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Commissioners set aside about $130,000 to buy and install 10 siren control cabinets that have needed replaced. County officials pointed out that while the sirens will remain part of the warning system

Commissioners set aside about $130,000 to buy and install 10 siren control cabinets that have needed to be replaced.

Writing in the Daily Mail, Health Secretary Sajid Javid insisted any fresh curbs on freedoms must be an absolute last resort, as revellers were pictured partying in clubs, bars and pubs across England.

Thousands of revellers headed out for an early New Years Eve party, with their numbers boosted by Scots and Welsh people fleeing domestic Covid-19 restrictions.

YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown Police Department has written a new policy “to emphasize the Youngstown Police Department’s commitment to fair and bias-free treatment of all people.” The department already had “multiple rules” that prohibited biased policing, but the new policy takes that another step, said Lt. Brian Butler, the department’s head of internal affairs. Butler said the effort is part of the certification process through the Ohio Collaborative Community-Police Advisory Bo...

As this is the second time Lees has left the police department, it’s his second severance. This one is significantly less than the first as Lees worked for the city for a much longer time during his initial employment. The board of control Thursday approved the latest severance payment to Lees, which is primarily $11,233.33 for unused sick time. The rest is $805 for “hazardous duty” pay, which is given to all ranking police officers, and $90.42 for a monthly uniform allowance. Brown anno...

Jan 31, 2021 Former Youngstown police Chief Robin Lees repeatedly said he was an advocate of police body cameras, but despite calls from several Youngstown City Council members, along with the public and even this newspaper to institute camera use in the Youngstown Police Department, no plan ever came to fruition. Until now. We are pleased to hear, after just about six days on the job, new Youngstown police Chief Carl Davis discuss his plans for instituting a police body camera program. Davi...