Poland and Boardman townships police calls

POLICE CALLS

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

POLAND

July 18

Recovered property: An abandoned electric scooter was found near Tuscany Drive and Dobbins Road, then turned over to police.

July 19

Drugs: Officers investigating a disturbance at a residence in the 2700 block of Center Road seized three suspected marijuana plants and a suspected marijuana pipe, though no arrests were made then.

Identity theft: A Suncrest Court man reported having been a victim.

July 21

Burglary/damage: A home in the 7400 block of Youngstown-Pittsburgh Road was broken into through a rear door, which was damaged.

BOARDMAN

July 21

Arson: Authorities assisted township firefighters with a fire that had been intentionally set at Smoker Friendly, 4927 Market St. Two mattresses next to gas meters were on fire, a police report said.

Arrest: Police charged 49-year-old Hubie L. McMeans, 360 W. Delason Ave., Youngstown, with aggravated robbery, assault and theft after two purses had been stolen from Macy’s in Southern Park Mall. McMeans also stole a man’s keys after threatening to shoot him in an attempted carjacking on Market Street, a report said.

Theft: Nicole L. Degenaro, 28, of 1751 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown, faced felony charges of theft and possession of criminal tools after $930 worth of jewelry was stolen from Macy’s.

Theft: A dealer tag was missing from a vehicle at an East Western Reserve Road dealership.

Theft: A boys bicycle was stolen from a front yard in the 7300 block of Salinas Trail.

Theft: A woman reported her purse and a $250 cellphone stolen while at a South Avenue grocery store.

Theft: A 17-year-old township boy was arrested at his home on charges of theft and domestic violence after his mother discovered her debit card missing. The teen also was accused of threatening to kill his mother and shoving his sister, causing her to fall.

Theft: Inez L. Garcia, 32, of 3916 Fourth St., Struthers, and 40-year-old Lori B. Vitko, 3914 Fourth, were charged in the theft of about $244 in merchandise from Walmart, 1300 Doral Drive.

Criminal damaging: A car in the 1400 block of Turnberry Drive was struck with several eggs.

Harassment: A Truesdale Avenue woman told police her sister-in-law has been making belligerent and unwanted cellphone calls.

Theft: The owner of a South Avenue restaurant reported an intoxicated woman was unable to pay her $35 bill, though no charges were brought against her.

Theft: Several pieces of jewelry were removed from a vehicle in the 200 block of Brookfield Avenue. The loss came to about $4,320.

Theft of services: One of the owners of Subway, 1393 Boardman-Canfield Road, reported someone has been continually dumping garbage in the eatery’s trash bin without permission.

Robbery: Authorities charged Valencia M. Howard, 23, of 1755 Ogden Ave. NW, Warren, with robbery after $37 worth of clothing was stolen from Old Navy, 377 Boardman-Poland Road. Howard, who also was wanted on a contempt-of-court charge, struggled with an off-duty Ohio State Highway Patrol officer, a report said.

July 22

Fraud: A Southern Boulevard woman accused a family member of cashing eight child-support checks totaling $1,218 without permission.

Arrest: Officers near Leighton Avenue arrested 21-year-old Ashley A. Wilkinson, 177 Marion St., Struthers, on township warrants charging her with receiving stolen property and possession of drug-abuse instruments.

Fraud: An employee with Kay Jewelers Inc. in Southern Park Mall told police a man and a woman used false information to open a credit-card account, then used the card to buy $8,737.42 worth of merchandise. The two tried a similar scam at another mall jewelry store, a report showed.

Misuse of a credit card: A man learned his credit card was used without authorization at two businesses after his wallet had been stolen from a locker at a McClurg Road business.

Arrest: Police on Sierra Madre Trail picked up 21-year-old Nathan M. Shores, 7421 Sierra Madre, Boardman, who was wanted by Cuyahoga County authorities on two felony counts each of burglary and theft.

Arrest: A traffic stop near Southern Boulevard led to 44-year-old Dale L. Edmonds’ arrest. Edmonds, of 3313 Southern, Boardman, was wanted by Trumbull County authorities.

Arrest: Police booked 20-year-old Derek J. Higham, 280 Wildwood Drive, on a charge of possession and use of fireworks, a first-degree misdemeanor, after a Glendale Avenue man reported fireworks had been detonated in his front yard in an effort to harass him.

July 23

Theft: Michael G. Moore, 20, of 6110 Market St., Boardman, was charged with stealing popcorn from Walmart.

Theft: A $170 DVD player was removed from a car in the 40 block of McClurg Road.

Theft: A worker for a Boardman-Canfield Road fast-food restaurant noticed a drawer was $7 short.

Arrest: Jacqueline A. Kather, 21, of 4441 Southern Blvd., Boardman, was taken into custody on a misdemeanor warrant from Warren.

Theft: A man discovered $2,000 worth of jewelry and money missing from his home in the 5900 block of Parkland Avenue.

Theft: A woman in her 30s stole $40 worth of hair products from Dollar General, 5953 South Ave.

July 24

Theft: A man returned to his residence in the 700 block of Indianola Road and discovered a safe with $1,200, a handgun and laptop computer missing, for an estimated $2,700 loss.

Domestic violence: Marquis R. Perry, 28, of 557 E. Florida Ave., Youngstown, was charged with the crime after his wife, of Hudson Drive, alleged Perry had struck her head during an argument.

Domestic violence: Police charged 27-year-old Evan M. Hudson, 90 Washington Blvd., after a family member reported having been struck several times in the face and back of the head. She suffered pain and swelling.

Drugs: Police pulled over 23-year-old Nicholas A. West on Midlothian Boulevard, charged him with possession of drugs, drug-abuse instruments and drug paraphernalia. West, of 314 Stuart Ave., Youngstown, had a spoon with suspected heroin residue, a syringe and a folded piece of paper with suspected heroin residue, a report said.