METRO DIGEST || Free smoke alarms Saturday in Pulaski

Free smoke alarms

PULASKI, Pa.

The American Red Cross will partner with the Pulaski Township Volunteer Fire Department Saturday to distribute fire-safety information, including instructions on how to obtain a free smoke alarm. Staff and volunteers from the Red Cross will canvass selected neighborhoods between 9 a.m. and noon.

Smoke alarms cut the risk of death from a fire in half and is the reason the Red Cross and fire departments are working together to install fire alarms and teach people about fire safety.

Pulaski residents also can register for a free alarm by calling 724-962-9180.

After the registration is submitted, firefighters from the local fire departments will make arrangements to visit homes to install the alarms.

‘Little Dresses for Haiti’

HUBBARD

Corner House Christian Church, 6954 Chestnut Ridge Road, will host a meeting at 1 p.m. Tuesday to discuss its “Little Dresses for Haiti” project. Those with sewing skills, as well as anyone interested in learning more about Haiti, are urged to attend.

Corner House will work in conjunction with LifeLine Christian Missions of Westerville, Ohio, which is responsible for sending more than 2,000 sundresses to children in Haiti the past three years.

During the event, a collection of sundresses will be made. Patterns, fabrics and sewing notions will be available at the meeting.

For information or driving directions, contact coordinator Avis Mathews at 330-534-7629.

South Avenue Shuffle

YOUNGSTOWN

The 14th annual South Avenue Shuffle to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation will take place from noon to 5:30 p.m. May 16. Cost is $25 per person, which covers a shuffle T-shirt, buffet at each bar, two beverage tickets and patrolling by the Youngstown Police Department.

Signing up by Sunday will ensure a T-shirt. 50-50 raffles at each bar, as well as other donations, will raise funds for Make-A-Wish. Participating bars include The Evergreens, VFW, East Side Civics, Teenie’s Tavern, Pastime, Irish Bob’s and Club Twisted. For information, contact Sue Cappitte at Teenie’s Tavern, 330-788-0075; or Lori Greenwalt at East Side Civics, 330-788-7980, 330-727-8278 or vippj@aol.com.

Child-porn indictment

CLEVELAND

A federal grand jury has indicted a 51-year-old Leetonia man on charges of transporting 13- and 15-year-old girls from Pennsylvania to Ohio earlier this year to engage in sexual activity, forcing them to engage in sexually explicit conduct for production of a visual depiction of such conduct and possessing child pornography.

Lucas J. Ippolito also was charged with knowingly receiving and distributing between Jan. 6 and April 7, 2015, numerous computer files showing minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, the U.S. attorney said.

The case was investigated by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation and the Youngstown FBI Office.

Shots reported

YOUNGSTOWN

A 28-year-old West Side man said someone fired several shots at him during a fight at about 4:40 p.m. Wednesday, but he was not injured.

Police were called to the first block of Osborn Avenue for a report of a large fight and were told by several people that someone had a gun and fired it. Police searched for the gunman but could not find him, reports said.