Police disperse fight, take 2 people to jail

February 15, 2009 at 12:00a.m.

YOUNGSTOWN — Police made two arrests after they were called to break up a fight at Rosewood Avenue and Cedar Lane on Friday morning.

Police charged Timothy Bellamy, 27, of Victor Avenue with failure to disperse and Camalla Howell, 29, of the same Victor Avenue address, with resisting arrest and obstructing official business. Both were taken to the Mahoning County jail.

Police said they came across a large crowd running, screaming and pointing to another crowd of people heading south on Cedar toward Victor.

Police went to the group and ordered people to go home, a police report says.

Bellamy refused to go and was arrested, the report says.

Howell tried to stop police from arresting him and was eventually subdued with pepper spray, the report says.

Neighborhood study

WARREN — The South West Side Neighborhood Association will have its monthly meeting at 6 p.m. Feb. 24 at New Freedom Missionary Baptist Church, 1590 Tod Ave S.W., to talk to the authors of Warren’s Comprehensive Study. Guests will be Charlene Kerr and John Piper of the Poggemeyer Group of Bowling Green.

The Poggemeyer Group has prepared a tentative assessment of the Southwest neighborhood and is looking for input on the assessment. For more information and to obtain a copy of the assessment, call Barbara Phinisee, association president, at (330) 392-5755.

Brawl in Liberty

LIBERTY — There were no arrests or injuries resulting from a fight involving some 20 adults at 8:30 p.m. Saturday at Northgate and Trumbull avenues. Police said the fight was broken up without further incident.