Boat capsizes; men OK

Boat capsizes; men OK

CORTLAND

Three men whose boat capsized in Mosquito Lake overnight were able to make it to shore safely after calling 911.

The men were on top of the capsized vessel near the south end of the lake when they saw vehicles on the shore belonging to emergency crews.

They were in shallow water and were in no danger, according to a supervisor with the Trumbull County 911 center.

They walked or swam to the shore on their own at about 6 a.m., he said. The men were not injured and did not have to be treated for hypothermia.

The men, all in their early 20s from Sharpsville, Pa., had started fishing at 9 p.m.

Facing drug charge

YOUNGSTOWN

Police found three small bags of suspected crack cocaine on a man after a car he was driving was pulled over about 1:15 a.m. Sunday for making an improper turn.

Reports said an officer pulled over a car driven by Robert Leslie, 44, of Pulaski Road, New Castle, Pa., and he immediately became very nervous when an officer began talking to him.

Police were given consent to search the car, and they found the drugs inside a tin of mints, reports said.

Leslie was taken to the Mahoning County jail on a charge of possession of cocaine.

WRTA board to meet

YOUNGSTOWN

The Western Reserve Transit Authority trustee board will meet at 3 p.m. today in the board room, 604 Mahoning Ave.

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