Boardman and Poland police calls

A summary of recent criminal activity in Boardman and Poland townships:

BOARDMAN

Dec. 31

Attempted burglary: In the 4000 block of South Avenue, though no entry was made to the trailer.

Domestic violence: A charge was filed against Michael J. Stennett, 30, of 2042 Brandon Ave., Boardman, who was accused of threatening to kill a family member, her mother and her son during an argument.

Theft: A car was entered in the 4600 block of New England Boulevard. Two compact discs were removed.

Theft: Six makeup items were stolen from Wal-Mart, 1300 Doral Drive, resulting in a charge against 20-year-old Jessica A. Chestnut, 1337 Corporation St., Beaver Falls, Pa.

Domestic violence: Officers took into custody 45-year-old James E. Panak, 7357 Sugartree Drive, Boardman, after his girlfriend reported that Panak, while intoxicated, shoved and threatened to kill her. She had a small bruise and scratch.

Arrest: Authorities investigated a suspicious person near a Doral Drive business and charged 36-year-old Michael C. Gordon, of 235 E. Boston Ave., Youngstown, with abuse of harmful intoxicants, a fifth-degree felony. A worker for another store told police he had inhaled a harmful substance while in a checkout line, a report said.

Robbery: A worker for Giant Eagle, 476 Boardman-Canfield Road, reported that a man she tried to detain for stealing $200 worth of groceries threatened to hit her.

Jan. 1

Domestic violence: Police charged Mark J. Mileto, 39, of 54 Prestwick Drive, Boardman, with domestic violence. He is accused of head-butting a family member during an argument. The accuser suffered swelling above the right eye.

Drug paraphernalia: Police checked an area in the 7000 block of Market Street for stolen vehicles and charged James P. Tolson, 35, of Liberty Mills, Ind., with possession of drug paraphernalia and obstructing official business. Tolson tried to hide evidence of a suspected crack pipe found in his car, a report said, though he had not been charged with stealing a vehicle.

Theft: Three men left Denny’s Restaurant, 154 Boardman-Canfield Road, without paying a $46.19 food bill.

Theft: A woman’s purse was stolen at a Market Street business.

Criminal mischief: A Moyer Avenue man saw that someone had climbed his fence and turned on his outdoor water faucet.

Jan. 2

Domestic violence: Police charged James L. Mitchell, 34, of 116 Sugarcane Drive, Boardman, with domestic violence after his wife reported that, during an argument, he squeezed her neck. She had no visible injuries, however, a report showed.

Theft: Susan Haney, 71, of 140 Bright Ave., Campbell, was charged and released on a summons after $161 worth of clothing was stolen from the J.C. Penney store in the Southern Park Mall.

Theft: A Poland woman’s purse was stolen from a shopping cart at a Southern Boulevard store.

Theft: Sergio R. Rivera, 25, of 3464 N. Wendover Circle, Youngstown, was charged in the theft of $180 worth of jewelry from the J.C. Penney store.

Theft: A city girl, 17, was charged with stealing $78 worth of women’s clothing from Target, 417 Boardman-Poland Road, and released to the custody of her mother.

Theft: A 16-year-old Youngstown boy was accused in the theft of a $60 pair of athletic shoes from Gabriel Bros., 850 Boardman-Poland Road.

Theft/misuse of a credit card: A Youngstown man reported the theft of a cell phone and two credit cards while at a Market Street business and that one of the cards was used to make a $450 unauthorized purchase.

Jan. 3

Theft: A man reported $400 missing from his home in the 5100 block of Glenwood Avenue.

Breaking and entering: Someone apparently used a trash container on wheels to break a double- pane window and enter Plaza Donuts, 712 Boardman-Canfield Road, though nothing appeared to be missing.

Theft: Police charged 24-year-old Francine L. DeFrank, 1293 Waverly Ave., Youngstown, with taking from Wal-Mart seven items valued at a total of $68.

Theft: Amberlene M. MacLarren, 19, of 1314 Campbell St., Youngstown, was charged with stealing an eyeliner from Wal-Mart, then released on a summons.

Felonious assault: Samuel R. Cuadrado, 25, of 317 10th St., Campbell, faced a charge after his former girlfriend alleged that he had followed her car from Midlothian and Southern boulevards, left his vehicle to strike hers with a metal pipe and intentionally hit her vehicle again with the accuser and other people in it. A witness said he rammed the car several times, a report showed.

Jan. 4

Menacing: A Warren man reported being threatened with bodily harm at a Boardman-Poland Road restaurant.

Counterfeit: A man presented a $3,300 business check at a South Avenue bank, though the check was later found to be phony.

Theft: A man’s wallet was missing from his Willow Drive apartment.

Theft: A hydraulic plow unit and an electric salt spreader were taken from a truck at a Market Street business, for a $3,700 loss.

Theft: A New Middletown woman reported her $2,000 computer stolen while she was in the township.

Theft/damage: A vehicle at a Market Street dealership had a window smashed before someone took a $120 global positioning system unit.

Breaking and entering: Someone pried open a rear door to a Windham Court business, then rummaged through several offices. Nevertheless, nothing seemed to be missing.

Identity fraud: A West Boulevard woman, after receiving a letter from the Internal Revenue Service indicating she owed $10,350 in back taxes, called a Jonesboro, Ga., business and learned that an employee evidently was using her personal information.

Theft: The owner of a Boardman-Canfield Road business told police that the previous owner had mail improperly changed to his address so as to have checks she should receive diverted to him. The woman estimated the checks to be between $8,000 and $10,000, a report showed.

Domestic violence: Police arrested a 12-year-old township boy at his residence and took him to the Martin P. Joyce Juvenile Justice Center in Youngstown after police were told he had threatened to use a razor blade to kill family members and himself. The boy’s grandmother tried to slap his arm and he grabbed her wrist, causing a bruise, a report said.

Jan. 5

Theft: A man’s $100 coat was stolen as he patronized a Boardman-Canfield Road store.

POLAND

Dec. 29

Arrest: A traffic stop later led to charges of operating a motor vehicle impaired, criminal damaging and obstructing official business against 53-year-old Vita M. Nocera, of 224 E. Englewood Ave., New Castle, Pa. Nocera fled from police and lost control of her vehicle while making a turn near U.S. Route 224 and Quarry Road, damaging township property, a report said.

Dec. 31

Burglary: To a home in the 6400 block of New Castle Road via a side door. Stolen was $80 and jewelry.

Criminal damaging: A vehicle sustained damage in the 2400 block of Shepherds Ridge Drive.

Jan. 1

Identity theft: A report was filed from a Via Siena Drive residence.