Facing multiple charges

Facing multiple charges

CORTLAND

Police charged Aaron M. Lewis, 24, of Ravenna, with burglary, domestic violence and disrupting public services after an incident at an apartment on Stahl Avenue early Tuesday.

Police arrested Lewis near the apartment after a 32-year-old woman living there reported he broke in through a locked and chained front door, injuring her foot, destroying her phone, threatening her and fleeing after taking some of his belongings.

The two had been living together for three weeks, but the woman had told Lewis to leave over the weekend, which he did. Lewis is in Trumbull County jail awaiting arraignment today in Central District Court.

Man pleads innocent

WARREN

Todd Peterman, 50, of Washington Street Northeast pleaded innocent Tuesday to misdemeanor domestic violence after a 27-year-old Scott Street Northeast woman said he assaulted her because she would not work as a prostitute.

Police were called to the Scott Street address at 2:30 a.m. Tuesday and found Peterman on top of the woman, holding her down in a chair.

The woman told police Peterman is her pimp and was upset because she wanted to take the night off, but he needed money.

The woman said Peterman smacked her in the face and took her phone and identification.

Peterman told police he “just keeps her safe on the streets.” Police charged Peterman as a result of the red mark on the woman’s face.

Neighborhood cleanup

WARREN

The Southwest Neighborhood Association will have a cleanup at Southwest Park for its Make-A-Difference Day project at 10 a.m. Saturday.

The group also will have a food drive starting at 10 a.m. Saturday for donations to the annual Thanksgiving Basket Blessing for senior citizens living in the Tod’s Crossing neighborhood. Donations can be dropped off at Southwest Park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

SWNA’s regular monthly meeting will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday at New Freedom Missionary Baptist Church, 1590 Tod Ave SW. Donations also can be dropped off during that time.

Bank class for kids

YOUNGSTOWN

Cortland Banks will sponsor its third school at OH WOW! The Roger & Gloria Jones Children’s Center for Science & Technology in downtown Youngstown at 10 a.m. Thursday.

Forty-seven fourth-graders will arrive from Katherine Thomas Elementary School in Windham. Earlier in the year, students from Warren and Youngstown were able to turn Cortland Banks’ grant into field trips at the learning center.

Sara Smith, Cortland Banks marketing and communications director, said, “A grant funded through Cortland Banks helps entire classrooms of students visit OH WOW!, helping our youth to develop learning skills and knowledge in a world-class facility, right in our own backyard.”

Computers for school

McDONALD

The board of education earlier this week approved purchasing 30 new Dell computers and monitors for the Roosevelt Elementary computer lab at a cost of $17,880.

The computers cost $566 each and were purchased from IT SAVVY LLC, Addison, Ill., schools Superintendent Ken Halbert said.

The computers will bring the lab back up to previous standards with the 30 new computers. Currently, there are only 14 working computers in the lab, which will be replaced.