Injured in car wreck

Injured in car wreck
POLAND -- A woman was in stable condition in St. Elizabeth Health Center today after a two-vehicle accident Tuesday afternoon on U.S. Route 224, about 1,000 feet from the Pennsylvania line. Bonnie Oliver, 33, of Butler, was the only person injured in the 12:47 p.m. crash. The hospital said she arrived by helicopter.
A westbound vehicle being driven by William A. Albertine, 22, of High Meadow Drive, New Castle, hit a vehicle driven by Steven M. Hosak, 44, of Butler, when Hosak turned in front of him, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said.
Oliver was a passenger in the vehicle Hosak was driving, which continued on and hit a parked vehicle. The patrol is investigating.
Body identified
YOUNGSTOWN -- The body a woman found Saturday afternoon at Cantwell Avenue and Carson Street has been identified by the Mahoning County coroner's office as Ernestine Phillips Fears, 50. No address was available. A coroner's ruling is pending. Police towed and held for detectives a 1993 Chevrolet Lumina that was found Sunday morning and contained the woman's identification and credit cards. Someone had tried to burn the car, but the fire damaged only a portion of the interior.
Plan to buy firearms
POLAND -- In the completion of a firearms acquisition project, the township police department will buy $2,900 worth of firearms from the National Shooting Club, Santa Clara, Calif.
Trustees also approved the hiring of Patricia A. Bartos as a custodian at a rate of $105 per week. Police Chief Carl Massullo said the township has had trouble with custodial help in the past, which should be remedied with the hiring.
Woman faces charge
AUSTINTOWN -- A woman encountered by police while wearing only a navel ring was given a summons for disorderly conduct while intoxicated for refusing to provide her name, police reports say.
The woman, an exotic dancer from Columbiana, and her fully clothed male companion were approached by police about 3 a.m. today as they sat in a parked car in the Silica Road Dairy Queen parking lot.
After getting dressed and getting out of the car, the woman gave police false information, then cursed at officers and got back into the car when they persisted in questioning her, reports say.
She was handcuffed and taken to the police station, where the summons was issued.
Leadership program
YOUNGSTOWN -- A program designed to teach teens how to use leadership and teamwork to stay healthy will be presented from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday at Youngstown State University's Beeghly Center .
The program, "Shaping a Healthy Community Through Leadership," will include presentations by Mike McNair, the editor of the Buckeye Review, and Forum Health's CHAMPS program. A panel discussion on issues relevant to teens also will be held.
For more information, call Planned Parenthood's Linda Kostka at (330) 788-6506, ext. 110.
Committee to meet
LOWELLVILLE -- Village council's ordinance committee will meet at 5:30 p.m. today at the village hall.
Putting vehicle to use
LIBERTY -- Township police have taken a Jeep Cherokee seized in a drug case and put it on patrol duty. "It's bad money turned to something good," Police Chief Michael Pilolli said Tuesday of the 1993 vehicle that had a new engine when seized. It will be used for patrol duty and its four-wheel drive makes it available for investigations that lead off-road. It has police markings and flashing lights. The vehicle was turned over to the township after a defendant pleaded guilty in a crack cocaine case.
Grant for computers
LIBERTY -- Liberty schools have received an $11,759 grant from the State Library of Ohio for expanded computer use. The grant will permit the purchase of eight Internet-accessible work stations to allow pupils and teachers access to electronic resources and participate in statewide resource sharing. The state agency board approved $561,431 in grants ranging from $3,450 to $15,000.
Man shot in leg
LIBERTY -- A 20-year-old Youngstown man was wounded by gunfire Tuesday evening.
Andre DeVaugh Jones of West Dennick Avenue was in stable condition today in Forum Health Northside Medical Center, where he's being treated for a bullet wound of the left leg.
According to the police report, police were called to Northgate Drive about 6:30 p.m. in response to a possible drive-by shooting. When police arrived, they found the wounded Jones on the porch of 3012 Northgate. Jones was being interviewed today by police.