According to this article in the local rag, there has been a bit of drama in our local police department. Threatening phone calls, harrassment and even a possible threat to take a bat to a police officer.

And see, I thought only cops were menacing to drunk ladies.

Not a real photo: but maybe the officer was on the phone?A Newton Township police cruiser suffers heavy damage after being hit by a train.

It happened in Newton Falls, on Miller-Graber Road around 11:00 last night.

Police say the Newton township police department was engaged in a foot pursuit, and an officer parked his car on the tracks to chase after the suspect. The cruiser was then hit by the train, OSP and the Newton Township police department is investigating the incident. Fortunately, no one was injured.

The program also can help look for elderly people who leave a group home.

NEWTON FALLS — City council is looking to raise awareness of missing children by supporting the Ohio Child Abduction Response Team as well as donating funds to a training exercise May 17.

The city recently joined the Ohio CART program earlier this year. On Monday, council donated $100 to a Trumbull County CART training exercise here.

The Ohio CART is a network of trained public safety and other individuals from various agencies, jurisdictions, and disciplines who are prepared to respond to specific at risk, missing, endangered or abducted children.

The school board did not abuse its discretion in demolishing a former school building, a magistrate ruled.

WARREN — A Trumbull County Common Pleas Court magistrate has denied an injunction sought by a developer to stop demolition of the former Arlington Elementary School in Newton Falls.

Dan Cadle, chairman of the Cadle Co. of Newton Falls, who sought an order stopping the work, said he will not appeal the Monday ruling of Magistrate Jason C. Earnhart.

Cadle said an appeal would not be worth spending any more money on the issue and that he believes he would not succeed on appeal.