as of Monday. For information, call the county’s election bureau at 724-662-7542.

YSU to dedicate park

YOUNGSTOWN

Youngstown State University will dedicate the YSU Foundation Heritage Park on campus at 5 p.m. May 10.

The park, located on Elm Street just north of Kilcawley Center, features a wall that includes the engraved names of the 73 former faculty and staff who have received the YSU Heritage Award, considered to be the highest award given to former university employees.

Past Heritage Award winners and their families are invited to attend the dedication of Heritage Park.

For information, including reservations for the Staff Awards Dinner on May 10, contact Mollie Hartup at mahartup@ysu.edu or 330-941-3086.

YSU students win Meritorious awards

YOUNGSTOWN

Two teams of Youngstown State University students won Meritorious awards at this year’s Mathematical Contest in Modeling, placing in the top 9 percent of nearly 9,000 teams worldwide.

In the contest, teams of three students have 96 hours to develop a model, create a solution, and submit a written report for one of three problems.

Two teams earned Meritorious honors:

Jenna Wise of Hubbard, Thomas Stoner of Hubbard and Luke Nappi of Columbiana.

Zack While of Austintown, Natalie Halavick of Vienna and Joseph Miller of Vienna.

Both teams were advised by George Yates.

For information about the contest, visit COMAP online.