March 15

March 15

Domestic violence: A charge was pending against a township girl, 14, after her father reported the teen pushed him twice in the chest, grabbed his shirt and lightly struck his chin during an argument about the girl’s smoking in her bedroom.

Theft: Two blankets were removed from a patio in the 800 block of Glen Park Road.

Fraud: A Warren woman’s stolen debit card was used to make a $330 purchase at the Southern Park Mall.

Burglary: A rear door was pushed in at a residence in the 5200 block of Pinetree Lane. Stolen from a garage were several tools and other items.

Theft: Three Youngstown girls, 15, 16 and 17, were charged with stealing $190 worth of merchandise from Wal-Mart.

Theft: Police booked 46-year-old Paul A. Spagnola Jr., 4688 New Road, Austintown. Spagnola was accused of stealing three packs of strip steak from Giant Eagle, 476 Boardman-Canfield Road, given a criminal-trespassing warning and released on a summons.

March 20

Assault: A woman reported her 18-year-old son was punched in the head at Boardman High School, 7777 Glenwood Ave. He had a bruise and cut near the left eye.

Theft: A man reported a .22-caliber handgun missing from his home in the 4600 block of Southern Boulevard.

Auto theft: A 1998 Dodge Dakota was stolen in the 5200 block of Old Oxford Lane.

Auto theft: A Campbell woman’s 1990 Chevrolet van was stolen at a Doral Drive business.

Domestic violence: A township boy, 16, faced two counts after his parents alleged the teen had shoved them during an argument about his suspected marijuana use.

Arrest: Lamika D. Watt, 28, of 74 Rutledge Ave., Youngstown, was arrested at a South Avenue motel on warrants accusing her of failing to appear in court on two traffic violations, including failure to place a child in a safety restraint.

Criminal damaging: A car in the 400 block of Boardman-Canfield Road sustained $1,600 worth of damage after both windshields, a passenger-side door and several mirrors were damaged.

Theft: A mounted rotating light was stolen from atop a car in the 7400 block of South Avenue.

Drug paraphernalia: Officers responded to the 7100 block of Market Street and charged two 16-year-old Boardman boys with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia when, police said, suspected marijuana and a suspected marijuana pipe were found.

Theft: A 14-year-old city boy was charged after a witness reported seeing the teen remove a bicycle from the front porch of a neighbor’s Canterbury Lane residence.

Arrest: Officers responded to a suspicious person at a U.S. Route 224 business and took 50-year-old Robert P. Mallin, 7397 Bonnie Place, Boardman, into custody. Mallin was wanted on a probation-violation charge.

March 21

Criminal damaging: A vehicle in the 7300 block of West Boulevard had its front windshield smashed as well as dents and scrapes on the hood, for a damage estimate of $800.

Arrest: Authorities responded to a woman’s wanting to pick up her son in the 4800 block of Erie Street, then charged the 14-year-old Struthers teen with aggravated menacing, obstructing official business and resisting arrest. The boy threatened an officer, refused to cooperate and struggled briefly with police, a report showed.

Assault: A township boy reported a 19-year-old man repeatedly struck his head and neck at a Boardman-Canfield Road business.

Theft: A 32-inch TV was taken from a home in the 100 block of Maple Drive.

Damage: A rear window and wheel were damaged on a vehicle in the 8500 block of Market Street.

Theft: A boy reported the theft of his skateboard while in the 1300 block of Pheasant Drive.

Criminal damaging: Someone cut the lock on a drop-off box and damaged the latches at Movie Gallery, 1393 Boardman-Canfield Road.

March 22

Theft: A man grabbed a donation jar and fled from a Market Street store.

Forgery: An employee with the Boardman License Bureau Inc., 229 Boardman-Canfield Road, told police a man inquiring about obtaining an Ohio driver’s license presented a fraudulent international license. The man said he got the license online and denied any wrongdoing, a report said.

Theft: An $800 computer was taken from a business in the 6900 block of Market Street.

Auto theft: A 2001 Cadillac DeVille was stolen in the 4700 block of Lockwood Boulevard.

Criminal damaging: A vehicle’s rear window was broken, with damage estimated at $500, in the 4100 block of Devonshire Drive.

Criminal damaging: Someone broke into and damaged two cars in the 4000 block of Glenwood Avenue.

Theft: A global-positioning-system device, a checkbook and money were removed from vehicles someone had entered in the 4100 block of Windsor Road.

Criminal damaging: A car in the 4200 block of Glenwood Avenue had a driver’s-side window broken.

Theft: A Carter Circle woman noticed $20 had been withdrawn from her account without consent.

Theft/forgery: A Struthers woman reported personal checks stolen from a Basil Avenue home were forged and cashed at a township store.

Vandalism: Someone wrote on playground equipment at Robinwood Lane Elementary School, 835 Indianola Road.

Theft: A yellow envelope with several photographs was stolen from a vehicle in the 4200 block of Devonshire Drive.

Theft/damage: Someone broke a car window in the 4000 block of Hudson Drive before taking a credit card and $20.

Theft: A diaper bag with various baby items was removed from a vehicle in the 4000 block of Glenwood Avenue.

March 23

Criminal mischief: Someone tossed and smeared food on a vehicle at the Southern Park Mall.

Theft: A purse was removed from a car in the 1500 block of Tamarisk Trail.

Misuse of a credit card: A McDonald man learned his debit card had been used without authorization at a Southern Park Mall store.

Breaking and entering: Two air-conditioning units were stolen from an Old Oxford Lane residence after someone cut a lock to a basement storage area.

Theft: A Deer Run Drive woman discovered a $343 unauthorized online withdrawal had been made from her account.

Menacing: A worker with a Windham Court business said a client threatened to harm him after becoming upset about the client’s legal case.

Theft: A GPS unit was stolen from a car in the 1500 block of Tamarisk Trail.

Arrest: A traffic stop near U.S. Route 224 led to the arrest of 63-year-old James T. Gaca, 30 Anna Circle, Struthers, who was wanted on a charge of contempt of court.

Assault: A man driving near Lynn Mar Avenue reported another driver approached as the accuser pulled into a driveway, then tossed a lighted cigarette, striking him above the right eye. The driver said the accuser had tossed something at his car and denied throwing the cigarette, a report said.