Boy, 2, hospitalized for possible overdose

Boy, 2, hospitalized for possible overdose

AUSTINTOWN

A 2-year-old boy was taken into police custody Friday after the child was hospitalized for a possible overdose.

Police responded to a call a child was possibly having an accidental overdose at Mercy Health-Austintown Medical Center’s emergency room.

The child’s parents told police the boy might have had a Suboxone tablet in his mouth before being hospitalized, the report said. Police said the boy was moving in and out of consciousness.

Doctors told police the child vomited what appeared to be cigarette butts, however, and police issued a custody order, the report said. Doctors administered two doses of Naloxone to the child and told police the dosage was more than what would be needed if the child only licked a Suboxone tablet, the report said.

An ambulance took the child to Akron Children’s Hospital. The child’s blood and urine samples were sent for lab testing, the report said.

Facing charges

BOARDMAN

Officers arrested a township woman driving with a suspended license after finding a half-gram of suspected heroin in a vehicle she allowed them to search.

Reports said when officers discovered Wendy Wolfgang, 51, of Market Street, was driving with a suspended license in a Market Street parking lot, they initiated a traffic stop and asked to search her vehicle.

After officers found a bag of suspected heroin, Wolfgang said: “That’s my heroin. I just bought it in Youngstown,” reports said.

Officers issued Wolfgang a citation for driving with a suspended license and charged her with possession of drugs. She is to appear at 8:30 a.m. today in Mahoning County Area Court.

‘Get Hip with Mohip’ on Vindy Talk Radio

YOUNGSTOWN

Krish Mohip, the Youngstown City Schools CEO, will appear at 8 a.m. Tuesdays, beginning today, on Vindy Talk Radio with host Louie B. Free on Free’s “Brainfood from the Heartland” internet radio broadcast. The segment will be called “Get Hip With Mohip,” and the CEO will give weekly updates on what is happening in the school district. Go to Vindy.com to listen.

Road to close

HOWLAND

Phoenix Road will be closed through 6 p.m. today due to a waterline relocation and repair. The recommended detour route is west on North River Road, south on Larchmont Avenue and northeast on Commonwealth Avenue.

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