Two road closings

Two road closings

YOUNGSTOWN — The Mahoning County engineer’s office will close two roads through Wednesday for construction. Garfield Road between Smith Goshen Road and state Route 534 in Goshen Township will be closed so that three culverts can be replaced. The detour takes traffic along state Route 534, Pine Lake Road and Smith Goshen Road. Oyster Road in Smith Township at the railroad crossing will be closed for repairs on the railroad tracks. The detour takes traffic along South Range Road to state Route 225, to Middletown Road.

Boy, 15, shot in knee

YOUNGSTOWN — One of three shots fired from inside a car accidentally struck a 15-year-old Coronado Avenue boy in his right knee as he rode in the front passenger seat, police said. The boy’s 18-year-old brother was driving at the time of the shooting, around 8:20 p.m. Sunday on the North Side, reports show. Police suspect the older teen was trying to shoot out the window and hit his brother in the knee. The victim was treated at St. Elizabeth Health Center.

Water will be shut off

Water will be shut off at 9 a.m. and restored at 3 p.m. today for some customers in Canfield and Boardman townships because of a water pressure improvement project. The following addresses will be affected: on Tippecanoe Road, numbers 5411, 5417, 5491, 5503, and 5555; and on Tori Pines, 1455, 1457, 1459, 1461, 1456, 1458, 1460 and 1462. The Youngstown Water Department recommends boiling water for drinking and cooking once it is restored.

Man injured in accident

WEATHERSFIELD — A man was injured in a car accident Monday on Austintown-Warren Road. Fire Chief Randy Pugh said the accident happened at 9:10 p.m. A car left the road north of West Park Road, rolled over and came to rest on its wheels again, he said. The driver was taken to St. Joseph Health Center. He did not have life-threatening injuries, Pugh said. He said he did not have the name of the driver at press time.

Shooter sentenced

WARREN — Carlos Bell, 25, of Niles Road Southeast, was sentenced to two years in prison for shooting a man he claimed tried to rob him. Bell pleaded guilty Monday before Judge Andrew Logan in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court to a reduced charge of aggravated assault with a firearm. He originally was charged with felonious assault. The charge stems from the Aug. 25, 2006, shooting of a Brier Street man who Bell said tried to rob him on Feederle Drive. Lewis shot the man as the man fled. The man was never charged.

Block watch meeting

YOUNGSTOWN — The Northside Eagle Eye block watch will have a brief outdoor meeting at 6:30 p.m. today in the parking lot of New Grace Missionary Baptist Church, 909 Fairlawn Ave. The group will discuss the cleanup day scheduled for Saturday as well as a block party and youth program for the summer.

Car break-ins probed

CANFIELD — Police are investigating a rash of car break-ins in the city. Cars were burglarized in driveways overnight into Sunday, according to police reports. Police have six reports on file. Items stolen included cameras, cell phones, radios, a wallet and a laptop computer. The thefts occurred on Blueberry Hill
Drive, Hickory Hollow Drive, Sleepy Hollow Drive and Moreland Drive.

Natural gas leak found

WEST POINT — The West Point Fire Department closed two roads Monday after natural gas was discovered leaking at dangerous levels from a culvert pipe. County Airport Road and Y and O Road in this Columbiana County hamlet were closed around 6:20 p.m. after the fire department tested the gas levels, said Assistant Chief John Barrett. He expected the roads to remain closed until the gas company could shut the gas off. Barrett said gas has been leaking off and on from the pipe, and the gas company recently did a major repair there. He said the department was prompted to test the gas levels there Monday after getting a call about a hissing sound coming from the pipe. He said the area is not populated and there was no need to evacuate anyone.