Police arrest man accused of scamming Boardman elderly

BOARDMAN — Police arrested a homeless man accused of scamming elderly township residents out of money.

Sgt. Glen Riddle and members of the U.S. Marshal’s Task Force arrested Steven E. Kuhn Jr., 41, Tuesday morning as he was leaving a Youngstown-Warren Road motel, Niles. Warrants had been issued for Kuhn last week.

Court records list Kuhn’s last known address as Rockland Avenue.

“It’s felony theft because it’s money taken from an elderly or disabled person,” said Detective Chuck Mound.

Kuhn is accused of knocking on the door of a 74-year-old Woodrow Avenue man on March 18, asking to borrow $40. He told the resident that he needed the money because his wife was broken down on the Ohio Turnpike near Lorain.

The elderly man gave Kuhn the money, and was told he’d return to pay him back. Kuhn walked away and didn’t return with money.

On March 20, a 73-year-old Beechwood Avenue man was at the Glenwood Avenue home of a friend when Kuhn knocked on the door.

He said he was a neighbor and needed money to help his wife who was out of gas and stuck in Lorain. The Beechwood man gave Kuhn $60 and Kuhn drove away in a blue car.

The victims identified Kuhn from a photo lineup.

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