Counterfeit $50 taken

Counterfeit $50 taken
YOUNGSTOWN -- A 20-year-old Struthers woman who tried to use a $50 bill for a transaction at the Four Seasons Flea Market on McCartney Road was told by the vendor that it was counterfeit, police said. Police confiscated the bill Wednesday. The woman said she got the $50 bill as change after paying for food at a pizza shop, reports show.
Juveniles injure man
YOUNGSTOWN -- A 62-year-old East Boston Avenue man who told a group of 50 fighting juveniles to get off his property was roughed up by a few of the teenagers, police said. The man was punched and thrown to the ground Wednesday afternoon, reports show. The victim was being kicked when another man checking on the noise came outside. The juveniles then dispersed, some running, some just walking away. The victim had injuries to his right elbow, a bruise on his left forearm and a possible broken left ring finger, police said.
25-year-old assaulted
AUSTINTOWN -- Two men assaulted a 25-year-old Salineville man in the parking lot of the Roadhouse on North Canfield-Niles Road, police said.
The man and his girlfriend were walking to their car when they stepped in front of two other cars that were driving fast through the lot at about 6:45 p.m. Wednesday, police said.
The cars parked, and one of the occupants motioned the victim to come over to him. When the victim did, he was beaten and kicked by one of the car's occupants while the man who'd called him over held his arms, the report said.
Foundation awards grant
WARREN -- Carter Lewis, chairman of the Lewis-Roberts Foundation, has announced a $25,000 grant from the foundation to further the work of Northeast Ohio Adoption Services. NOAS finds adoptive homes for school-age children in foster care, many with special physical, mental or psychological needs. NOAS is a nonprofit, private agency, with offices in Warren and Garfield Heights.
27 televisions taken
BOARDMAN -- Someone stole 27 23-inch color televisions from a storage trailer behind a Doral Drive discount store.
An employee of Wal-Mart told police the theft occurred between Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning. The morning crew arrived Wednesday and found the lock on the trailer gone. The televisions were valued at about $2,692, according to a police report.
Youth Leadership grant
YOUNGSTOWN -- The board members of Ronald McDonald House Charities of Mahoning Valley and Western Pennsylvania will present a $5,000 grant to Youth Leadership Mahoning Valley representatives at the Youngstown SteelHounds hockey game today at the Chevrolet Centre. Youth Leadership helps to develop and educate potential youth leaders in Mahoning and Trumbull counties. Participants are sophomore high school students.
Lighting of the Green
CANFIELD -- The Canfield Cardinals football team will attend the Lighting of the Green ceremony Saturday.
The team will play in the state football finals Friday.
The ceremony begins at 7 p.m. It will also feature horse-drawn carriage rides, a live Nativity, caroling, ice carving, refreshments, children's activities and a visit from Santa.
Vehicular assault
LISBON -- A Wellsville woman has been sentenced to 60 days in the Columbiana County Jail for striking a pedestrian with her car.
Minda K. Bess, 49, of Broadway, was found guilty of vehicular assault, a fourth-degree felony.
Common Pleas Court Judge David Tobin placed Bess on probation for four years Thursday, fined her $1,500, assessed her $3,161 in damages and ordered her to perform 40 hours of community service.
Bess was indicted after her car struck Jenna Welch as she got out of her car on Broadway in 2004.
Assistant County Prosecutor John Gamble said the two women lived only a few doors apart. Bess, who was legally intoxicated, drove home but eventually walked back to the scene of the accident.
The passenger-side mirror of Bess' car shattered, and cut and scarred Welch's lower torso.