Grand theft auto

Grand theft auto

BOARDMAN

A Youngstown man is accused of stealing a car Friday to get home from St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital.

The owner reported her car was missing after helping her mother into the hospital on Market Street. Witnesses reported Andre Edwards, 19, of Erie Street, was trying to get home after being treated and took the vehicle.

Police found the car abandoned on East Judson Avenue and found him at his residence.

Edwards is charged with grand theft auto.

$1M TV commercial

YOUNGSTOWN

The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees [AFSCME] is spending a little more than $1 million on a campaign TV commercial criticizing U.S. Sen. Rob Portman, the Republican incumbent, for voting against bills to create tax credits for companies to discourage them from shipping jobs overseas.

The commercial will start airing today and run through Monday in Youngstown, Columbus, Cleveland, Toledo and Dayton TV markets.

Former Gov. Ted Strickland is Portman’s Democratic Party challenger.

Trafficking charge

YOUNGSTOWN

Police said a man who had 13 bags of suspected marijuana on him when they pulled him over for playing loud music was arraigned Monday in municipal court.

Magistrate Anthony Sertick set bond at $5,000 for George Kelly, 30, of Sweetbriar Avenue in Warren, on a charge of trafficking in drugs.

Kelly was pulled over about 11:35 p.m. Friday at Southern Boulevard and East Lucius Avenue after reports said officers on patrol heard loud music coming from his car. Kelly consented to a search of his car, but a plastic bag fell out of his shorts that had the 13 smaller bags of suspected marijuana inside, reports said.

Kelly spent the weekend in Mahoning County jail until his arraignment.

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