Poland Police Blotter


Feb. 24

Theft: A Center Road woman reported three checks stolen.

Identity theft: A Clovermeade Drive woman discovered $210 worth of unauthorized charges to her credit card.

Feb. 25

Theft: A Hamilton Avenue resident filed a report regarding a $5,100 payment.

Feb. 26

Arrest: Police charged Michael N. Senko, 47, of 1775 Western Reserve Road, Poland, with driving under the influence after a traffic stop on Struthers Road.

Feb. 27

Harassment: A Bel Aire Lane resident filed a report.

Feb. 28

Theft: Two dogs were reported stolen from an Eastbrooke Trail home.

March 2

Identity theft: A Park Place man discovered an unauthorized $467 charge to his credit card.

Arrest: Police arrested 51-year-old Nicholas J. Drajic, 10257 Main St., New Middletown, in Struthers on charges of theft and criminal trespassing.

March 4

Domestic violence: Robert H. Dennis, 32, of 399 W. Pine Lake Road, Salem, was charged with the crime after his girlfriend, of Coblentz Drive, reported having been a victim. She was not injured, however.

Arrest: Jimmy C. Cakir, 55, was taken into custody at his residence, 6058 Center Road, Lowellville, on a warrant from Struthers Municipal Court. He was charged with contempt of court.

March 6

Theft: A township man reported the theft of his rear license plate.

March 13

Identity theft: A man in the 2000 block of Renwick Drive filed a report.

March 14

Criminal damaging: A vehicle sustained $500 in damage in the 3100 block of Dobbins Road.

Arrest: A traffic stop on U.S. Route 224 resulted in the arrest of 50-year-old Michael A. Rios, 16 Ohio Ave., Niles, who was wanted on a warrant from Niles charging him with contempt of court.

March 15

Criminal damaging: Two hundred feet of lawn damage was reported in the 2300 block of Knollwood Avenue.

Burglary: To a home in the 2000 block of Renwick Drive, from which a $1,000 laptop computer was stolen.

Drug paraphernalia: Officers on Route 224 arrested Richard G. Slaina, 1577 Western Ave., Youngstown; Anthony C. Ciccolelli, 7400 Cobbler Run Drive, Poland; and Sage T. Medvec, 532 Geneva Ave., Struthers. The three 18-year-old men were charged with possession of drug paraphernalia when, police said, 0.4 ounces of suspected marijuana and two pipes with suspected marijuana residue were among contraband found in their car.

March 18

Theft/damage: Someone took $100 from a residence in the 7100 block of Clovermeade Drive, where a vehicle was damaged.

Theft: Twenty pills were removed from a home in the 7400 block of Cobblers Run Drive.

March 20

Arrest: Police pulled over a car on state Route 170 and took 49-year-old Clifford H. West, 2306 Hamilton Ave., Poland, into custody. West was wanted on a warrant from Liberty Township.