Man at Trump rally files a complaint

August 5, 2017 at 12:00a.m.

YOUNGSTOWN

A man ejected from a July 25 rally at the Covelli Centre who was demonstrating against President Donald Trump has filed an excessive use-of-force complaint with the city police department.

Video shows the man, who was in the crowd at the rally, being taken out by police. One officer has his hands near the person’s throat. The video has been circulated across the country.

Staff Inspector Lt. Brian Butler, head of the department’s Internal Affairs Division, said he would not name the officer involved or the person who made the complaint because the case is an open investigation. He said that information will be available when the case is closed.

Butler said the man filed the complaint Wednesday.

Bank robber sought

LIBERTY

Police and the FBI are looking for help identifying a man who robbed the Home Savings and Loan bank July 22 at 3500 Belmont Ave.

A news release seeking help said the man is approximately 5 feet 9 inches tall, between 30 to 40 years old and was last seen wearing a multicolored red, black and white striped hat and a tan vest.

Anyone with information is asked to call the FBI Violent Crime Task Force at 330-333-1847. All tips are confidential and reward money is available.

Boil-water advisory

YOUNGSTOWN

Residents on the city’s West Side and on the east side of Austintown are under a boil-water advisory after the city water department had low water pressure issues resulting from a power outage Friday. Customers affected are those east of Raccoon Road, north of New Road and west of Belle Vista Avenue.

Customers in the affected area are asked to boil their drinking and cooking water for about one minute before using it until further notice.

Meshel to speak

LIBERTY

Harry Meshel, a former Ohio Senate president and state Democratic Party chairman, will speak about his life at 10 a.m. Aug. 19 at the Kravitz’s Deli meeting room, 3135 Belmont Ave., as part of the William Holmes McGuffey Historical Society’s community engagement program series.

Admission is $5, and light refreshments will be served.

Meshel will talk about growing up on Youngstown’s East Side, his wartime service and his life in politics. A question-and-answer period will follow.

Cerni plans Truck, Car & Motorcycle Show

AUSTINTOWN

Cerni Motors and The Penn-Ohio Chapter of the Antique Truck Club of America will host the 2017 Truck, Car & Motorcycle Show at Cerni Motors, 5751 Cerni Place, from 8 to 4 p.m. next Saturday.

Admission is free with a donation of nonperishable food items for Second Harvest Food Bank of the Mahoning Valley.

Food and event T-shirts will be available for sale. There is also a raffle to win prizes from Cerni Motors, International Trucks and other vendors. The event will feature Ed Wilson’s 1979 International Cabover. For event details, call Joelle Hallis at 330-652-9917.

Second Harvest, a member of Feeding America, provides food to those in need in Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties through 148 programs provided by hunger-relief organizations, which include church pantries, homeless shelters, soup kitchens, shelters for battered women and after-school programs.

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

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