POLICE CALLS

POLICE CALLS

A summary of recent criminal activity in Canfield city and Austintown:

Canfield city

Aug. 2

Warrant: Police arrested Matthew Richardson, 27, 7688 Hays Road, Williamsfield, Ohio, at the Mahoning County sheriff’s office where he was awaiting extradition on a Cleveland warrant. He was arrested on a failure-to-appear warrant at Canfield Mayor’s Court.

Water usage: A summons was issued for Larry Brassfield, 44, 2465 Irish Ridge, Philadelphia, in the use of city water without prior authorization as an employee of Lionel Construction. A tanker had been filled from a fire hydrant on U.S. Route 224.

Missing cell phone: A cell phone was reported missing from a woman’s purse when she was given her personal property back after she was arrested and her car towed.

Aug. 4

Drug abuse/paraphernalia: Police arrested Richard Manke, 49, 44740 Short Road, Columbiana, on charges of drug abuse and possession of drug paraphernalia after a pipe with suspected marijuana and a bag of suspected marijuana were found on him at E. Main Street and the BP station.

Aug. 6

Harassing phone calls: A resident in the 4000 block of Fairgrounds Boulevard reported receiving unwanted phone calls.

Aug. 8

Warrant, drug paraphernalia: Police arrested Lena Karshner, 29, 1507 Westview Drive, Warren, on a charge of drug paraphernalia after she was found with suspected heroin residue on two metal spoons and numerous paper bindles with suspected heroin residue and four hypodermic syringes. Charles L. Bailey, 36, 1714 Holiday St., East Liverpool, was arrested on charges of possession of drug abuse instruments and drug paraphernalia at the state Route 11 southbound ramp.

Criminal damaging: A tree in the 300 block of Callahan Road was partly cut down.

AUSTINTOWN

Aug. 2

Breaking and entering: Tools were taken at Ken Hoffman Roofing, 168 S. Meridian Road.

Aggravated menacing: A male suspect is accused of aggravated menacing at a home in the 1000 block of S. Raccoon Road.

Theft: An iPod was taken at a home in the 4000 block of New Road.

Criminal mischief: Feces was smeared on a vehicle at a home in the 4000 block of New Road.

Lost wallet: A man reported his wallet lost in the Allendale area.

Burglary: A PlayStation 2, games and prescriptions were taken from a home in the 200 block of S. Main Street.

Breaking and entering: Fence clips were cut at RTI International, 427 Thatcher Lane.

Criminal damaging: Buckets of paint were thrown on a home in the 6000 block of Abbott Avenue.

Identity theft: Two credit accounts were applied for by unidentified parties in the name of the victim at a home in the 5000 block of Willowcrest Drive.

Breaking and entering: An unoccupied house was broken into in the 5000 block of Yorktown Lane.

Aug. 3

Theft: A woman is a suspect in the theft of a wedding band at a home in the 100 block of Forest Hill Drive.

Warrant: Police arrested Vito Pace, 18, 3565 Starwick Drive, Canfield, on a warrant for falsification on Willowcrest Drive.

Theft: $6.94 in gasoline was stolen at the Shell gas station, 4200 Mahoning Ave.

Lost or stolen property: A First Place Bank checkbook was lost or stolen in the township.

Criminal damaging: A window on a home was damaged in the 5000 block of Purdue Avenue.

Theft: An iPhone and Playstation were stolen from an apartment in the 900 block of Compass West apartments.

Theft: A cashier was short-changed $120 at Taco Bell, 850 N. Canfield-Niles Road.

Theft: Six bottles of cologne were stolen at Walmart, 6001 Mahoning Ave.

Theft: Ronald J. Novak, 70, 4000 Shields Road, Canfield was arrested on a theft charge at Rulli Brothers, 4331 Kirk Road, after authorities said he tried to check out with $15.39 worth of porterhouse steaks with a chicken-breast sticker for $3.10 placed over the original price tag.

Theft: A 40-inch Samsung television valued at $668 was stolen from Walmart.

Aug. 4

Drug offense: William Weimer, 19, 440 S. Raccoon Road, was issued a summons in the 80 block of Raccoon Road on a charge of drug abuse, possession of marijuana. Three juveniles in his car were arrested on curfew violation.

Bad checks: Two checks were returned for insufficient funds at Komara Jewelers, 3649 Canfield Road.

Theft: Car keys were stolen at Quaker Steak & Lube, 5800 Interstate Boulevard.

Drug Offense: A man admitted to police in a statement he had sold 20 Klonopin pills from his own prescription for $20 to a man in the 6000 block of S. Timberlane Drive.

Theft: A woman reported money was stolen from her account by an ex-boyfriend in the 3000 block of Bryant Drive.

Aug. 5

Warrant: Police arrested Katie Osterling, 19, 245 Lafayette St., Youngstown, on a warrant alleging complicity to theft.

Fleeing and eluding: Police plan to bring charges of fleeing and eluding, theft and criminal trespass against a woman who took a man’s car at the TA Travel Center and fled from police.

Criminal damaging: A tire was cut on a vehicle at a home in the 4000 block of Rhode Island Drive.

Bad check: A bad check for $1,060 was passed to pay for a party at Lucianno’s Restaurant, 1739 S. Raccoon Road. She later paid $450 cash and said she would pay the remainder in a few days but has not.

Theft: $1,590 in cash and a Garmin GPS were stolen from a vehicle at Wendy’s, 5551 Interstate Boulevard.

Burglary: A firearm and cash were stolen from a home in the 2000 block of Forest Hill Drive.

Theft: Cash was stolen from an auto in the 6000 block of Notre Dame Drive.

Theft: Police arrested Helen Daniels, 61, 710 Tenney Ave., Campbell, in the theft of $84.42 in merchandise at Kmart, 4475 Mahoning Ave.

Theft: Clothing and miscellaneous change were stolen from an auto at a home in the 600 block of Notre Dame Drive.

Burglary: An attached garage was entered and a bicycle stolen at a home in the 1000 block of Kirwan Drive.

Aug. 6

Drug offense: Police arrested Gage E. Soban, 24, 6377 E. Harvest Ridge Drive, on charges of drug abuse, paraphernalia and possessing criminal tools at Mahoning Avenue and Wickliffe Circle.

Theft: A 2003 Pace trailer and a flatbed were stolen at Rental Corral, 5020 Mahoning Ave.

Animal cruelty: Mark Burrows, 37, 178 S. Beverly Avenue, was issued a summons alleging animal cruelty at Walmart.

Domestic violence: David Higham, 18, 71 Carnegie Ave., was arrested on a domestic-violence charge at his home.

Warrant: Michael Harris, 19, 4519 New Hampshire Court, was arrested on a warrant alleging fleeing and eluding and resisting arrest and failure to comply.

Theft: Prescription glasses were stolen and feces was left on a vehicle at a home in the 4000 block of New Road.

Theft: Tools were stolen from Mashorda’s Country Gardens, 5627 Mahoning Ave.

Drug offense: Frank J. Crone, 31, 42 Pembrook Road, was arrested on a charge of possession of drug paraphernalia at Southward Drive and Western Place.

Felonious assault: A suspect in a felonious assault and a victim, both males, were both transported to St. Elizabeth’s Health Center after an incident in the 5000 block of Kirk Road.

Telecommunications harassment: A male is suspect in telecommunications harassment at a home in the 4000 block of Fitzgerald Avenue.

Aug. 7

Criminal damaging: A door was damaged at a home in the 3000 block of Oakwood Avenue.

Drug offense: Clinton O. Smith, 47, 1523 Salt Springs Road, Mineral Ridge, was arrested and issued a summons on drug charges, possession of marijuana and cocaine and paraphernalia, at state Route 46 and W. Webb Road. Also arrested was William Gutwald, 29, 131 N. Raccoon Road, on possession of marijuana.

Theft: A male is a suspect in a theft from an auto at Sheetz gas station, 5499 Mahoning Ave.

Fraud: Unauthorized transactions were made out of state at a home in the 5000 block of N. Beacon Drive.

Theft: Clothing was stolen from an auto at a home in the 3000 block of Johnson Farm.

Attempted auto theft: A 1993 Honda was damaged at the Sleep Inn, 5555 Interstate Boulevard.

Burglary: A push mower was stolen from a home in the 3000 block of Kirk Road.

Criminal damaging: Tires on a vehicle were damaged in the lot in the 10 block of S. Meridian Road.

Theft: A .22-caliber handgun was stolen from a home in the 6000 block of Timberidge Drive.

Theft: A radar detector was stolen from an auto at a home in the 3000 block of Starwick Drive.

Theft: A 32-inch LCD television was stolen at Walmart.

Theft: A vacuum cleaner was stolen at Walmart.

Burglary: Two televisions were stolen from a home in the 200 block of S. Main Street.

Aug. 8

Traffic pursuit: Kurt C. Morris was arrested after a traffic pursuit at Norquest Boulevard at Fitch Drive.

Theft: Beef jerky and other food items were stolen at Pilot Oil, 1150 Canfield-Niles Road.

Assault: A victim was assaulted in the 4000 block of New Road.

Counterfeit money: A counterfeit $10 bill was passed at Dollar General, 1739 S. Raccoon Road.