Block watch summit set for tonight

The Mahoning Valley Task Force on Crime and Violence Prevention will have a block watch summit from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Monday at Choffin Career Center, 200 E. Wood St. The group was formerly called the mayor’s task force.

The summit is open to all residents and law enforcement in the Mahoning Valley. Letters were sent to churches in Youngstown, Campbell and Struthers, as well as police chiefs and elected officials in Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties.

For more on the summit, see Tuesday's edition of The Vindicator and Vindy.com.