Canfield Police Blotter

April 19

Harassing phone calls: A woman reported receiving harassing phone calls of a sexual nature at her mother’s home in the 200 block of Northview Drive.

April 21

Embezzlement: A city business owner at Tri-County Rehabilitation, 567 E. Main St., met with police and advised that one of his employees was fired because he believes the employee was stealing money from him and his company. Police plan to charge the man for theft.

April 29

Passing bad checks: An employee at Nemenz IGA, 8 N. Broad St. reported that a Lowe’s gift card was purchased with a check for $100 that was returned for insufficient funds. The suspect, Dana Muth, 25, of 7141 N. Palmyra Road, also tried to pass another check at Nemenz on the same date but was refused by the employee. The suspect was in custody of Mahoning County jail for other bad checks she had written, and local police issued a warrant for her arrested before her scheduled court appearance.

May 15

Drug paraphernalia: Police arrested Ian Keffer, 20, of 558 Woodbury Court on a charge of possession of drug paraphernalia, and Sean Pallante, 20, of 52 Jade Circle on a charge of possession of drug paraphernalia at Jade Court and Sandstone Lane. Police found a silver metal grinder containing suspected marijuana residue.

May 23

Warrant: Police arrested Quentin Lester, 26, of Canton at Stark County Sheriff’s Office after he had been apprehended for failure to appear on a warrant for Canfield Mayor’s Court. He was later released and given a new court date.