POLICE BLOTTER


March 1

Theft: A Toro lawnmower was taken from a home in the 2000 block of Bainbridge Street.

Theft: Benjamin Shirley, 30, 59 Queens Drive, Warren, was arrested on charges of theft for allegedly stealing a Thomas train at Walmart.

Recovered property: A 2002 Nissan Maxima was recovered in the 3000 block of Elmwood Avenue.

Vandalism: Light bulbs were broken in the chapel at the 911 Memorial Park, 1055 S. Raccoon Road.

March 2

Fraud: An unauthorized charge was reported to an account at a home in the 100 block of N. Kimberly Avenue.

Fraud: An unauthorized charge was made to an account at Save-a-Step, 4226 Mahoning Ave.

Recovered property: A change purse containing an Ohio license and a credit card was recovered in the roadway in the 60 block of Howard Avenue.

Breaking and entering: A lock was removed and the gate opened at American Auto, 89 Maple Ave.

Identity fraud: A Discover card was opened in the victim’s name at a home in the 700 block of Notre Dame Avenue.

Obstructing official business: A man is under investigation for obstructing official business at Elmwood Avenue and Third Street.

Theft: An ATM card was taken from an ATM machine at Farmer’s National Bank, 22 N. Niles-Canfield Road.

March 3

Theft: Anthony Gromada, 21, 5595 Revere Run, Canfield, was arrested on a charge of theft of a candy bar at Sheetz gas station, 5499 Mahoning Ave. and released on a summons.

Criminal damaging: A mailbox was damaged by a vehicle at a home in the 2000 block of Birchtrace Drive.

Theft: Tamara Traylor, 27, of 368 W. Evergreen, Youngstown, and Antoneisha Jones, 20, of 54 E. Warren Ave., Youngstown, were arrested on charges of theft of shoes at Payless Shoes, 6000 Mahoning Ave.

Trespassing: Joel Thompson, 30, of 468 Seventh St., Warren, was arrested on a charge of trespassing at the EconoLodge, state Route 46 and Interstate 80.

Criminal damaging: A vehicle door was chipped at a home in the 3000 block of Johnson Farm.

Theft: Police arrested Jessica Wallace, 31, of 79 Helen, Niles, on a charge of theft of DVDs and a pint of ice cream valued at $244.67 at Giant Eagle, 5220 Mahoning Ave.

Drug offense: Doug Measmer, 54, of 3429 Briarwood, Youngstown, was arrested on a charge of possession of cocaine.

Fraud: A credit card account was opened by an unauthorized family member at a home in the 100 block of S. Roanoke Avenue.

Theft: John Libby, 37, of 3402 Rebecca Drive, Canfield, was arrested and charged with stealing five packs of Delmonico steaks at Giant Eagle.

Auto theft: A 1995 Oldsmobile Delta 88 was stolen from a home in the 300 block of S. Edgehill Drive.

Theft: A front license plate was stolen from an auto at an unknown location.

March 4

Breaking and entering: A lock on a fence was cut and six vehicles were damaged at American Auto Sales, 89 Maple Drive.

Drug offense: Nicholas Carrabia, 21, of 4567 Deopham Green Drive, was arrested on charges of drug abuse of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia at Woodridge and Woodland Trail.

Theft: A Nike jacket with the victim’s keys in it was stolen at Bill’s Place, 4771 Mahoning Ave.

Drug offense: Thomas Switalski, 25, of 10072 S. Salem-Warren Road, Salem, was arrested on charges of drug abuse and possession of drug paraphernalia at Mahoning Avenue and Edgehill Drive.

Domestic violence: Gloria O’Grady, 43, of 2184 Southland Drive and Michael Harris,4 1, same address were both arrested on domestic violence charges at the home.

Theft: A jacket with the victim’s keys in it was stolen at the Go-Go Cabaret, 5455 Clarkins Drive.

Theft: Jewelry was stolen by a care-giver at a home in the 4000 block of Westmont Drive.

Warrant: Michael Grace, 37, 4536 Woodhurst, Warren, was arrested on a warrant for traffic and a drug offense for possession of marijuana on Burkey Road.

Theft: A Blackberry Curve phone was stolen at Cellular Connection, 5507 Mahoning Ave.

Theft: Four tires in the bed of a truck were stolen at the Mahoning Plaza, 600 Mahoning Ave.

March 5

Domestic violence: Timothy McCormick Jr., 23, 1329 Depot St., Mineral Ridge, was arrested on a charge of domestic violence at the Economy Inn, 1051 N. Canfield-Niles Road.

Disorderly conduct: Leora Morgan of 1005 Compass West, was issued a summons for disorderly conduct in the 1000 block of Compass West.

Criminal damaging: A vehicle mirror was damaged at Bill’s Place, 4771 Mahoning Ave.

Criminal damaging: A vehicle’s rear window was shattered at a home in the 90 block of Parkgate Avenue.

Auto theft: A 1999 Ford Escort was stolen from the parking lot of the 900 block of Compass West and later recovered in Niles.

Warrant: Mary Kost, 58, of 4746 Phillips Rice Road, Cortland, was arrested on a warrant charging failure to appear on a health code violation at Mahoning Avenue and state Route 46.

Theft: At a house in the 100 block of Rosemont Drive.

Lost or stolen plate: An Ohio dealer plate was lost or stolen at an unknown location.

Criminal damaging: A gate chain was cut at a home in the 90 block of Maple Drive.

March 6

Aggravated menacing: A man was accused of aggravated menacing at the Austintown Fire Department No.2, 4102 Mahoning Ave.

Burglary: A woman is accused of a burglary at a home in the 20 block of Wicklife Circle.

Telecommunications harassment: A man reported being harassed at a home in the 70 block of Carnegie Avenue.

Criminal damaging: A realty sign was damaged by a vehicle at a home in the 2000 block of Elm Trace.

Telecommunications harassment: A teenaged victim reported being harassed at a home in the 1000 block of S. Meridian Road.

Robbery: Two brothers were reportedly involved in a physical dispute and one claims the other stole money from him at Marc’s, 4155 Mahoning Ave.

March 7

Breaking and entering: A storage shed was entered at E-Z Storage, 5214 Mahoning Ave., and wheels, jewelry and guitars were taken.

Credit card fraud: $7,400 was fraudulently charged on credit cards at a home in the 5000 block of Callaway Circle.

Theft: A book bag, books, a validation sticker and other items were stolen from an auto at an apartment in the 4000 block of Westchester Drive.

Assault: An 11-year-old was assaulted at a bus stop at Pembrook Road and Moorefield Avenue.

Theft: $58.66 in gasoline was stolen at Country Fair, 1143 N. Canfield-Niles Road.

Lost or stolen wallet: A wallet was reported missing at Regal Cinema, 6020 Mahoning Ave.

Burglary: Someone burglarized an apartment in the 4000 block of Woodhurst Drive.

March 8

Telecommunications harassment: A female received threats on Facebook at a home in the 4000 block of Signature Place.

Breaking and entering: A gate at the northeast corner was opened and taken off its hinges at American Auto, 89 Maple Avenue.

Theft: $40 in gasoline was stolen at Country Fair, 1143 N. Canfield-Niles Road.

Theft: A purse and its contents was stolen and later recovered at Kmart, 4475 Mahoning Ave.

Theft: A rear license-plate was stolen from an auto at Bob Evans, 1100 N. Niles-Canfield Road and later used in a theft.

Burglary: An apartment was entered and a television stolen in the 1000 block of Fountain Square.

Criminal damaging: Two vehicles were damaged at American Auto.

March 9

Domestic violence: James Cox, 22, of 79 Indianola Road, Boardman was arrested for trespassing and domestic violence in the 1000 block of Compass West.

Fraud: Three unauthorized charges were made on a debit account at a home in the 5000 block of Stanford Avenue.

Theft: Golf clubs were stolen from an auto in the 4000 block of Westchester Drive.

Theft: $25 in coins were stolen from an auto in the 4000 block of Westchester Drive.

Theft: Coins, CDs and glasses were taken from an auto in the 4000 block of Westchester Drive.

Theft: A ladies’ purse and its contents were stolen from an auto and later recovered at a home in the 1000 block of Laurie Drive.

Fraud: Unauthorized purchases were reported at a home in the 2000 block of Oak Trace.

Theft: A propane grill was stolen from the 3000 block of South Meridian Road.

Assault: Two men were involved in an assault at an apartment in the 100 block of North Kimberly Avenue. Both were intoxicated.

Felonious assault: A woman is a suspect in a felonious assault at O’Donold’s, 6000 Mahoning Ave.

March 10

Criminal damaging: Two screen windows were bent at an apartment in the 1000 block of Compass West apartments.

Drug offense: Dustin Garcia, 18, of 3643 Johnson Court, Canfield was arrested on charges of drug abuse and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was released on a summons.

Attempted theft: Damage to a vehicle door was done in an attempted theft at Digital Dish, 4343 Mahoning Ave.

Warrant: Steven Mazzola, 34, of 4329 Mahoning Ave., was arrested on a warrant on charges of a probation violation and domestic violence.

Drug offense: Doug Measmer, 54, of 3425 Briarwood Lane, was arrested on charges of drug abuse of crack cocaine and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Theft: Michael Farr Jr.,21, of 3650 W. Market St., Leavittsburg was arrested on a charge of theft at Sheetz gas station, 5499 Mahoning Ave.

Burglary: Two flat-screen televisions were stolen in a burglary at a home in the 5000 block of Nashua Drive.

March 11

Theft: A skid steer with a plow were stolen at Cracker Barrel, 5600 Interstate Blvd.

Theft: A 2010 Nissan Altima was stolen and later recovered at a home in the 100 block of North Main Street.

Warrant: Robert Scott, 36, 4711 Woodhurst Drive, was arrested on a warrant for alleging domestic violence.

Aggravated menacing: A woman is a suspect in aggravated menacing at Phoenix House, 850 N. Meridian Road.

Criminal damaging: Scratches on a vehicle hood were reported in the 1000 block of South Raccoon Road.

March 12

Drug offense: George Went, 21, of 3634 Cascade Drive, was issued a summons for possession of marijuana in the parking lot in the 50 block of Westminster Avenue.

Criminal damaging: A vehicle tire was tampered with and the left rear door dented at a home in the 5000 block of Willowcrest Drive.

Criminal damaging: A vehicle rear-hatch window was broken out at a home in the 1000 block of New Road.

Criminal damaging: A beer bottle was thrown through a window at a home in the 600 bock of North Four Mile Run Road.

Criminal damaging: Two vehicles were egged, scratched and painted at a home in the 2000 block of Amberly Avenue.

Disorderly conduct: Annie Harris, 62, of Oak Grove, Ky. was issued a summons for disorderly conduct at the Econo-Lodge, North Canfield-Niles Road.

Theft: Numerous guns were taken from a residence in the 5000 block of Pinecrest Avenue.

March 13

Theft: Patrons walked out on a food bill at BW3, 6000 Mahoning Ave.

Assault: A man is accused of assault in the 1000 block of South Raccoon Road.

Theft: A Sony Playstation was taken from a home in the 4000 block of Burkey Road.

Theft: $2,000 in cash was taken from a home in the 200 block of North Beverly Avenue.

Aggravated menacing: A male is a suspect in aggravated menacing at an apartment in the 4000 block of Woodhurst Drive. March 14

Theft: A Cobra CB radio was taken from an auto parked at Polaris, 500 Victoria Road.

Theft: Jewelry was taken from a home in the 300 block of Staatz Drive.

Warrant: Police arrested Joseph Mitchen, 40, of Rittman on a warrant on a theft at Petro, at Interstate 80 and Salt Springs Road.

Assault: An 11-year-old juvenile was assaulted by another juvenile, age 12 in the 1000 block of Moorefield Avenue.

Theft: $53.73 in gasoline was stolen at Country Fair, 1143 N. Niles-Canfield Road.

Theft: Two desktop computers were stolen from Walmart, 6000 Mahoning Ave.

Burglary: A snowblower was taken from a garage at a home in the 4000 block of Patricia Avenue.

March 15

Criminal trespassing: Jessica Guy, 30, of 3469 Larchmont Ave., Warren, was arrested for trespassing and Heather Long, 31, of 1249 Severn Court, Warren, was arrested on a warrant on a charge of alleged stolen property at the TA Travel Center,5400 Seventy-Six Drive.

Theft: A woman reported a theft at a home in the 4000 block of Selkirk Avenue.

Telecommunications harassment: A woman is accused of telecommunications harassment in the 100 block of South Raccoon Road.

Warrant: Police arrested Mary Kane, 30, of 7292 Youngstown-Pittsburgh Road, on a warrant for theft.

Aggravated menacing: A man is accused of aggravated menacing at a home in the 1000 block of South Raccoon Road.

Warrant: Police arrested William Braun, 20, of 1027 Orange Ave., Youngstown, on a warrant for alleged criminal damaging.

Theft: Two lawn figurines were stolen at a home in the 1000 block of South Edgehill Avenue.

Telecommunications harassment: Harassment was reported by the owner of a home in the 3000 block of Evelyn Drive.

Criminal damaging: A vehicle was damaged at a home in the 100 block of South Inglewood Avenue.

March 16

Auto theft: Ohio State Highway Patrol arrested a man on a charge of auto theft at Bill’s Place, 4771 Mahoning Ave.

Breaking and entering: A copper waterline was taken from a vacant home in the 100 block of South Main Street.

Fraud: Unauthorized purchases were reported at Home Savings and Loan, 2320 S. Canfield-Niles Road.

Theft: Cash was reported stolen at a home in the 200 block of North Beverly Avenue.

Theft: Household appliances from a rental house were stolen in the 300 block of Rosemont Avenue.

Theft/property recovery: A wallet was taken and later recovered at Economy Inn, 1051 N. Niles-Canfield Road. Money and credit cards were taken.

March 17

Assault: A man and woman were involved in an assault at Buy the Beach Tanning, 5521 Mahoning Ave.

Criminal damaging: A vehicle was damaged at Marc’s, 4755 Mahoning Ave.

Telecommunications harassment: Harassment was reported by the owner of a home in the 400 block of Southward Drive.

Theft: $45 in fuel was taken at Country Fair, 1143 N. Canfield-Niles Road.

Drug offense: Thomas Wilson, 24, of 2189 Woodgate St., was arrested on a charge of possession of marijuana in the 400 block of Mahoning Avenue.

Drug offense: Police charged Jonnie Winslow, 23, of 321 Atlanta St. NW., Warren, with possession of drug paraphernalia.

Theft: A GPS was taken from an auto parked at a home in the 2000 block of Bainbridge Street.

Identity theft: Information was stolen and used to obtain a credit card at home in the 1000 block of Wood-ledge Drive.

Burglary: A laptop computer was stolen at an apartment in the 1000 block of South Raccoon Road.

March 18

Attempted burglary: A door and deadbolt lock were damaged at an apartment in the 4000 block of Pembrook Road.

Recovered property: An Ohio license was recovered in the Austintown Plaza, 6000 Mahoning Ave.

Recovered property: A black case with credit cards and an Ohio license was recovered at the Austintown Plaza.

Theft: A debit card was stolen from a home in the 200 block of North Beverly Avenue.

Theft: An HTC Smartphone was stolen at Casal Aveda, 6000 Mahoning Ave.

Warrant: Police arrested Brittany Reid, 23, of 1182 Church Hill-Hubbard Road, Liberty, on a warrant for failure to appear on a traffic charge.

Criminal damaging: A vehicle headlight was damaged at Regal Cinema, 6020 Mahoning Ave.

Theft: $40.61 in fuel was taken at Country Fair, 1143 N. Canfield-Niles Road.

Theft: An Ohio license plate was stolen from an auto at Austintown Fitch High School, 4560 Falcon Drive.

Theft: A Sony cell phone was stolen at Humility House, 755 Ohltown Road.

Breaking and entering: Entry was gained but nothing was stolen at the Rental Corral, 5020 Mahoning Ave.

March 19

Criminal damaging: A vehicle was scratched and dented while parked at Super 8 Motel, 5280 Seventy-Six Drive.

Theft: A patron had a party that cost $179.33 and didn’t pay at The Skate Zone, 5420 Mahoning Ave.

Theft: Police issued a summons to Paul Cayavec, 51, of 1469 Tripodi Circle, Niles, for allegedly taking a candy bar and coffee from Sheetz, 5458 Mahoning Ave.

March 20

Assault: Police charged Christina Gonzalez, 27, of 147 Cortland Ave., Campbell, with an assault that occurred at Club Gossip, 1743 S. Raccoon Road.

Warrant: Police arrested Timothy Rollison, 23, of 4150 Pembrook Road, on a warrant for failure to appear.

Disorderly conduct: Police issued a summons to Michael Hutch, 22, of 1 Jonathan Lane, Austintown, on a charge of disorderly conduct at Denny’s, 4927 Mahoning Ave.

Disorderly conduct: Police charged Jayne M. Kalentis, 48, of 4833 Westchester Drive, with disorderly conduct at Bill’s Place.

Warrant: Police arrested Jessica Price, 28, no address listed, on a warrant alleging she received stolen property.

March 28

Warrant: Police arrested Thomas McGuire, 40, of 5565 Madrid Drive on a warrant for failure to appear on a traffic charge.

Menacing: Threats being made by phone were reported at an apartment in the 2000 block of S. Raccoon Road.

March 29

Possible forgery: A resident of the 4000 block of Westchester Drive reported his ex-wife cashed his Social Security checks.

Warrant: Steve Delvo Jr., 22, of 517 S. Belle Vista Ave., Youngstown, was arrested on a warrant charging menacing.

Theft: Jewelry was stolen from Kmart, 4475 Mahoning Ave.

Criminal damaging: Lawn damage was reported at a home in the 1000 block of Idaho Road.

Theft: Sean Buckner, 25, of 494 Westgate Blvd. was arrested and charged with theft at Giant Eagle, 5220 Mahoning Ave.

Theft: Medication was taken from an auto at Dollar General, 1739 S. Raccoon Road.

March 30

Criminal damaging: The front door to the chapel at the 911 Memorial Park, 1055 S. Raccoon Road was damaged.

Theft: A pair of shoes was stolen at Frank Ohl Middle School, 255 Idaho Road.

Warrant: John Wymer, 37, of 866 Palmer Drive, Youngstown, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear on a driving under suspension charge.

March 31

Drug offense: Matthew Slate, 25 of 69 Forest Glen, Boardman, was arrested for possession of marijuana at state Route 46 and Silica Road.

Theft: $55.97 in gasoline was stolen at Country Fair, 1143 N. Niles-Canfield Road.

Theft: A UPS package was stolen at an apartment in the 4000 block of Westchester Drive.

April 1

Criminal damaging: Nails were placed on a driveway at a home in the 4000 block of Woodridge Drive.

Theft: Two dealer plates were stolen from vehicles at an undetermined location.

Aggravated menacing: A male is a suspect in aggravated menacing at a home in the 300 block of S. Edgehill Drive.

Telecommunications harassment: A woman is accused of telecommunications harassment at a home in the 300 block of Westchester Drive.

April 2

Telecommunications harassment: A female reported being harassed by a male at a home in the 2000 block of Amberly Avenue.

Burglary: The front door was kicked in an two flat-panel televisions and an Apple laptop were taken at a home in the 5000 block of Yorktown Lane.

April 3

Warrant: Michael Yount, 28, of 260 Tremble Ave., Campbell, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear on a traffic charge.

Warrant: Timothy Vinion, 34, of 245 N. Yorkshire Blvd. was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear on a traffic charge.

Fraud: $430 was withdrawn from an ATM at a home in the 2000 block of Penny Lane.