Passenger dies in crash

Passenger dies in crash
SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. -- A 17-year-old Ellwood City girl died Sunday afternoon in a crash on Pa. Route 65.
State police said Angelia Christian Komisar of Heinz Camp Road was a passenger in a 2002 Chevrolet coupe that failed to make a bend on the road and rolled over several times at 1 p.m. Sunday. The car was on Pa. Route 65 at Cline Street.
Police said the driver, Jonathan Robert Dando, 18, of Hollow Road, New Castle, was taken to UPMC Presbyterian with severe injuries. His condition was not available this morning.
$150 in change stolen
SALEM -- Someone broke into a Perry Township residence and stole about $150 in change, township police said.
The crime was reported at about 5:29 p.m. Friday and occurred on the 1500 block of Filmore.
Vehicle theft worth $500
SALEM -- A 1991 Ford Festiva worth about $500 was stolen from the 1500 block of Victor Circle, Perry Township police said.
The crime was reported at about 9:48 a.m. Friday.
String of car break-ins
NEW CASTLE, Pa. -- Police charged a Pulaski Township man in a string of car break-ins in the city's North Hill section.
Police arrested Joseph C. Williams, 20, of Marr Road at 7:21 a.m. Saturday and charged him with receiving stolen property, theft from motor vehicles, loitering and prowling.
Police said they were called about a man trying to break into a car on Englewood Avenue. When they arrived, police noticed Williams standing on a porch just a few doors away. Police said Williams had shoes similar to footprints found near the car. Police said they found a cellular telephone, compact disks, jewelry and $84.84 in change on Williams.
Police said he told them that he had broken into several cars. Police said people from Highland Avenue and Clenmoore Boulevard identified items found on Williams as their property.
Lifeguard training course
YOUNGSTOWN -- The Mahoning Chapter of the American Red Cross is announcing the dates for its nationally recognized and certified lifeguard training course.
Classes will be Tuesday and Thursday evenings Jan. 13 through Feb. 26 at the Jewish Community Center, 505 Gypsy Lane. The cost is $150.
With nearly 90 years of experience in training lifeguards, the American Red Cross offers a high-quality comprehensive program.
Call the Mahoning Chapter of the ARC at (330) 726-6063 and sign up today for Lifeguard Training and other nationally certified CPR and first-aid courses.
Grant may not go through
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- A $2.2 million federal grant to remove sewage overflow from a stream that enters the Ohio River could be down the drain, and the $5 million cleanup may be put on hold because of municipal bickering over maintenance costs.
The 3 Rivers Wet Weather Demonstration Program funnels money from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to municipalities to comply with federal clean-water mandates.
The Allegheny County Sanitary Authority has proposed contributing 40 percent of the maintenance costs, and the rest would be split evenly among Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority, Bellevue and Ross.
Bellevue and Pittsburgh officials have agreed on the plan, but Ross officials don't want to pay for maintenance of a sewer line that's primarily in Pittsburgh.
Trooper injured in accident
MONACA, Pa. (AP) -- A state trooper was injured after another driver's vehicle rear-ended the trooper's patrol car when it was stopped in traffic, state police said.
Trooper Melvin G. Beighey, 30, of the Beaver barracks, was treated for a back injury at the Beaver County Medical Center and was released Saturday after the 6 p.m. crash near the Beaver Valley Mall entrance.
David A. Belcastro, 49, of Aliquippa, will be issued a summons by mail on a charge of driving under the influence, police said.