A summary of recent criminal activity in Boardman:
A summary of recent criminal activity in Boardman:
May 3
Theft: A man in the 6900 block of Glenwood Avenue reported the theft of money from his home.
Criminal damaging: Someone pried open and damaged a vending machine in the 400 block of Boardman-Canfield Road.
Theft: Police arrested a 51-year-old Youngstown man on a theft charge after perfume was stolen from Sears in the Southern Park Mall. The man also was wanted on a warrant charging him with possession of drug paraphernalia.
Theft: A 55-year-old Youngstown woman faced a felony theft count after being accused of stealing $1,063.50 worth of merchandise from Kaufmann's in the Southern Park Mall. A charge of obstructing official business was added after police say she provided false information regarding her identity.
Theft: Three Youngstown boys, two age 12 and one age 14, faced theft charges after video games were stolen from Gamestop, 403 Boardman-Poland Road. The older boy also was charged with resisting arrest and obstructing official business when officers say he fled.
Domestic violence: Police charged a 26-year-old Boardman man with domestic violence after an officer alleged seeing the man push his girlfriend and toss a chair at her while the couple was at Buffalo Wild Wings in the Southern Park Mall.
Drugs: Officers cited a Youngstown man, 25, after stopping his vehicle in the township. The charge was possession of marijuana.
May 4
Theft: Items were stolen from Office Max, 427 Boardman-Poland Road.
Theft: Officers apprehended a Youngstown man, 31, and charged him with theft and obstructing official business after merchandise was stolen from Sears. He also was wanted on a warrant from the Adult Parole Authority charging him with failure to appear in court.
Robbery: The crime took place at Dollar General, 859 E. Midlothian Blvd. No other details were in the report.
Arrest: Police took a 30-year-old Youngstown woman into custody in the township. She faced one count of identity theft.
Arrests: Officers made two arrests after pulling a car over near South Avenue and Midlothian Boulevard. Taken into custody were a Poland man, 24, and a Boardman man, 22, on charges of theft and complicity to theft, respectively.
Arrest: Police arrested a 41-year-old Boardman man near South Avenue and Midlothian Boulevard and turned over to Trumbull County authorities. He was wanted on a warrant from that county charging him with probation violation, and faced a charge of operating a vehicle under the influence.
Theft: Police picked up a 15-year-old Youngstown boy at his East Midlothian Boulevard home on a theft charge relating to a crime in the township; a Youngstown boy, 16, was arrested near Beechwood Drive and charged with complicity to theft.
May 5
Aggravated menacing: A Youngstown man told police he was threatened by a person with a gun while near Youngstown-Poland and Mathews roads.
Theft: A man reported a pair of sunglasses and his wallet missing when he was at the YMCA, 45 McClurg Road.
Theft: A license plate was stolen off a vehicle in the 8100 block of Market Street.
Theft: A woman reported her purse stolen as she shopped at the J.C. Penney store in the Southern Park Mall.
Robbery: Police charged a 17-year-old Youngstown girl with robbery and carrying a concealed weapon after a robbery occurred at Value City Department Store, 1130 Boardman-Poland Road. Also arrested was a Youngstown man, 36, on one count of complicity to theft.
Assault: Authorities apprehended a 25-year-old Youngstown man near Market Street and Stadium Drive on a warrant charging him with assault.
Arrest: A Canfield man, 23, was arrested at the Mahoning County jail on felony charges of receiving stolen property and forgery relating to a crime in the township.
Arrest: Police arrested a 46-year-old Youngstown man near South Avenue and Midlothian Boulevard after finding out he was wanted on a warrant charging him with theft. The man also faced a separate charge of receiving stolen property.
Drug abuse: Officers charged an 18-year-old Youngstown man with one felony count of possession of crack cocaine after pulling over his car near Market Street and Overhill Road.
Arrests: Two Bronx, N.Y., men, 28 and 29, were picked up in the 300 block of Erskine Avenue. Each was charged with receiving stolen property and obstructing official business.
Arrest: Police took an 18-year-old Youngstown man into custody in the 1200 block of Boardman-Poland Road. He faced charges of complicity to robbery and drug trafficking, both felonies, as well as a misdemeanor count of resisting arrest.
Drug paraphernalia: Police arrested a Youngstown man, 44, near Simon Road and South Avenue and charged him with possession of drug paraphernalia.
May 6
Theft: An employee at Aaron's Sales & amp; Lease Ownership, 101 Boardman-Canfield Road, told police a customer rented a TV but has failed to pay rent for the item for two months.
Theft: A woman reported a handgun stolen from her residence in the 8400 block of Hitchcock Road.
Criminal mischief: A woman in the 4600 block of South Avenue reported someone threw sports equipment into her yard.
Criminal mischief: A vehicle at the Southern Park Mall suffered minor damage.
Criminal damaging: A man in the 5600 block of Glenwood Avenue discovered someone drove a pickup truck through his yard.
Arrest: Police arrested a 42-year-old Columbiana man on a felony warrant from Boardman charging him with passing bad checks.
Unauthorized use of a vehicle: Officers arrested a 29-year-old Boardman man on a warrant charging him with the crime.
Drug abuse: After stopping his vehicle in the township, police arrested a Lisbon man, 29, on one felony count of drug abuse (cocaine). Authorities say they found three packages of suspected cocaine totaling 10 grams.
Drug paraphernalia/arrest: Police charged a 36-year-old Youngstown man with possession of drug paraphernalia after Boardman police say they found a suspected crack pipe in the man's possession during a traffic stop. A Youngstown woman, 31, also was taken into custody when officers learned she was wanted on a warrant charging her with theft.
Drugs: After pulling over a vehicle in the township, officers arrested a woman, 39, and a man, 65, both from Youngstown. The woman was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and was wanted on a warrant from Campbell accusing her of a drug offense; the man was wanted on a warrant from Trumbull County charging him with passing bad checks. The woman had a suspected crack pipe in her possession, police said.
Drugs: Boardman police cited an 18-year-old Youngstown man during a traffic stop on a charge of possession of marijuana.
May 7
Bad check: A worker at Terry's Tangles, 850 Boardman-Canfield Road, reported getting a check for services that was returned for nonsufficient funds.
Attempted criminal damaging: Someone tried to destroy a mailbox in the 90 block of Sugarcane Drive.
Theft: A resident in the 60 block of Prestwick Drive told police someone stole the brakes from her bicycle.
Theft: Police arrested a 19-year-old Struthers woman on a theft charge. She was accused of stealing a pair of tennis shoes from Sears.
Assault: A Boardman man told authorities a resident at Gateways to Better Living, 4665 South Ave., attacked his son.
Assault: A man in the 4700 block of Simon Road accused his former girlfriend's brother of assaulting him.
Felonious assault: A man in the 700 block of Havenwood Drive reported being struck in the head with a phone by another person.
Burglary: Police were called to take a report of a burglary at a residence in the 8000 block of Hunting Valley Drive.
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