Boardman Police Blotter


July 11

Breaking and entering: Someone entered Antone’s Banquet Centre, 8570 Market St., and took several flat-screen TVs and other property.

Theft: A $200 mountain bike was stolen at a Southern Boulevard business.

Theft: Thomas W. Vaughn, 60, of 7015 Market St., Boardman, was charged with stealing two 12-packs of beer from Giant Eagle, 1201 Doral Drive.

Theft: Laresa M. Tolbert, 21, of 3405 Idlewood Ave., Youngstown, faced a felony charge, accused in the theft of $1,216 worth of clothing from Macy’s in the Southern Park Mall.

Auto theft: A 1996 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera was stolen in the 5400 block of Southern Boulevard.

Burglary: A side door was ajar at a residence in the 5300 block of Youngstown-Poland Road, where a 32-inch TV and a DVD player were removed.

Assault: A worker for a Market Street motel told officers a 16-year-old guest punched the accuser’s left cheek after voicing a complaint.

Burglary: A 17-year-old Youngstown boy was charged with breaking into a residence in the 5600 block of Southern Boulevard.

Burglary: To a home in the 4200 block of Stratford Road, from which two purses and money were taken. Someone had tossed a patio stone through a rear door.

Attempted burglary: A door to a residence in the 7400 block of Huntington Drive was damaged, apparently after someone had tried to enter.

July 12

Theft: Mitchell Czerniak, 18, of 5396 Palmyra St., Newton Falls, was charged with stealing from Macy’s $71 worth of cologne.

Theft: After $121 worth of cosmetics was taken from Giant Eagle, 476 Boardman-Canfield Road; 45-year-old Linda M. Snyder, 401 Rockdale Ave., Boardman, was charged.

Unauthorized use of a vehicle: A South Avenue man said a friend borrowed but failed to return the accuser’s 2002 Chevrolet Malibu.

Misuse of a credit card: A Youngstown man reported his debit card had been used without permission at three township locations.

Assault: An Arden Boulevard woman suffered an injured shoulder after reporting she had been jumped on and punched during an argument about personal property.

Misuse of a credit card: A North Cadillac Drive woman told authorities she was informed that someone had used her credit card to buy a $369 cell phone.

Breaking and entering: Someone used a piece of cinder block to break a window and enter Maly’s Supplies & Equipment Inc., 7393 California Ave., though nothing seemed to be missing.

Arrest: Bryan K. Brown, 39, of 4135 Howard St., Youngstown, was taken into custody near Market Street and Midlothian Boulevard on probation-violation and falsification charges.

July 13

Aggravated menacing: A South Avenue man reported finding a letter on his front patio stating he would be killed.

Identity theft: A Shelby Road man discovered $1,535 had been fraudulently removed from his account.

Menacing: A man in the 100 block of Boardman-Canfield Road said someone threatened to beat him up.

Misuse of a credit card: A Windsor Road man noticed five transactions totaling $400 had been made to his debit card without consent.

Theft: Two people took a $160 bicycle from a yard in the 40 block of Arlene Avenue.

July 17

Misuse of a credit card: A Carter Circle man found that a $539 fraudulent transaction had been made to his check card.

Theft/criminal damaging: Someone broke two of a vehicle’s windows in the 4400 block of Market Street before taking a GPS device and a laptop computer.

Thefts: Police received several reports of car break-ins on Prestwick Drive, Windsor Road and other areas nearby. Stolen property included compact discs, car-safety seats, an MP3 player and jewelry.

Burglary: To a garage in the 4700 block of Brookwood Road, from which a $500, 26-inch bicycle had been stolen.

Vandalism: Someone smashed a front window, causing $1,500 damage, at Edible Arrangements, 505 Boardman-Canfield Road.

Theft/damage: Loose change was removed from a car in the 400 block of West Midlothian Boulevard after someone had smashed a passenger-side window.

Harassment: Officers took custody of 32-year-old Thomas N. Trolio, 3144 Pine Hollow Drive, Youngstown, who was wanted on a charge of telecommunications harassment. Trolio was accused of continually making harassing and unwanted calls to employees of a Boardman-Canfield Road restaurant.

Identity fraud: A Shields Road woman learned that two fraudulent online bank transactions totaling $174 had been made to her account.

Identity fraud: A West Boulevard woman discovered three unauthorized charges totaling $228 had been made, including one in Fabens, Texas.

Theft: A 20-inch boy’s bicycle was stolen in the 5700 block of Sheridan Road.

Breaking and entering: To an unoccupied home in the 7300 block of Sierra Madre Trail.

Criminal damaging: A vehicle’s right taillight was broken in the 3900 block of Dover Drive.

Domestic violence: Timothy W. Martin Jr., 21, of 1977 Wolosyn Circle, Boardman, faced a felony charge after his pregnant girlfriend alleged Martin had thrown and struck her with a TV remote-control device, then threw her against a wall during an argument. The accuser had no visible injuries, however.

Theft: A Struthers boy, 16, was charged in the theft of two pairs of shorts from Macy’s in the Southern Park Mall.

Theft: A 16-year-old Poland boy was charged with taking a $70 FM transmitter from Best Buy, 561 Boardman-Poland Road. He was released to the custody of a relative.

July 18

Theft: The front license plate was stolen off a car in the 600 block of Boardman-Poland Road.

Theft: The rear license plate was removed from a vehicle in the 400 block of Garden Valley Drive.

Burglary: Someone entered an apartment in the 900 block of Cook Avenue through a broken rear window and stole 25 DVDs and food.

Menacing: A man reported he and fellow employees of a South Avenue store have been receiving calls from a woman threatening to commit a drive-by shooting and kill one of the workers.

Bad check: Police took into custody Kristie A. Slepski, 35, of 3904 Avalon Court, Austintown, on a warrant from the township, charging her with passing a bad check.

Aggravated menacing: Police charged 27-year-old Jasmin N. Barham, 1375 Oak St. SW, Warren, with aggravated menacing, obstructing official business and resisting arrest after a supervisor at a South Avenue business alleged Barham threatened to strike him with a chair regarding a decision he had made. She also fought with police, a report showed.

Theft: Ten T-bone steaks were stolen from Cochran’s Sparkle Market, 4121 South Ave.

Arrest: Authorities investigated a suspicious person near Market Street, then arrested 34-year-old Malcolm A. Shoonover II, 62 W. Auburndale Ave., Youngstown, on a warrant from Columbiana County charging him with nonsupport of children.

July 19

Auto theft: A 1980 Cadillac Coupe DeVille was stolen in the 1900 block of Wolosyn Circle.

Theft/damage: A vehicle in the 7000 block of West Boulevard sustained roof damage. Stolen were 10 CDs and two school books.

Theft: Jay R. Weston, 24, of 7057 West Blvd., Boardman, faced charges of theft, criminal mischief and resisting arrest after several neighbors told police they had seen someone entering their vehicles and removing property. Weston also led officers on a foot pursuit, a report said.

Attempted burglary: The dead-bolt assembly to a door at an apartment in the 8100 block of Stadler Drive was damaged, apparently by someone trying to break in.

Auto theft: A 1988 Chevrolet vehicle was stolen at the Southern Park Mall.

Burglary: Occurred at an apartment in the 90 block of Lemans Drive through a rear door. A $1,800 TV was removed.

Criminal damaging: Eight paint balls were fired at a residence in the 4400 block of Lockwood Boulevard, causing a crack to a section of vinyl siding.

Criminal mischief: Someone shot 12 paint balls at a home in the 6700 block of Bluebird Lane.

Menacing: A Hitchcock Road woman reported receiving a threatening letter in which the author implied the accuser would be killed.

Assault: A Struthers Road man told police that after accidentally pulling out in front of a driver near Youngstown-Poland Road, the other driver struck him with a walking stick. The accuser had a bruise on the left forearm.

Theft: Fifty CDs and a guitar were taken from a car parked in the 7000 block of West Boulevard.

Auto theft: A 1993 Ford Tempo was missing from a Southern Boulevard business.

Burglary: Took place at an apartment in the 300 block of Mathews Road. Eleven DVDs and four video games were stolen.

Identity theft: A Carter Circle man discovered his Social Security number had been used to open an account and charged online $5,200 worth of merchandise.

Theft/damage: Someone smashed a car window in the 300 block of Boardman-Poland Road and removed two 220-watt speakers.

Identity theft: A Fredericksburg Drive woman accused her former husband of using her personal information without consent to open a cell-phone account.

Theft: An employee of a Boardman-Poland Road eatery told authorities a former office manager was responsible for the theft of more than $50,000. An audit revealed that $22,800 of that amount had never been deposited, a report said.

Menacing: A township man reported getting threatening messages on an answering machine.

Domestic violence: David G. Carr, 36, of 8190 Southern Blvd., Boardman, surrendered on a felony count. Carr’s pregnant girlfriend alleged he had grabbed her arm and pushed her from behind during an argument.

Theft: A golf bag and related accessories were stolen from a driveway in the 400 block of Meadowbrook Avenue.

July 23

Domestic violence: Youngstown police handed 25-year-old Jose L. Monserrat Jr., 826 E. Florida Ave., Youngstown, to township authorities. Monserrat was wanted on a misdemeanor charge.

Theft: A woman reported $1,000 missing from her Tod Avenue apartment.

Theft: A $185 fabric bar skirt was stolen from Classic Tent & Party Rentals, 690 Bev Road.

Theft: Stephanie L. Shaffer, 30, of 321 Mathews Road, Boardman, was charged with stealing two pairs of women’s jeans from Walmart, 1300 Doral Drive.

Arrest: Authorities charged 30-year-old Imada Sudarsana, 7008 Marinthiana Ave., Boardman, with tampering with records, a third-degree felony, after saying she had presented a fraudulent international driver’s license to buy license plates at the Boardman License Bureau, 229 Boardman-Canfield Road.

Domestic violence: Daniel S. Bussard, 32, of 2803 Cain St., Youngstown, was charged after his mother alleged Bussard had tried to punch her during an argument at a U.S. Route 224 store.

July 24

Domestic violence: Adrian L. Jennings, 29, of 834 E. Midlothian Blvd., Youngstown, was charged with the crime after a family member alleged Jennings had struck her twice in the face during an argument about the accuser’s refusal to give him money.

Assault: Officers charged 35-year-old Danny R. Peters, 6110 Market St., Boardman, after a township woman alleged Peters had punched her in the face during an argument.

Assault/criminal damaging: A Canfield man told police his girlfriend, of Shields Road, bit and scratched him during an argument, then smashed his car’s windshield.

Theft: A 15-year-old city boy was charged with stealing clothing from Walmart and released to the custody of his mother.

Aggravated menacing: A Sierra Madre Trail man said his life was threatened.

Assault: A Market Street man suffered a bite mark to his right shoulder and a cut to his left hand after reporting someone had tossed a weed trimmer and bit him.

Theft: A wallet, two credit cards and two checkbooks were removed from a car in the 100 block of Mill Creek Drive.

July 25

Vandalism: Someone used a key to cause $1,500 of damage to a vehicle’s paint in the 80 block of Carter Circle.

Criminal damaging: Dents were placed in a car’s rear quarter panel and on its driver’s side in the 400 block of Boardman-Poland Road.

Vandalism: A piece of cinder block was used to break and cause $700 of damage to a front window at Sleepy Hollow Sleep Shop, 4931 Market St.

Burglary: To a residence in the 4400 block of Hopkins Road through a rear door. Stolen was about $7,000 worth of jewelry.

Criminal damaging: Scratch marks were found on a car’s rear fender in the 7000 block of West Boulevard.

Burglary: Took place in the 20 block of Melrose Avenue, where a 46-inch plasma TV was taken.

Assault: A South Schenley Avenue woman told police her 2-year-old son had been slapped in the hand. The boy had no visible injuries, however.

July 26

Burglary: Antwan D. Chilton, 23, of 967 Katherine Ave., Youngstown, was charged with entering an Old Oxford Lane apartment and removing a 52-inch TV.

Arrest: Officers responded to an assault in the 900 block of East Western Reserve Road and took into custody 30-year-old David J. Lengyel Jr., 141 Woodland Drive, New Middletown. Lengyel was wanted on a charge of failing to appear in court.

Felonious assault: Michael L. Brancho, 43, of 4055 South Ave., Boardman, was charged after his girlfriend alleged that during an argument, Brancho slammed a freezer door, striking her head. He also had a knife and threatened to slice her throat, a report said.

Theft: Six pain pills were given to a patient at a South Avenue care center in an improper manner.

Theft: A cell phone and money were taken from vehicles in the 7600 block of Glenwood Avenue.

Theft of services: Someone dumped electronics equipment and shelving parts into and near a trash bin without permission from the Boardman-Canfield Road business.

Theft: A Tippecanoe Road woman reported the theft of 50 Xanex pills.

Criminal mischief: Someone cut down two trees at an apartment complex in the 700 block of Boardman-Canfield Road without permission.

Menacing: A Squirrel Hill Court woman reported receiving the latest in a series of harassing letters.

Arrest: Danny R. Peters, 35, of 6110 Market St., Boardman, was picked up on a probation-violation charge.

Theft: A man left Pet Supplies Plus, 411 Boardman-Canfield Road, without paying for a $70 chemical filter.

Arrest: Authorities took custody of 24-year-old Clyde E. Hudson Jr. at his apartment, 335 Cook Ave., Boardman. Hudson was wanted on charges of failure to comply with police, disorderly conduct and failure to desist.

Theft: A woman in her 40s stole $300 worth of clothing from Dollar General, 5953 South Ave.

Identity fraud: A Jaguar Drive man discovered someone in Wyoming has been using his Social Security number.

July 27

Recovered property: Police found a 1992 Oldsmobile vehicle near Southern Boulevard that a Struthers woman had reported stolen.

Theft by deception: A worker for Eagle Rentals Inc., 6132 Market St., told officers that a township man stopped making the required payments after having made the down payment to a 52-inch TV and a DVD player.