METRO DIGEST || Woman scares off armed robber with gun

Homeowner scares off robber

YOUNGSTOWN

A 38-year-old South Side woman told police she scared off an armed robber late Monday with her own handgun.

Officers were called at 10:35 p.m. to a home in the 200 block of East Philadephia Avenue, where the woman told them she was in her garage loading her car for work when a man appeared with a handgun and said he wanted her to give him “everything you have.”

The woman told the robber she has a concealed weapon permit and she had a gun in her pocket. Reports said the woman took a step toward the robber and took a gun out of her pocket and the robber ran away. The woman then fired three shots at him, reports said.

Reports said officers found three spent shell casings in the area. Police searched for the purported robber but could not find him, and no local hospitals reported anyone being treated for a gunshot wound.

Matching funds

YOUNGSTOWN

The Cafaro Foundation has awarded Second Harvest Food Bank of the Mahoning Valley $10,000 in matching funds through 21 WFMJ-TV’s Project: Feed Our Valley.

The Cafaro Foundation offered to match donations given during the project’s Super Kmart food drive and Eastwood Mall holiday concert up to $10,000. The Mahoning Valley community donated $21,058 and 3,752 food items.

The Cafaro Foundation’s support has enabled the food bank to distribute $770,000 worth of food to families in the Mahoning Valley.

Extra patrols

BOARDMAN

The township police department will supplement its regular patrols with high-visibility enforcement New Year’s Eve and over the holiday weekend.

Police will target violators for aggressive, distracted and impaired driving as well as for seat-belt violations.

“If we suspect someone is driving while drunk or impaired, our officers are prepared to make an arrest so as to keep our roads safe,” the department said in a release.

Police recommend that those who will drink over the holiday plan an alternate way to get home, such as designating a sober driver or calling a taxi. The department also asks people to contact law enforcement if they observe a suspected impaired driver on the road.

Robot program set

YOUNGSTOWN

OH WOW! The Roger & Gloria Jones Children’s Center for Science & Technology, 11 W. Federal St., is hosting a Make a Robot program from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday for children age 8 and up. The program is free with museum admission. Participants can stop by the front desk to register.

Property appraisals

LISBON

Real-estate appraisers will be in Butler, Hanover and Franklin townships in the upcoming weeks as they continue their re-valuation of Columbiana County property, according to county Auditor Nancy Milliken.

The appraisers, who carry re-valuation identification, may conduct drive-by and on-foot inspections of the exterior of properties and may visit property owners during business hours, she said. The appraisers are now finishing their field work in East Liverpool and in Yellow Creek, St. Clair, Madison, Liverpool and Washington townships.

Special meeting

LORDSTOWN

Lordstown Village Council will have a special meeting at 6 p.m. today at the administration building, 1455 Salt Springs Road SW.

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