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Police close Afro Dogs’ hangout — a condemned house
TweetThe building was being used as a party location despite multiple safety concerns.
DOG HOUSE CLOSED: The Afro Dogs Motorcycle Club had used this building at 725 Steel St. on the West Side as a social hangout. The building, however, is on the city’s demolition list. Police also found illegal utility use and a stolen motorcycle at the former bar.
STAFF REPORT
YOUNGSTOWN — A motorcycle club has called a West Side building its new home, but police say it is unsuitable for habitation and have closed it.
Their attempts to shut down the home of The Afro Dogs Motorcycle Club at 725 Steel St. last week ended in arrests and citations being issued. Police also recovered a stolen vehicle and discovered illegal utility use.
According to police reports, officers received word of people partying and dancing on a lit-up dance floor in the building. Police say the building, however, is on the city’s demolition list.
Firefighters told police the building’s owner, Ondrea Shabazz, had been given time to make needed repairs, but he had failed to add fire extinguishers and obtain permits for various electrical and plumbing upgrades.
Officers went to the property Friday in an attempt to close the building. When they arrived, they were met by 40-year-old Lamont Walker of Youngstown, a worker for the motorcycle club president.
Walker attempted to show police work being done at the building, but before he could do so, police learned that he had driven to the building with six active driver’s license suspensions. He was issued a citation for the violations.
Shortly thereafter, Jason Hymes, 37, and Willy Smith IV, 36, both of Youngstown, arrived at the building to inquire about the police presence.
Hymes was found to be driving with three active driver’s license suspensions, and police arrested Smith on an outstanding warrant for a probation violation.
Inside the building, officers found open liquor bottles, a disco ball, a dance floor, Afro Dogs insignia on several walls, a stereo system, shot glasses and plastic cups at the bar, and a full working kitchen with food ready to be prepared.
There also were utility hookups to the building, but officers contacted the city water department and learned no water service had been issued to the building since 2006.
Water department personnel shut off what police referred to as an illegal water hookup.
Officers also found a 2002 Suzuki motorcycle inside the building with false plates. The motorcycle was determined to be stolen out of Parma Heights and towed to the police holding facility.
Police said the building was unsafe for habitation with boarded-up windows, missing steps, missing foundation pieces, tree limbs coming from the roof, a leaking hot-water tank, a collapsing dirt foundation in the basement, and holes in the floor large enough to see the lower level.
Comments
Is Youngstown now getting serious about crime ?
do you think they might be....black-americans, paulb?
henryviii1509, That too, but, THEY DID NAME THEMSELVES so deal with it!!!
"a lit-up dance floor." What you guys meant to write was "lighted," right? Well done.
They should have waited until there was a meeting and there were like 40 people there.
Sounds like the old Jungle Inn.
African Americans!!! Does that mean they are Americans that migrated here from Africa? Bet very few if any have ever been to Africa. How about Americans of African descent?
What would you call a white person that migrated to the U.S. from Africa. They would be real African Americans, right?
Am I a racist? No, I am realist.
How do you get six active license suspensions and are still out of jail? I don't envy the police that write these dirt bags up and then watch as the courts turn the scum loose.
Sheriff Joe, we need someone like you around here and some judges that have not been neutered!
The link below is one of many on Sheriff Joe. Think there is any chance of someone around here having some gonads?
http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/...
They cant be a gang if there arent out causing trouble its just an affiliation.
"They cant be a gang if there arent out causing trouble its just an affiliation."
Exactly(?).
This is a great idea... Let all the condemned buildings become hangouts for these idiots and then send a few cop cars out to the locations. Then when the idiots show up to see what's going on with the cop cars the cops bust them! It obviously works! Criminals spend all their brain cells figuring out how to be a criminal not how to avoid being stupid!! Afro Mutts, it's time for a new hangout. The jail is open!!
"police learned that he had driven to the building with six active driver’s license suspensions."
So ! He has proven that he can drive without a license . They was just chillin at the clubhouse . Where did they hide the drugs ? Was the drug sniffing dog brought in ?
"They cant be a gang if there arent out causing trouble its just an affiliation."
Exactly(?).
Yea, it's a affliction alright!!
Sounds like a swanky place, maybe it should be listed in the AAA manual to bring tourists into youngstown to see "where the locals go to party"?
Hells Angels? A gang or what?
I agree with Paul B which is why it was a mistake for you all to object to Reagan's attempts to develop the Neutron Bomb in the 1980's. You'll recall this was the weapon that would be lethal to people and let the buildings and infrastructure remain standing.
Time to go after the cell now! lets go boys you can do it!
None of you know what the f--k you are talking about so keep your comments to yourself.
paulb you seem to know a lot about what goes on during working hours. Are you sure you aren't amongst the population? I mean you are commenting an awful lot between 9-5...
Heres a comment that was posted on my wall from a supposed member of the afro mutts. This is the reason they should neuter and spay the ghetto population!! I am impressed that he was smart enough to figure out the spanish to english translations that are a plenty on the web to figure out my name! Kudos you filthy piece of trash!
IVL353 (anonymous) says...
your a real ass clown no what you talking about before u speak all though u did name yourself the retarded chicken that says a lot about your character no homo Ive been reading the comments on this article about my club I'm in the mother-chapter in Detroit MI. (NATIONWIDE) that's right.But anyway if u had read the article it stated the bros had driving suspensions f**king traffic violations oh oh that makes the big bad idiot Ni**er bikers hell yeah u and paulb(itch) racist don't no what yall talking bout u don't no sh*t about that club or the people in it.did u ever think maybe the guy with the probation violation may been with this club to stay out of trouble off the streets eating all the slow,retarded chicken he could get his teeth into u lames come on humor me some If u seen one in jail or on the streets u would say sh**t put yo tail between your legs( Paulb probably piss himself )and get the f**k out the way.Next when y'all ladies r out past dark and u wondering where she at why she answering her phone I'll make she brings a doggy-bag home cause she bent f**king wit dem dam dog check 4 the dog paws on her back pimpin lol arrrrrf!!!!!!!!
"Shortly thereafter, Jason Hymes, 37, and Willy Smith IV, 36, both of Youngstown, arrived at the building to inquire about the police presence.
Hymes was found to be driving with three active driver’s license suspensions, and police arrested Smith on an outstanding warrant for a probation violation."
Keep cool on your stool as it's all good ! Laws were only made to be broken . Then you get to be in a real clubhouse with a lot of cool dudes .
LEADER OF THE PACK
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IVL353
You really need to go back to school and get a education. Ouch....that was so useless it's actually pretty sad. I'm sure your a adult and you should really do something with your life instead of playing little children games. Amazing...
paulb
"It's just one idiotic story after another about low life losers who no one wants to be around."
Agree 100%
I am a Friend of a few members of the Youngstown Afro Dogs and I have a few comments for the IGNORANT (not knowing) jerks on this website.
I will start with the idiot, elpolloretrasado who proceeds to call names like he is 3. The jail is open for all criminals and you do not put your mind to anything that is productive except how to make the Afro Dogs look bad..is it an inferior problem, love?
And to Stan You think that if they did sell drugs that your white community doesn't? there are more African American addicts because your people write illegal perscriptions!
Gatos You say you wish it was like it used to be when your family owned the barf..well it could be. That is what the Afro Dogs were making it. The illegal water was a mistake on the owners part hoe were they to know he had it run illegally?
And paulb(itch) Not one time have I ever heard an African American call one another n*ggers. As for Afroo..you are supposed to be proud of who you are not be ashamed. I think that you and a few of your ignorant(not knowing) friends should do a little more research before you talk bad about anyone.
You are aware I am sure as to every family has a "black sheep" and i will not tell you that none of the Afro Dogs have ever had legal issues but i know the ones that i know personally are good upstanding citizens. I also know three that own their own businesses!
There is much more white crime than black. African Americans might do the wrong thing with their black on black crimes but then we have white folk that kill whole schools, nursing homes, and even their own families! What about all the upper class white people in New Castle PA that just were charged with pill sale? What are they? Upstanding citizens? The plague that I see is the white race with mental illnesses that are doing the most harm to society! REASEARCH first!
And for 1whoknows, lou123, and IVL 353 I am not a member but I have been the significant other of one of your newer members from the Youngstown Dogs. He been with you guys for two years and my only complaint is my man comes home late after hanging out but, he is a good man and father who owns his own buiness and I know he set a great example for your affiliation/club.
And last but not least I want you ingnorant (not knowing) people to know that I am a white female. So I was bashing my own race because there Are as many of them to be talked about as well as African American!