Boardman Police Blotter

June 25

Criminal mischief: Four plastic yard chairs were found scattered in a backyard in the 1700 block of Basil Avenue.

Harassment: A Glendale Avenue woman reported the latest in a series of such calls.

Criminal mischief: A flower bed in the 300 block of Mathews Road was damaged.

Criminal damaging: A car in the 4200 block of Hillman Way was found with several broken windows. The estimate was $1,300.

Theft: An undisclosed sum of money was missing from a safe at Antone’s Italian Grille, 720 Boardman-Canfield Road.

Counterfeit: A customer at Dunkin Donuts, 6041 Market St., passed three fake $20 bills.

Criminal mischief: Damage was done to plants and a garden in the 1800 block of Halbert Drive.

Theft: Two 16-year-old Youngstown girls were charged in the theft of roughly $120 worth of clothing from Macy’s in the Southern Park Mall, then released to the custody of a parent and guardian.

Recovered property: About $74 worth of stolen property was returned to Family Dollar, 4028 South Ave.

Theft: A worker for a Boardman-Canfield Road store discovered $150 and a paycheck missing from her purse.

Assault/menacing: A man at a Boardman-Canfield Road apartment reported another man pushed the accuser into a wall, then implied he would be killed after accusing him of urinating off a balcony and harassing a family member.

Theft: A $300, 18-speed bicycle was stolen in the 70 block of Carter Circle.

Criminal damaging: Two decorative items were smashed in the street in the 1800 block of Basil Avenue.

Identity theft: A Youngstown man alleged his former employer used the accuser’s personal information without consent to open a business account on McClurg Road.

June 26

Domestic violence: A charge was pending against a man after a Red Tail Hawk Drive woman alleged he had threatened to kill her during an argument.

Domestic violence: Stephen L. Blanchard, 23, of 344 Melrose Ave., Boardman, faced a felony charge after a township woman alleged that, despite her pregnancy, Blanchard pushed her backward to the ground during an argument. The woman complained of pain to her side and stomach.

Theft: A woman reported her mother, of Boardman Boulevard, had her purse stolen.

Arrest: Police investigating a possible stabbing in the 200 block of Mathews Road charged 24-year-old Renee L. Sass, 245 Mathews, with obstructing official business after saying she had hindered their investigation of the assault. Sass also was cited on a charge of possession of drug paraphernalia.

June 27

Burglary: To an apartment in the 2000 block of Wolosyn Circle, after someone forced open a sliding-glass door. A $1,000, 50-inch TV was taken.

July 1

Theft: A man reported his checkbook stolen while at a Boardman-Canfield Road business.

Criminal damaging: A car in the 70 block of Erskine Avenue was found with damage to two doors and the driver’s seat.

Arrest: A vehicle check in the 5200 block of Market Street resulted in 44-year-old Emmanes L. Rhodes’ being taken into custody. Rhodes, of 1088 Eastway Drive, Youngstown, was wanted by Franklin County authorities on a felony charge of failure to pay court-ordered child support.

Misuse of a credit card: A Westview Drive woman discovered 41 unauthorized charges to her credit card.

Domestic violence: Police charged 25-year-old Ashraf M. Al Halaybeh, 7145 Locust Ave., Boardman, with the crime after his wife alleged an enraged Al Halaybeh had shoved her against a car, thrown her to the ground and kicked the accuser at least three times in the back during an argument. The woman suffered scrapes and cuts.

Menacing: A Brookfield Avenue woman said a neighbor threatened her.

Theft: Miesha S. Collins, 24, of 3612 Hudson Ave., Youngstown, and 28-year-old Myeshia L. Traylor, 524 Ferndale Ave., Youngstown, were charged in the theft of $54 worth of merchandise from Gabriel Bros., 850 Boardman-Poland Road.

Citation: Police cited 45-year-old Alan K. Bott, 525 Shadydale Drive, Canfield, after saying he had been found passed out at a U.S. Route 224 business.

Criminal damaging: A plastic mailbox was damaged in the 7500 block of East Parkside Drive.

Arrest: John J. Jewell, 51, of 5009 Firnley Ave., Boardman, was charged with obstructing official business after authorities responded to a report of a car having struck a pedestrian on Market Street. Jewell refused to provide proper identification and gave an incorrect Social Security number, police said.

Theft: A $200 MP3 player was removed from a vehicle in the 50 block of Jennette Drive.

Theft: A South Avenue woman reported several pieces of jewelry missing.

Theft: A worker for a Boardman-Canfield Road discount store reported her wallet stolen.

July 2

Auto theft: A 2007 Buick Lucerne was stolen in the 4400 block of South Avenue.

Stolen property: Youngstown authorities handed to Boardman police 37-year-old Anthony M. Salata, 1640 Medford Ave., Youngstown, and John M. Real, 40, same address. Both were charged with receiving stolen property, accused in the February theft of a 1991 Buick LeSabre from a Poland man.

Assault: A 14-year-old township boy faced assault, aggravated-menacing and criminal-trespassing charges after a Southern Boulevard man reported having been punched several times during an argument regarding the boy’s use of profanities. The accuser’s mother said the teen threatened to kill her, a report showed.

Drugs: Officers booked John W. Fithian, 19, of 833 Oakridge Drive, Boardman, on a felony charge of trafficking in marijuana after investigating a vehicular accident in the 100 block of Mathews Road and saying they found four bags of suspected marijuana totaling 66 grams.

Theft: A boy was detained after being accused of stealing a bottle of soda from Walmart, 1300 Doral Drive.

Theft: A woman reported her wallet stolen while at a Southern Park Mall store.

Theft: A woman reported the theft of her $500 cellphone at the Southern Park Mall.

Theft: Peraesia S. Padgett, 20, of 370 E. Ravenwood Ave., Youngstown, was charged with taking an $8 bottle of lubricant from Walmart.

Drugs: A traffic stop in the 100 block of Shields Road led to the arrest of 27-year-old Nathan M. Vargo, 137 Shields, on charges of possession of a controlled substance, drug-abuse instruments and drug paraphernalia. Vargo admitted having suspected heroin and a needle in his car, police said.

Theft: Ashley R. Perry, 26, of 5391 W. Middletown Road, Canfield, was charged in the theft of three electrical components from Home Depot, 7001 Southern Blvd.

July 3

Burglary: To an apartment in the 4900 block of Brookwood Road through the front door. Blood-pressure medication and a set of car keys were among items missing.

Burglary: Took place in the 100 block of Melbourne Avenue. Stolen were $600 and various photographs.

Aggravated menacing: A Ron Joy Place man told police another man threatened to shoot him in the head during an ongoing argument.

Theft: Robert B. Williamson, 45, who listed addresses in Canfield and New Springfield, faced charges of theft, disorderly conduct, obstructing official business and resisting arrest after $352 worth of groceries had been stolen from Giant Eagle, 1201 Doral Drive. Williamson also ran from and argued with store employees, then refused to cooperate with police, a report said.

July 4

Theft: A Hunting Valley Drive man discovered his wallet missing from his car.

Assault: A Straley Lane man reported two men in a car held and punched the accuser because he partially blocked the road while backing a trailer into his driveway.

Criminal damaging: Someone pushed over and broke a light pole in the 6600 block of Appleridge Drive.

Auto theft: A 2001 Chevrolet Cavalier was stolen in the 4900 block of Brookwood Road.

Aggravated menacing: A South Avenue man told authorities his former business partner sent several threatening text messages regarding money owed.

Theft: Steven M. Filimon, 25, of 1017 Bentley Ave., Youngstown, was charged, accused of taking $277.50 worth of clothing from Macy’s in the Southern Park Mall.

Theft: Police charged 19-year-old Ashley R. Benzenhoefer, 2143 Oak Drive, New Springfield, with stealing clothing from Macy’s.

Criminal mischief: Someone placed a small explosive device in and damaged a mailbox in the 7500 block of East Parkside Drive.

Criminal damaging: A vehicle in the 4000 block of Hillman Way was found with several intentional scratches.

Criminal damaging: A lamp post in the 700 block of Larkridge Avenue sustained $400 in damage.

Theft: A portable DVD player and $20 were missing from a car in the 2300 block of Hunters Ridge Drive.

Theft: A purse and other items were removed from two vehicles in the 8100 block of Hunting Valley Drive.

Theft/damage: A former tenant removed pipes and did other damage to a home in the 100 block of Erskine Avenue, and stole numerous items.

Theft: A debit card and several pairs of sunglasses were missing from a car in the 7800 block of Huntington Circle. The theft came to $525.

Theft: A man stole a $3 carton of ice cream from Dollar General, 5953 South Ave.

Theft: A man discovered his wallet missing while at a Boardman-Canfield Road store.

Theft: A woman at a Doral Drive business noticed her wallet had been taken.

July 5

Assaults: Five people reported having been assaulted during a fight at a Salinas Trail apartment.

July 8

Unauthorized use of a vehicle: A Glenwood Avenue man told police he gave another man a 2001 Ford van to sell, but that the other person failed to follow through.

Theft: A man reported his cellphone stolen in the 7000 block of Tiffany Boulevard.

Theft: Glenn M. Leyman, 31, of 1682 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown, faced charges of theft and possession of criminal tools, accused of using a box cutter to open packages and stealing two bottles of cologne and a pair of gym shorts from Walmart, 1300 Doral Drive.

Theft: A worker for a Boardman-Poland Road business reported the theft of her wallet.

Harassment: An Indianola Road woman reported getting harassing and threatening calls, including one stating she would be killed.

Domestic violence: Police charged 32-year-old Shawn C. Russell, 4611 South Ave., Boardman, with the crime after a woman alleged Russell had struck the back of her head and choked her during an argument.

Drug paraphernalia: A syringe was found in a disabled vehicle near Route 224 and Southern Boulevard.

Theft: Clothing, a book bag and other items were removed from a car at the Southern Park Mall.

Theft: A woman discovered $600 had been stolen from the bank account of her mother, who’s a resident at a South Avenue long-term care center.

Domestic violence: Joshua A. Donatelli, 19, of 5985 Glenwood Ave., Boardman, was charged after Donatelli’s mother alleged he had twice shoved her, then made a threat, during an argument related to a set of car keys.

Burglary: Police, with assistance from the U.S. Marshals Task Force, took 18-year-old Freeman Bankston V into custody at his residence, 30 W. Ravenwood Ave., Youngstown, on a burglary charge after he had been accused of breaking into a home in the 100 block of Homestead Drive. Youngstown police charged Bankston with being a convicted felon with a firearm and possession of a dangerous ordnance, both felonies, after saying they found a sawed-off shotgun in his home.

July 9

Theft: A car stereo was removed from a vehicle in the 100 block of Terrace Drive.

Criminal damaging: A vehicle in the 5900 block of Glenwood Avenue was found with damage to its passenger-side mirror as well as scratches on a window. The estimate was $800.

Arrest: Police responded to a suspicious person near a Boardman-Poland Road fitness center, then charged 18-year-old John J. Delliquadri, 7080 Spartan Drive, Boardman, with obstructing official business and resisting arrest after saying Delliquadri had led them on a brief foot pursuit.

Vandalism: A Huntington Circle woman noticed damage to three flower pots.

Theft: A stethoscope, a blood-pressure cuff and a gym bag were taken from a vehicle in the 60 block of Clifton Drive.

Trespassing: Someone illegally entered a car in the 40 block of Willow Drive, though nothing appeared to have been stolen.

Criminal mischief: A racial epithet was written on two of a vehicle’s windows in the 8000 block of Hunters Cove Drive.

Theft: A woman reported her wallet stolen at a Boardman-Poland Road store.

Theft/damage: Someone in the 4800 block of Southern Boulevard broke a car window and removed a $300 MP3 player.

Unauthorized use of a vehicle: Officers arrested 23-year-old Correy J. Naypaver, 1475 Doncaster Drive, Boardman, on a felony charge of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle after saying they located in Naypaver’s driveway a 1996 Honda Accord that had been stolen from a Youngstown woman.

Vandalism: Police picked up Darius R. Holcomb, 25, of 758 Pineview St., Youngstown, who was at the Mahoning County jail. He faced a felony vandalism charge after being accused of damaging a car in the 4200 block of Hillman Way.

Drugs: Deandre R. Jenkins, 23, of 452 W. Hylda Ave., Youngstown, was arrested on a felony charge of trafficking in drugs after officers pulled him over on East Midlothian Boulevard. Jenkins, who also was wanted on a probation-violation charge, had three bags of suspected marijuana packaged for sale, police said.

Drugs: Police in the 1100 block of Boardman-Poland Road charged 21-year-old Jose L. Garriga-Gonzalez, 3614 Beechwood Place, Youngstown, with a misdemeanor count of possession of dangerous drugs after saying they found an unmarked pill bottle with white pills.

Counterfeit: A fake $20 bill was passed at Taco Bell, 458 Boardman-Canfield Road.

Theft: Samantha Stout, 19, of Hilliard, Ohio, was charged with stealing 15 energy drinks from Walmart.

Theft: A $300 car stereo was removed from a vehicle in the 100 block of Terrace Drive.

Criminal mischief: Someone tossed eggs at a car in the 1800 block of Oles Avenue.

Identity fraud: A township man told police he received two letters from a South Avenue business stating he owes about $190, but that someone else likely had used his store card.

Assault: A Tam-O-Shanter Drive woman alleged her boyfriend had pulled her hair, bit and kicked her, then threatened to kill them both, during an argument.

Theft: A 16-year-old Shaker Heights, Ohio, boy was charged with stealing a $160 wristwatch from Macy’s in the Southern Park Mall, then released to the custody of his mother.

July 10

Burglary: To an apartment in the 7100 block of Glendale Avenue through the front door. It was unknown if anything was missing.

Theft of services: An employee of Subway, 1393 Boardman-Canfield Road, discovered someone had used a trash bin belonging to the eatery without permission.

Stolen property: Authorities charged 25-year-old Jeremy C. Bell, 5205 Trotter Drive, Boardman, with receiving stolen property and possession of criminal tools, both misdemeanors. While investigating a suspicious person, police determined that Bell had a global-positioning-system device that had been stolen from a Falls Church, Va., couple, a report showed.

Assault: A North Cadillac Drive man told police a woman at his residence became angry and struck his head with an object.

Vandalism: A security door to an apartment complex in the 7100 block of Glendale Avenue sustained $800 in damage.

Criminal damaging: A woman left a South Avenue store and noticed scratches on her car.

Domestic violence: Authorities picked up 20-year-old Jessica L. Willmitch at her Youngstown residence, 3828 Palmetto Drive, on a warrant after a Melrose Avenue man reported having been assaulted and injured.

Arrest: Joshua W. Koch, 34, of 3974 S. Schenley Ave., Boardman, was arrested on a warrant from Hubbard accusing him of failing to appear in court to face a charge of failing to pay income taxes.

Burglary: Someone broke into an office at the Travelers Inn, 6110 Market St., through a rear door and took an undisclosed amount of money.

Arrest: Harold Oliver Jr., 33, of 5011 Brookwood Road, Boardman, faced felony counts of domestic violence, aggravated burglary and disrupting public services after someone in the 4600 block of Southern Boulevard called 911 and hung up. A woman later alleged Oliver had entered her Southern Boulevard residence without permission, assaulted her and destroyed the accuser’s cellphone so she could not contact authorities.

Drugs: A traffic stop on Glenwood Avenue resulted in 22-year-old Andrew D. Stanton’s arrest on charges of possession of drug-abuse instruments and obstructing official business. Stanton, of 26 N. Navarre Ave., Austintown, had a syringe, then provided a false Social Security number, a report said.