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Chase suspect arrested on city’s North Side

YOUNGSTOWN

Police charged a Gypsy Lane man with carrying a concealed weapon, having weapons while under a disability, drug possession and failure to comply while fleeing and eluding resulting in a crash after a pursuit through the North Side Friday afternoon.

An officer stopped the car on Martin Luther King Boulevard, and the driver, later identified as Maurice Clinkscale, 23, fled, according to a police report.

The chase continued on Dearborn, Burlington and Beck streets to Gypsy Lane, where Clinkscale crashed into a vehicle and drove through oncoming traffic. It ended when police found the vehicle abandoned on Selma Avenue, then discovered Clinkscale behind a Gypsy Lane residence.

Police searched the area, car and suspect and found heroin, a handgun and ammunition. The report says Clinkscale admitted driving with a passenger known only as “James” who he helped escape, and for whom police are still searching.

Youngstown schools to be lauded next week

YOUNGSTOWN

Two Youngstown City Schools’ efforts will be lauded by a state organization next week.

Rayen Early College Middle School and Chaney STEM/VPA Campus each have received the 2016 Making Middle Grades Work Top Performing School Recognition for exceeding all schools nationally on the Southern Regional Education Board 2016 MMGW Teacher Survey.

Diana Rogers, executive director of the High Schools That Work network, will present banners to each school at 1:45 and 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Chaney Campus on South Hazelwood Avenue.

Applications for Warren’s 4th Ward

WARREN

The Trumbull County Democratic Party is accepting expressions of interest in the vacant position for 4th Ward Warren City Council member formerly held by James Bluedorn, who has moved to Florida for a new job. Submit an application/letter of interest to the party at 3200 Ridge Road SE, Warren 44484 by Wednesday, said party Chairman Dan Polivka.

Four 4th Ward Democratic precinct committee members can select Bluedorn’s replacement, Polivka said. A meeting is set next week at Trumbull Business College to vote.

Man gets 18 months for assault on officer

WARREN

Raheem A. Brantley, 30, of Johnstown, Pa., convicted at trial of assaulting a police chief and resisting arrest in an Oct. 19 incident in Brookfield Township, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison.

Brantley received his sentence Thursday from Judge Ronald Rice of Trumbull County Common Pleas Court.

Police say Brantley assaulted Brookfield Police Chief Dan Faustino while trying to avoid arrest at the Subway restaurant on Warren-Sharon Road.

Local groups to mark Roe v. Wade anniversary

YOUNGSTOWN

The U.S. Supreme Court legalized abortion with its decision on the Roe v. Wade case on Jan. 22, 1973, and the Mahoning County Right to Life Organization will observe its 44th anniversary at 1 p.m. Friday at the Lambros Federal Courthouse, 125 Market St. with a peaceful and prayerful gathering to protest abortion.

Signs will be provided and parking is available in nearby lots. Alliance First Friends Church will travel to Washington, D.C., to participate in The National March for Life the same day, and spaces are still available. For information, call 330-823-7210.

The Diocese of Youngstown will host its annual Mass for Life at 4 p.m. Sunday in St. Columba Cathedral on West Wood Street.