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Prosecutors determine deadly officer-involved shooting in Hubbard Township justified
The Trumbull County Prosecutor's Office has released its final findings in its investigation into a deadly officer-involved shooting in Hubbard Township back in October of 2023. According to the report, the Prosecutor's Office found that the deadly shooting of 55-year-old Shawn Thomas during an incident on Hubbard-Masury Road the night...
Motorcyclist injured in crash on 680 Southbound
Police are on scene of a motorcycle crash on Interstate 680. It happened on I-680 southbound near mile marker 3. One biker was taken away by ambulance, and no other vehicles were involved in the crash. One lane of traffic is closed near the accident but cars are able to...
Couple accused of shoplifting hundreds of dollars of cosmetics in Austintown, East Palestine
A couple from Delaware face charges in Mahoning and Columbiana Counties for allegedly shoplifting hundreds of dollars worth of cosmetics and skin care products from local drug stores. The Mahoning County Grand Jury has handed up indictments charging 43-year-old Misha Morris of Middletown, Delaware, and 45-year-old David Choma of Newark,...
Unidentified woman severely injured in reported Youngstown hit-skip crash
An unidentified woman was severely injured after being hit by a vehicle Saturday night, according to Youngstown police reports. Police say they were called at 11:44 p.m. to South and Lucius avenues and found a woman lying on South Avenue. According to reports, police believe the vehicle involved was possibly a Green Kawasaki ninja-style motorcycle.
Police investigating after phony bomb threat called in to Boardman McDonald's
Boardman Police are investigating after a fake bomb threat was called in to a local McDonald's. Police say a call came in from a random number to the McDonald's in Tiffany Square Plaza on Route 224 in Boardman over night on Saturday. Several officers as well as a K9 unit...
Woman arrested on accusations of possessing several bags of fentanyl and crack rocks
A woman was arrested on Wednesday after officers said they found drugs while on a police stop. Youngstown police found three baggies of fentanyl, four crack rocks and multiple amounts of crushed crack rocks in the woman’s car, according to a police report. Officers had stopped the woman after...
Youngstown shooting victim's loved ones call for end to gun violence
Friends and family of Kenneth [Kenny] Stoffer gathered to remember the 39-year-old's life, as it was taken by gunfire Monday. Those close to the father of seven are calling for the ongoing gun violence to stop, as Stoffer becomes the latest homicide in the City of Youngstown in the first week of June.
Man accused of attempting to steal nearly $5,000 worth of items from Banner Supply
A man was arrested on Tuesday when he and an accomplice attempted to buy almost $5,000 worth of roofing material using a stolen credit card. Employees at Banner Supply on East Indianola Avenue told Youngstown police that two men had called in the roofing order on the phone and tried to pay for it using three different credit cards, which the employees found were reported stolen.
Youngstown chase ends in failure to comply, obstructing business, resisting arrest charges
What started off as a simple traffic stop for missing a stop sign escalated into an extensive car chase, where a man on drugs was caught by a K9 unit. A man was caught by a Youngstown police officer and his partner, a dog named Spawn, after failing to stop for a traffic stop, according to police reports. The suspect was driving his silver Ford Escape on East Marion Avenue when drove past a stop sign, police said.
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