Austintown Crime

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Recent Crime News

• John J. "Jack" Higgins

  1 hr ago | via Salem News 

  He served in the United States Coast Guard during the Korean War. He was licensed funeral director.

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  Related Topix: US Military, US Coast Guard, Austintown, OH

• Girard man is charged

  2 hrs ago | via Tribune-Chronicle 

  Saying he has been on suicide watch in Trumbull County Jail since his arrest Sunday, a 19-year-old Girard man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges linking him to the April 6 heroin overdose death of a 17-year-old Girard High School girl.

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  Related Topix: Girard, OH, Drugs, Trumbull County, OH, Mahoning County, OH, Austintown, OH

• Austintown racetrack and casino inching it's way tow...

  Saturday May 26 | via WFMJ-TV Youngstown 

  Authorities are reminding Ohioans to wear life jackets around water following the drowning death of a fisherman in southwest Ohio.

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  Related Topix: Ohio, Austintown, OH, US Governors, Tom Corbett

• Final version of gambling bill to take effect when K...

  Saturday May 26 | via The Daily Record 

  State lawmakers have agreed to send $2 million-plus to Austintown and other communities slated to become home to "racinos," thanks to provisions added to a larger gaming bill headed to the desk of Gov.

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  Related Topix: Austintown, OH, US Governors, John Kasich, Lottery

• Students briefly evacuated from new Austintown schoo...

  Friday May 25 | via WFMJ-TV Youngstown 

  The State Highway Patrol is kicking off a new program to train truck drivers to watch for signs of potential crimes and safety threats while they're traveling Ohio roadways.

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  Related Topix: Ohio, Austintown, OH, US Governors, Tom Corbett

• Ohio Blast Takes 2nd Place at Qualifier

  Wednesday May 23 | via WYTV Youngstown 

  The Ohio Blast 10U fast-pitch softball team took second place in their age division at the Ohio Jaguars ASA Eastern National Qualifier held in Jefferson, OH on May 19th through 20th.

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  Related Topix: Sports, Sports Etc.

• Threat Prompts Extra Security at Fitch

  Monday May 21 | via WYFX-TV Youngstown 

  School officials in Austintown are taking precautions after a threatening note was found written on a desk last week at Fitch High School.

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  Related Topix: Austintown, OH, Education Etc.

• Man Accused of Killing Bicyclist Free on Bond

  Monday May 21 | via WYTV Youngstown 

  Nathan Skaggs, 18, was arraigned Monday in Mahoning County Court in Austintown for allegedly striking and killing a bicyclist last November.

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  Related Topix: Violent Crime, Mahoning County, OH, Austintown, OH

• Mike Hartzell Rugby Classic Held in Austintown

  Saturday May 19 | via WYTV Youngstown 

  Rugby is a rough sport, but a charity match raised money on Saturday for the Mike Hartzell scholarship fund.

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  Related Topix: Austintown, OH, Mahoning County, OH, Youngstown State University

• Guins Receive Honors for Track Performances

  Tuesday May 15 | via WYTV Youngstown 

  The Youngstown State men's and women's track and field team reaped individual honors for performances at the recent Horizon League Outdoor Track and Field Championships which were held May 4-6 in Wauwatosa, Wis.

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  Related Topix: Sports, Sports Etc.

• MRDD bus rear ended in Austintown

  Tuesday May 8 | via WFMJ-TV Youngstown 

  Authorities say a recent hip surgery patient using a walker was swept away and drowned in southeast Ohio when rising water stalled her vehicle.

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  Related Topix: High School Football, Ohio High School Football

• Ohio News Roundup: Anti-gay teaching upheld; OSU Pre...

  Sunday May 6 | via The Plain Dealer 

  In bad economic times, the question of the real value of a college education has come into stark relief.

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  Related Topix: Ohio, Gay/Lesbian, John Carroll University

• Greenwood Chevrolet opens new collision center in Au...

  Sunday May 6 | via WFMJ-TV Youngstown 

  The mayor of a suburban Philadelphia bureau says he has suspended three officers in connection with the alleged use of a stun gun on a teenage suspect.

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  Related Topix: High School Football, Ohio High School Football

• Across Our Classrooms

  Saturday May 5 | via Salem News 

  Jamie E. Kellner, daughter of William and A. Joy Kellner of New Waterford, received honors recognition on April 28 at Ohio Northern University in Ada.

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  Related Topix: New Waterford, OH, Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH, Mahoning County, OH, Boardman, OH, Austintown, OH