Canfield and Austintown police calls

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

CANFIELD

Dec. 23

Drug possession: Police charged Thomas J. Tate, 34, 3575 Meander Reserve Circle, Canfield with two counts of drug abuse after he picked up a package at the Canfield Post Office, 44 N. Broad Street that contained a DVD and 35, 7.5-mg tablets of hydrocodone and 31 tablets of 10-mg hydrocodone. Local police had been asked to join an investigation of drug possession at the post office by the Cleveland postal inspector and a representative of the Cleveland BCI (Bureau of Criminal Investigation.) The local post inspector said a woman from the Meander Reserve address had called multiple times about the whereabouts of similar packages, which were received for the address two to three times a week.

Dec. 28

Warrant: Police arrested Amirah Erin Whisenant, 26, of 4531 Woodhurst Drive, Austintown, on a warrant for failure to pay on a Canfield Mayor’s Court warrant. She posted a partial $20 payment and was given a new Mayor’s Court date.

AUSTINTOWN

Dec. 28

Theft: A clothes dryer was broken into at an apartment LeChateau, 4537 Woodhurst Boulevard.

Theft: Tables and chairs were stolen from the lobby of Greenbriar Village, 2230 S. Raccoon Road.

Breaking and entering: A storage unit at the Ice House, 5516 W. Webb Road, was broken into.

Attempted auto theft: The steering column was peeled on a 1999 Trailblazer at Star Motorcars, 220 S. Meridian Road.

Theft: Pills and cash were stolen from a purse at Bill’s Place, 4771 Mahoning Ave.

Burglary: Rifles were stolen from a home in the 3000 block of Cumberland Drive in a theft that reportedly took place in September while the owner was on vacation.

Telephone harassment: Unwanted telephone calls and text messages were received at a home in the 4000 block of Burkey Road.

Theft: A victim’s mailing address was changed to a P.O. Box at the U.S. Post Office, 6000 Mahoning Ave., instead of his mailing address by someone else. The mail was changed back to his home address in the 5000 block of Youngstown-Hubbard Road, Hubbard, after he had not received home delivery for more than a month.

Auto theft: A 2000 Chevrolet Malibu was stolen from a parking lot of an apartment in the 4000 block of Woodhurst Boulevard.

Burglary: A house was entered and jewelry was taken in the 4000 block of Kerrybrook Drive.

Criminal damaging: A garage door was damaged at a home in the 70 block of Westminster Drive.

Dec. 29

Criminal damaging: A sink and carpet were damaged at the Westgate Motel, 4493 Mahoning Ave.

Warrant: Constance Wells, 34, of 108 Harris Drive, New Castle, Pa., was arrested on a warrant for theft.

Theft: Numerous tools valued at $4,249.74 were stolen from the bed of a truck Dec. 11 at Home Depot, 6100 Mahoning Ave.

Aggravated robbery: Two men, one with a gun, robbed McQuaid’s, 702 N. Meridian Road. They left in a silver car with dealer plates.

Theft: Rhiannon L. Summerville, 27, of 35 Osborn St., Youngstown, is charged with theft after she was accused of taking $99.96 of curtains without paying for them at Kmart, 4475 Mahoning Ave.

Dec. 30

Disorderly conduct: Tanisha D. Patterson, 27, of 1010 Compass West apartments, was issued a summons for disorderly conduct. She is charged with playing a home stereo system unreasonably loud.

Recovered property: A three-foot snowman was recovered at New Road and Woodgate Street.

Telephone harassment: Unwanted phone calls were reported at a home in the 30 block of South Main Street.

Aggravated menacing: A male suspect threatened by telephone to kill everyone at the business at Cambridge Home Healthcare, 5423 Mahoning Ave. The branch manager said the suspect has a history of threatening employees.

Theft: A UPS delivery was stolen from the front porch of a home in the 300 block of Rutland Avenue.

Drug offense: Shayne P. Waller, 18, of 5430 Baker St., Youngstown, was charged with drug possession after police found two clear bags of marijuana and arrested on a warrant for aggravated menacing. Edward M. Johnston, 19, of 75 Parkgate Ave., Youngstown, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia after police found a multicolored glass marijuana pipe and a pack of rolling papers at Kimberly Avenue and Norquest Boulevard.

Dec. 31

Warrant: Esther M. Moss, 42, 2647 Roy Street, Youngstown, was arrested on a warrant alleging he had passed bad checks.

Theft: Keith E. Allen, 53, 122 W. Marion Ave., Youngstown, was issued a criminal summons on a theft charge at Big Lots, 4341 Kirk Road. Missing were colognes and a meat thermometer.

Theft: A truck was entered and numerous items were stolen from a purse at Regal Cinema, 6020 Mahoning Ave.

Warrant: David Sklenchar, 31, 3908 Staatz Drive, Austintown, was arrested on a warrant alleging nonpayment of child support.

Jan. 1

Disorderly conduct: John Stromp, 25, 4622 Padgette Road., East Palestine, was issued a summons for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest at the Wedgewood Plaza, 1739 S. Raccoon Road.

Theft: An iPhone was stolen from Club Gossip, 1743 S. Raccoon Road.

Criminal damaging: Two windows were damaged at a home in the 1000 block of Raspberry Lane.

Telecommunications harassment: Calls were received at a home in the 3000 block of Lake Road.

Theft: $21.07 in fuel from Country Fair, 1143 N. Niles-Canfield Road.

Criminal mischief: A house in the 2000 block of North Main Street was egged.

Criminal trespassing: Steven Jenkins, 32, 1764 S. Heights Ave., Youngstown, was released with a summons at an apartment in the 1000 block of Compass West.

Drug offense: Peter Faumuina, 23, of U.S. Army Ft. Bridge, N.C., was issued a summons for marijuana possession at state Route 46 and Lou Ida Boulevard.

Jan. 2

Breaking and entering: Wedgwood Lanes, 1741 S. Raccoon Road, was broken into, but nothing appeared to be missing.

Receiving stolen property: Courtney Fidram, 23, 1967 Elmtrace, Austintown, was charged with receiving stolen property, possession of drug paraphernalia and resisting arrest at First Place Bank, 4390 Mahoning Ave.

Criminal damaging: Siding was damaged by paint balls at a home in the 90 block of North Main Street.

Breaking and entering: A coin dryer was broken into and change taken at apartments in the 2000 block of South Raccoon Road.

Warrant: T.J. Rider, 72, homeless, was arrested on a warrant for failure to comply for littering and depositing of garbage in the 4700 block of Mahoning Avenue.

Aggravated robbery: A male suspect simulated having a weapon robbed Certified Oil, 825 N. Canfield-Niles Road, and fled southbound on state Route 46 in a red Dodge Neon.

Criminal damaging: A vehicle was damaged at a home in the 5000 block of Baker Street.

Jan. 3

Theft: An Ohio State University hoodie was stolen from Dollar General, 6000 Mahoning Ave.

Domestic violence: Fernand Venet, III, 25, and Brenda Connolly, 45, both of 111 Rosemont Drive, were arrested on a charge of domestic violence at the home. A female juvenile was also arrested.

Criminal damaging: A vehicle was damaged at a home in the 5000 block of Madrid Drive.

Theft: Groceries were stolen from a vehicle at Cracker Barrel, 5600 Interstate Blvd.

Telephone harassment: Harassing phone calls were reported at a home in the 5000 block of Kirk Road.

Burglary: An apartment window was broken out and a television was stolen in the 5000 block of South Raccoon Road.

Telephone harassment: Unwanted telephone calls were received at a home in the 4000 block of Rhode Island Drive.

Theft: A scanning unit was stolen and pawned by an employee at Jeswald’s Towing, 6528 Mahoning Ave.