ON THE LOOKOUT

ON THE LOOKOUT

Truant youths

Police will be out four hours each school day this month looking for truants and about 100 youths wanted on warrants issued by Mahoning County Juvenile Court. Next month they’ll also look for nighttime curfew violations.

On Monday, police picked up seven teenagers — three were truant, one had been expelled, three were wanted on warrants.

The truants were taken to their respective schools. The expelled boy was released to his mother, and the others were taken to the Martin P. Joyce Juvenile Justice Center.

The truancy sweeps are a collaborative effort among police, the schools, the court and Children Services Board.

To report wayward youths, call (330) 742-8929, the Youngstown 911 Center’s nonemergency number.