spect in a fraudulent money scheme was at two of its branches for upwards of three hours before local authorities were told about the man.
      It was on Nov. 24 that police were notified a suspicious man visited First National Bank’s branch at 670 Boardman-Poland Rd. on Nov. 19 where he opened a savings and checking account depositing $20 into each account.
      According to a Boardman police report, the savings account then received a wire transfer of $67,000 on Nov. 22 from “an unknown source” that was deposited into the savings account the man opened.
      And on the same day Nov. 22, the man returned to the branch at 670 Boardman-Poland Rd. where he withdrew $5,000 from the savings account and then went to the First National branch at 6515 Tippecanoe Rd. and withdrew another $3,000 from the savings account, Ptl. Cam Bednar said.
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     Jane MacMurchy announced on social media on Sat., Dec. 6 that she is resigning as executive director of Animal Charity of Ohio, 8469 Southern Blvd., Boardman. MacMurchy explained her decision to leave the agency as follows:
      “It is with great sadness that I share the news, I have resigned from Animal Charity. Like several before me, walking away from an organization that I spent years of my life with was never the plan. However, the changes that have been occurring this year no longer align with my morals and values.
      “Every day, I get the chance to meet so many community members, thanking me for my work. I am so honored to be able to have said it was all teamwork. For years we worked so hard to fight for change, to build a better future, to save as many lives as possible, but also to be there for each other and work together. All though several of them have already resigned, i...Read More >>

     BY JOHN A. DARNELL JR.
      associate editor
      Boardman police are investigating the theft of an estimated $4,550 worth of jewelry that was stolen on Wed., Nov. 19 from Wal-Mart on Doral Dr.
      An asset protection associate notified about the theft more than 10 hours after a suspect, identified as Terrell Hinton, entered the business at 5:26 a.m..
      The business is not open to the public until 6:00 a.m.
      Police were told that Hinton entered the business “by pulling open the front automatic doors.
      “He went to the tool section where he selected as crowbar off the self, then walked to the jewelry section where he used the crowbar to pry open a jewelry fixture,” Ptl. Nick Cathcart said.
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