Girl found in Indiana

Girl found in Indiana

YOUNGSTOWN — A 14-year-old Glenellen Avenue girl was picked up by authorities in Indianapolis after her mother told police the girl apparently left town with a man she met online.

Police said the girl’s mother came home at 5 p.m. Saturday and found the girl missing. The girl left a letter that said she went to North Carolina. The girl’s mother reported that she recently had an argument with her daughter about her chatting online with older men. The mother said she believed she had been contacted by phone by one of them.

The girl eventually called her mother from a church in Indianapolis, and Youngstown police were notified just before midnight Saturday that the girl had been picked up by authorities.

Disorderly conduct

YOUNGSTOWN — Carlos Williams, 38, of West Warren Avenue was charged with disorderly conduct and obstructing official business after police received a report of a man on West Warren Avenue swinging a metal baseball bat at passing cars.

Police said they saw cars swerving away from the man when they arrived just before noon Sunday. When he saw police, the man ran down the street and into his house. When he wouldn’t answer the door, police forced the door open.

Police arrested Williams, who was standing in the living room near a baseball bat.

Man charged with DUI

CHIPPEWA TWP., Pa. — Mark Mitchell, 50, of Boardman was charged with driving under in the influence after state police received reports that a driver had run through two toll booths on state Route 60 without paying.

Mitchell was arrested at the toll booth in Chippewa Township.

$700K for Clean Ohio

YOUNGSTOWN — Eastgate Regional Council of Governments has $700,000 available in the next round of the Clean Ohio Conservation Fund for Mahoning and Trumbull counties.

The fund has protected more than 1,000 acres of open space in the two counties in the past four rounds. It’s focused on protecting land in its natural state. Local governments have used the fund to create or expand passive-use parks.

Those eligible to apply for funds are local governments, parks and joint recreation districts, conservancy districts, soil and water conservation districts and qualifying nonprofit organizations. A 25 percent contribution is required for all projects and can be in the form of local funds, private contributions or in-kind services such as labor, materials or equipment.

The pre-applications are due March 27 with final applications due June 5. Call Rachel McCartney at Eastgate at (330) 779-3800 for more information.