POLICE CALLS

POLICE CALLS

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

POLAND

Feb. 16

Theft: Shannon M. Veauthier, 30, of 1024 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown, surrendered on a theft charge. She was accused of stealing $113 worth of merchandise from Giant Eagle, 3130 Center Road.

Feb. 18

Theft/criminal damaging: A man in the 7200 block of Forest Hill Drive reported vehicle damage, as well as a global-positioning-system unit, $200 and other property stolen.

Burglary: To a township residence from which a $250 portable compact-disc player was stolen. No address was in the report.

Auto theft: A 2000 Ford Focus was stolen in the 2100 block of Lyon Boulevard.

Theft: A Forest Hill Drive woman reported the theft of a passbook, an automated-teller-machine card and numerous other pieces of personal information.

Harassment: A township man filed a report.

Feb. 19

Identity theft: A Poland woman discovered $1,559 worth of fraudulent charges to her debit-card account.

BOARDMAN

Feb. 18

Identity theft: A Homestead Drive man reported receiving paperwork from the Internal Revenue Service stating he owes $1,853 in back taxes, then learning someone in Georgia apparently was using his Social Security number.

Theft: Jessica L. Wallace, 31, of 814 N. Main St., Niles, faced charges of theft and possession of criminal tools after seven Sony PlayStation 3 games were stolen from Best Buy, 561 Boardman-Poland Road. She also was wanted on a warrant from Weathersfield Township.

Theft: Amber M. Boerio, 18, of 64 E. Lucius Ave., Youngstown, faced a felony count, accused in the theft of $501 worth of jewelry from Macy’s in Southern Park Mall.

Theft: A man in his 50s short-changed Hair Depot, 4026 Market St., about $50.

Theft: Two Canfield boys, 16 and 17, were charged with stealing an FM transmitter, a set of headphones and a Bluetooth headset from Walmart, 1300 Doral Drive.

Arrest: A traffic stop on Market Street resulted in the arrest of 53-year-old Donna E. Reeves, 209 Fruit St., Youngstown, who was wanted on a probation-violation count.

Disrupting public services: Two residents of a Southern Boulevard apartment complex told police an upstairs neighbor has continually tampered with their water.

Theft: After more than $300 worth of makeup was stolen from Macy’s, 33-year-old Robert E. Flick Jr., 1603 Huron Ave., New Castle, Pa., was charged.

Harassment: Two employees of a Market Street business reported receiving such calls, including one that was sexual.

Criminal damaging: A vehicle in the 6000 block of Applecrest Court was found with a door that had been spray painted.

Domestic violence: Michael K. Obeng, 37, of 1300 Meadowood Circle, Boardman, was taken into custody on Market Street and charged with the crime after Obeng’s wife alleged he had struck her right arm during an argument.

Feb. 19

Theft: Four people left Sawa Steakhouse in Southern Park Mall without paying their $101.84 food bill.

Counterfeit: A man tried to pass a fake $20 bill at Walgreens Pharmacy, 7295 Market St.

Theft: Seth M. Hurlbutt, 18, of 165 Grimm Heights Drive, Struthers, was charged with taking a jacket, a wallet and a leather belt from Kmart, 1209 Boardman-Poland Road.

Theft: Two New Middletown girls, 16 and 17, were accused in the theft of a hat, makeup and jewelry from Walmart.

Theft: A vehicle’s rear license plate was stolen in the 8100 block of Tod Avenue.

Theft: Police charged 20-year-old Jennifer L. James, 6054 Applecrest Court, Boardman, and Joshua B. Heitman, 31, of 3695 Indian Run, Canfield, with stealing about $86 worth of home-improvement products from Home Depot, 7001 Southern Blvd.

Breaking and entering: Someone entered a shed in the 7800 block of Hitchcock Road and removed three lawn mowers and a weed trimmer.

Theft: A woman in her 20s stole 15 packs of women’s socks from Family Dollar, 4028 South Ave.

Fraud: A Melbourne Avenue woman told authorities she was defrauded of $3,085 when she tried to buy a truck via the Internet.

Criminal mischief: An obscenity was spray-painted on a vehicle’s quarter panel in the 6000 block of Applecrest Court.

Theft: A .380-caliber firearm and $5 were removed from a truck in the 1800 block of Lynn Mar Avenue.

Theft: Both license plates were stolen off a car in the 7300 block of Salinas Trail.

Feb. 20

Arrest: Jason S. Jablonski, 26, of 107 Hazel St., Girard, was arrested in the 5200 block of Market Street. He was wanted on a contempt-of-court charge.

Arrest: Police picked up 39-year-old TangelaL. Turner at her apartment, 294 Shields Road, Boardman, on a warrant from Struthers charging her with contempt of court.

Feb. 21

Arrest: Officers charged 27-year-old Christopher R. Gomez of Phoenix with disorderly conduct while intoxicated and telecommunications harassment after responding to someone in distress in the 7300 block of South Avenue. An intoxicated Gomez had called 911 and made threats, then challenged police to a fight, a report said.

Theft: A man in the 1700 block of Alverne Drive noticed $50, a pair of sunglasses and an operator’s license missing from his vehicle.

Theft: Someone took $15 from a car in the 300 block of Meadowbrook Avenue.

Criminal damaging: A key was used to damage a vehicle’s driver’s-side finish in the 7300 block of California Avenue.

Theft: A Cleveland boy, 16, was charged and released to the custody of his guardian after a $30 pellet gun was taken from Walmart.

Feb. 22

Menacing: A Sierra Madre Trail woman reported a worker she had fired drove past then stopped in front of her residence after having threatened her before being terminated.

Theft: Justin Real, 19, of 1640 Medford Ave., Youngstown, was charged in the theft of two men’s T-shirts from Macy’s.

Criminal mischief: Someone entered a vehicle in the 900 block of Larkridge Drive.

Theft: Two batteries and a piece of copper were stolen from Home Depot.

Theft: Roughly $10 was taken from a car in the 1700 block of Island Drive.

Domestic violence: Authorities charged 23-year-old Stephen L. Blanchard, 168 Clifton Drive, Boardman, with the crime after his girlfriend alleged Blanchard, during an argument, had hit and shoved her, causing the accuser to strike a wall.