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Police probe abuse case in Austintown

AUSTINTOWN — Township police officers are investigating a case of child abuse or neglect after getting a call on May 10 from a Pittsburgh hospital about a 2-year-old girl. The child, who was living in Westchester Apartments, was being treated for “multiple stages of healed ...

‘Fake’ pills can be fatal, drug agents warn

Drug enforcement personnel both locally and regionally are warning people about the prevalence of lethal-dose “fake” pills. Their warning is in the wake of two Ohio State University students dying earlier this month after taking prescription Adderall pills laced with fentanyl. Sheriff ...

Accused bank robber appears in federal court

GIRARD — The man suspected of recently robbing the Chase Bank in Girard and PNC Bank in Austintown is in federal custody and his case is in the federal court system. On Thursday, James Verdream, 56, of Boardman, who has a history of failed bank heists, appeared via video for a hearing ...

Liberty resident sentenced in drug case

WARREN — A Liberty man received an indefinite prison term of two to three years on Wednesday after pleading guilty to a second-degree aggravated possession of drugs charge connected to a May 12, 2021, traffic stop in the 4400 block of Belmont Avenue. Naem Shihadeh, 26, of 262 Richards ...

Three shot on Samuel Ave.

YOUNGSTOWN — Three people were in stable condition Monday after early Sunday shootings on Samuel Avenue on the South Side. The shootings occurred on the same block where a 10-year-old girl was fatally shot in her home last August. Wounded about 3 a.m. Sunday were Cora Harris, 40, of ...

Police try to identify shooter on Meridian

AUSTINTOWN — The victim of a fatal drive-by shooting on North Meridian Road on Sunday afternoon has been identified as Joquezz Robbins, 19, of Youngstown. Police and 911 reports show Robbins was a passenger in a silver Ford Focus driven by his mother southbound on Meridian about 12:55 p.m. ...