It Takes a Village ... to Teach Safety
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Drug-Free Mahoning County Staff/wire report Local mental health and recov- on the opioid crisis,” Chris Christie recently called on the conducted its fi rst Symposium ery offi cials applaud the declaration Trump told report- president to declare a national emer- on Overdose, Grief & Healing BEDMINSTER, N.J. on Thursday. A3 President Donald Trump said and want to see it implemented as ers during a brief gency to help deal with the growing U A Warren woman who Thursday he will offi cially declare soon as possible with substantial question-and-an- Trump crisis. the opioid crisis a “national emer- investment. swer session ahead An initial report from the com- failed to cooperate with social- “The opioid crisis is an emergency. of a security briefi ng Thursday at his service agencies over her drug gency” and pledged to ramp up mission noted the approximately use was sent to jail for six government efforts to combat the And I am saying offi cially right now: golf course in Bedminster. months earlier this week. A5 epidemic. It is an emergency, it’s a national He said he’d be drawing up docu- See OPIOIDS, A4 BOARDMAN YOUNGSTOWN’S WEST SIDE Man holds Event gets Boardman kids ready for kindergarten Task force leader car break-in It takes a village likens meth lab suspect with to a ‘small bomb’ gun until ... to teach safety 3 face drug charges after raid police arrive of home where 6 kids also lived By JOE GORMAN [email protected] By JORDYN GRZELEWSKI [email protected] YOUNGSTOWN BOARDMAN The toys scattered across the front and When Kenneth Veneroso, back yards and porch of 1931 Manhattan 49, got up to use the bath- Ave. probably would not lead passers-by to room shortly after 1:30 a.m. believe the home was in danger of explod- Thursday, he took a look at ing – or that methamphetamine was being the security cameras he has made there. installed at his Devonshire Yet members of the Ma- Drive condominium. honing Valley Law Enforce- “I have motion lights, and ment Task Force who served they clicked on,” he said. a search warrant about 8 p.m. Veneroso didn’t bother to Wednesday at the West Side get dressed. home, where six children “I was in my underwear,” also lived, said they found he recalled. methamphetamine being G. Lambert When he went outside, produced. he saw two people ransack- Three people were arrest- ing his neighbor’s vehicle. ed, and Rob Whitted of the Although Veneroso didn’t task force, who headed up the have his investigation, said the danger cellphone on in the home was real. him, he had “Basically, what we’re han- his gun. So, dling there is a small bomb,” he grabbed Whitted said. N. Lambert IT’S ALWAYS it and told Facing drug charges in BETTER TO the suspects the Mahoning County jail BE A GOOD to lie on the are Glenn Lambert, 37; his ground. wife, Nicole Lambert, 26; and WITNESS. He yelled Mark Cartwright, 36. WE NEVER for help, and Whitted also said six chil- dren ranging in age from 2 WANT TO SEE his fiancee ROBERT K. YOSAY | THE VINDICATOR called 911, Boardman police offi cer Mike Salser talks with students about safety. More than 150 incoming kindergarteners to 13 were at the house. They ANYONE GET according to participated Thursday in the township’s annual Safety Village program, where kids learned about police, fi re, Cartwright HURT.” his account bus and pedestrian safety. See METH, A4 and a police Glenn By JORDYN GRZELEWSKI report. In [email protected] Patton, the mean- NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. Boardman time, one of BOARDMAN detective suspects ran HOA!” A GROUP OF away, but kids exclaimed as Body found in trunk ID’d as Veneroso held the other sus- Boardman firefighter pect at gunpoint until town- Jon Lewis showed them “Wone of the township’s fi re engines. that of suspect’s girlfriend ship police offi cers arrived. At the scene, police arrest- The fi re department was one of several By JOE GORMAN ed Jose Castro Jr., 17, of Cleve- organizations that helped with Thursday’s [email protected] land Street, Youngstown, on Safety Village, a long-running program YOUNGSTOWN charges of theft, criminal that teaches incoming kindergarten stu- City police confi rmed Thursday that the trespass, criminal tools and dents about a host of safety issues. body found in the trunk of a North Side obstructing official busi- “We’re trying to set our littlest Spartans man’s car in Niagara Falls, N.Y., is that of ness. They also cited him for on a road for safety and success,” said Tan- Anvia Mickens. a curfew violation. na Sebrell, the Parent Teacher Association Mickens’ boyfriend, Je- According to a police re- member who organized the event. shawn Elliott, 37, of Outlook port, officers also checked For several hours, a group of 160 kids Avenue, is in custody in Ni- the area and found several rotated among stations about police, fi re, agara Falls on a charge of as- other vehicles on Devon- busing and pedestrian safety set up out- sault on a police offi cer after shire, located off Glenwood side Glenwood Junior High School. police looking for him there Avenue, had been ran- At the pedestrian safety station, led by said he pulled a knife when Boardman High School students, partici- sacked. they tried to take him into WGRZ, BUFFALO Castro’s case will be han- pants learned about bike/helmet safety, custody. Elliott dled in Mahoning County how to safely cross the street and how to Police in Niagara Falls juvenile court. Breaden Musser tries on a bicycle helmet with help from called the chain of events that led to his See SAFETY, A4 Drew Spain at the Safety Village. See SUSPECT, A4 See ELLIOTT, A4 inside INDEX Youngstown Thermal’s receiver says Business . A10 today Classifi eds . B5-6 he’s intent on getting fi nances in order Comics . C4 INFLUX OF INMATES By KALEA HALL Crossword . C3 Offi cials at the Mahoning County Youngstown Thermal, bill- Daily Briefi ng . A2 and DAVID SKOLNICK ing and alternatives for the jail are preparing for a state law [email protected] Editorial . A9 prohibiting felons convicted of future. Legal ads. A5 certain fi fth-degree off enses YOUNGSTOWN “We have a couple of large Lotteries . A2 from receiving sentences in state The court-appointed re- fi rms who handle larger util- Society. C2 prisons. ceiver of Youngstown Ther- room. ity systems in this state and mal hosted a meeting with “We are working for the Sports. .B1-5 LOCAL, A3 around the country that are Tributes. A7 the utility’s customers, say- benefit of the creditors,” looking to make proposals,” TV Grid . C3 MOVING TALE ABOUT ROBERT K. YOSAY | THE VINDICATOR ing he is doing everything Martin said. “We have a sub- Martin said. Valley Life. C1 AN UNUSUAL FAMILY FAIR ATTRACTIONS he can to turn around the stantial number of them. We The goal is to get Youngs- Weather. A2 Based on Jeannette Walls’ 2005 The Canfi eld Fair, which begins company’s fi nances. also have a customer base town Thermal’s fi nances in Reg Martin, the receiver, that is sensitive and in a sen- order so the company can PLEASE RECYCLE best-selling memoir, “The Glass Aug. 30, will include horse races Castle” is both a tribute to parenting hosted by Junior Fair and a new discussed the company’s sitive position, and it’s very maintain service for its 45 and a confessional of its absence, a interactive program called status and future and re- concerning. We represent customers in downtown movie reviewer writes. 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