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99 years ago in 1923
The pet dog of Edward Jones, 35, also known as "Titanic," was the cause of his arrest after county and Warren city officials had searched several hours for him. The dog, following his master to the place where he was concealed in a dense undergrowth near Leavittsburg, attracted the attention of the officers and a search revealed Jones' hiding place.
Jones was sent to jail to face a charge of rape of a 14-year-old girl who lived in the Liberty Steel addition. The girls' parents had left home for a short time and returned to find Jones with her. Her father proceeded to administer a beating to Jones before the latter made his escape through a window.
50 years ago in 1972
Warren police were conferring with Juvenile Court authorities prior to the filing of charges against three suspects held in connection with the shooting death of Herbert E. Burk, 40, manager of the Arco Service Station at the corner of Elm Road and Larchmont Avenue, during an attempted robbery at the station.
Two of the three suspects were juveniles and one of the youths admitted to the shooting, police said. All three suspects, 20, 17, and 16, were Warren residents.
Burk was shot once in the chest. He was working alone at the station.
It was the county's seventh homicide of 1972 and the city's fifth.
25 years ago in 1997
Southington Township trustees knocked out boxer Mike Tyson's latest attempt at bringing his pet tiger to the land of the Wildcats.
The board voted unanimously to deny a zoning amendment submitted by Tyson that would have allowed the housing of "dangerous pets." Tyson wanted the amendment so the former heavyweight champion would be able to house his white tiger, Kenya, on his state Route 534 estate.
Tyson's property manager, Maria Hunt, said she was disappointed in the decision and said she planned to take th matter to the 11th District Court of Appeals before June. She said none of the trustees accepted her offer to tour the pen where Tyson planned to keep the tiger.
10 years ago in 2012
Residents of a northwest side neighborhood had been plagued with a rash of vandalism that had cost them thousands of dollars, days off work and restful nights, though they said police action and a partnership with the mayor's office helped curb the problem.
Residents, including members of the Northwest Neighborhood Association, and police said the problem stemmed from a group of teenagers that vandalized cars and homes in the early morning hours. Some residents in the area said they had confronted the teenagers but were retaliated against later. In most cases, juveniles threw rocks at a home or vehicle.
Police apprehended one of the teenage suspects.
"You can't catch them because they do it at night and you never know when they are going to do it," said 77-year-old Bingham Avenue resident John Yoist. "They break my windows and then head into the woods. I can't even sleep at night."
Yoist, according to reports, had eight windows broken in three separate incidents.
-- Complied from the archives of the Tribune Chronicle by Allie Vugrincic.