Poland and Boardman police calls

POLICE CALLS

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

POLAND

May 28

Assault: A Lowellville man reported having been assaulted at a residence in the 2200 block of Country Lane, though he was not injured.

May 31

Harassment: A Sylvan Street man reported getting such calls.

June 2

Burglary: Occurred in the 6200 block of Center Road through a rear door. Roughly 150 feet of copper piping was missing.

BOARDMAN

June 2

Auto theft: A 1998 Cadillac DeVille was stolen in the 7000 block of Tiffany Boulevard.

Theft: A customer rented but failed to return 10 shirts, vests and coats to Rondinelli Tuxedo Co., 207 Boardman-Canfield Road.

Drugs: Police issued a citation and a summons to 21-year-old Alexander R. Burrell, 268 Parkway Ave., Struthers, during a traffic stop in the 5000 block of Market Street. Burrell faced misdemeanor charges of possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia when, officers said, he admitted having a small bag of suspected marijuana in his pocket.

Harassment: A man told police a former employee made two threatening calls to the accuser’s Boardman-Canfield Road business.

Theft: Ashley Newland, 18, of 3656 Mercedes Place, Canfield, was charged in the theft of $108.65 worth of cosmetics from Walmart, 1300 Doral Drive.

Aggravated menacing: A security guard at a South Avenue store reported an elderly man threatened to shoot the worker after he had asked the man to move his vehicle.

Breaking and entering: Police conducting a welfare check in the 200 block of Shields Road discovered an open basement door, and that copper pipes had been removed.

Theft/criminal damaging: Three women and a man were suspected of stealing $850 worth of clothing from GapKids in the Southern Park Mall. Also, several security sensors were damaged.

Arrest: Tammy D. Ingledue, 48, was picked up at her home, 8215 Raub Ave., Boardman, on a misdemeanor warrant from Columbiana County charging her with criminal damaging.

June 3

Criminal damaging: A key was used to scratch an obscenity onto a vehicle’s driver’s side at the Southern Park Mall.

Arrest: A traffic stop near Market Street and Midlothian Boulevard resulted in the arrest of 30-year-old John C. Bates, Jr., 23 Saranac Ave., Youngstown. Bates was wanted on two misdemeanor warrants.

Identity fraud: A Mill Creek Boulevard man discovered someone had opened two utility accounts in his name without authorization and that he owes a total of $202.

Theft: A 15-year-old Boardman boy was charged with stealing body spray, a box of condoms and other items from Walmart.

Theft: A gas grill, an electric toy car and a 17-horsepower tractor were taken from a residence in the 3900 block of Arden Boulevard.

Theft: A $420 camcorder was missing from a home in the 300 block of Melrose Avenue.

Attempted burglary: Someone tried to break into a residence in the 6000 block of Applecrest Court and damaged two door locks.

Theft by deception: A Southern Boulevard woman told officers she gave a $24 check to a man who came to her door claiming to sell a magazine subscription. The woman made an inquiry and learned the man was not affiliated with the company, a report said.

Domestic violence: A 15-year-old Boardman girl was charged with the crime after her mother alleged the teen had struck her six to eight times in the back and pushed the accuser into a mirror during an argument.

Theft: Belinda L. Thomas, 48, of 130 Kendis Circle, Youngstown, was charged, accused of stealing clothing and hair spray from Walmart.

Theft: A worker for a Southern Park Mall store noticed $175 missing from her purse.

Theft: A purse was removed from a vehicle in the 6100 block of South Avenue.

Harassment: A Hillman Way woman told authorities her 11-year-old daughter was the victim of cyber bullying.

Harassment: A South Avenue woman reported getting threatening text messages.

Assault: An Austintown woman told officers that while in the Southern Park Mall parking lot, someone grabbed and pushed her head forward.

June 4

Criminal damaging: Someone without permission removed branches from two pine trees in the 100 block of Clifton Drive.

Burglary/menacing: A woman told authorities two people entered her Willow Drive residence, then tried to goad her 15-year-old son into a fight.

Theft: A woman discovered a billfold missing from her purse at a Doral Drive store.

Theft: A township boy, 17, was charged in the theft of an $18 set of headphones from Walmart, then released to the custody of his uncle.

Theft: An Erskine Avenue woman reported having bought a $100 gift card for carpet-cleaning services that were never done.

Theft: A Glenwood Avenue woman reported the theft of her mail.

Pursuit: Police attempting to pull over a vehicle near East Midlothian Boulevard and Shirley Road reported the male driver, age 18 to 20, led them on a foot pursuit. A perimeter was set up, though authorities had not made an arrest at the time of the report.

Assault/criminal damaging: An Arden Boulevard woman reported her former boyfriend slapped her head after damaging her phone and laptop computer when she refused to allow him to stay at her home.

Criminal damaging: Someone in the 6900 block of Market Street threw pieces of blacktop at a vehicle, breaking a windshield and causing numerous dents.

Theft: Janice R. Peacock, 20, of 330 Hilton Ave., Youngstown was charged in the theft of $19 worth of clothing from Walmart. She was released on a summons.

Auto theft: A 2001 Cadillac CTS was stolen in the 4800 block of Erie Street.

June 5

Criminal damaging: A car in the 1200 block of Red Tail Hawk Drive was found with all of its tires flattened, presumably the result of having been punctured.

Fraud: A Wingate Road woman noticed a $500 unauthorized charge to her checking account.

Arrest: Police pulled over a car on Weston Avenue, where they took into custody 43-year-old Leslie C. Sutton, 1633 Weston, on a warrant from Youngstown Municipal Court charging him with falsification.

Possible theft: A man reported his cellphone lost or stolen at the Southern Park Mall.

Aggravated menacing: A township man in a check-out line at a Doral Drive store reported another man threatened to harm the accuser and challenged him to a fight.