Poland and Boardman police calls

POLICE CALLS

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

POLAND

Feb. 24

Theft: A Center Road woman reported three checks stolen.

Identity theft: A Clovermeade Drive woman discovered $210 worth of unauthorized charges to her credit card.

Feb. 25

Theft: A Hamilton Avenue resident filed a report regarding a $5,100 payment.

Feb. 26

Arrest: Police charged Michael N. Senko, 47, of 1775 Western Reserve Road, Poland, with driving under the influence after a traffic stop on Struthers Road.

Feb. 27

Harassment: A Bel Aire Lane resident filed a report.

BOARDMAN

Feb. 24

Unauthorized use of a vehicle: A Wolosyn Circle woman told police she loaned her 2004 Toyota Matrix to her son’s friend with the agreement the friend would pay her $4,300, yet she has not heard from the borrower.

Theft: Police charged Daniel T. Campbell, 30, of 215 Steel St., Youngstown, with the theft of five Xbox 360 games from Best Buy, 561 Boardman-Poland Road.

Domestic violence: Austintown police handed 30-year-old Jonathan A. Kuzan, 160 S. Navarre Ave., Austintown, to Boardman authorities. Kuzan was wanted on a township warrant.

Harassment: A Midwood Circle man reported receiving 15 to 20 unwanted text messages over a two-month period.

Criminal damaging: A worker for a South Avenue long-term care facility returned to her car and noticed a windshield had been smashed and all of the tires flattened.

Misuse of a credit card: A Presidential Court man learned his credit card was used to buy $4,000 to $5,000 worth of merchandise over nine days.

Arrest: Police arrested 34-year-old David P. Rowbotham after he reported having been in a vehicular accident. Rowbotham, of 412 N. Schenley Ave., Youngstown, was wanted on a theft charge from Holmes County, Ohio.

Fraud: A Nova Lane woman reported having been scammed of $2,000 by a man she communicated with via an online dating service.

Theft: An $80 global-positioning-system device was taken from a car in the 7000 block of Tiffany Boulevard.

Theft: A 16-year-old North Lima boy was charged with stealing a pair of socks from the J.C. Penney store in the Southern Park Mall and released to the custody of his mother.

Identity theft: A Stratmore Avenue woman discovered an $18 unauthorized charge to her checking account.

Domestic violence: Saleem M. Khan, 30, of 8036 Sigle Lane, Poland, was charged after a family member reported having been grabbed and pushed to the ground. Khan also faced charges of obstructing official business, resisting arrest, possession of drug paraphernalia and abuse of a harmful intoxicant.

Feb. 25

Theft: A portable commode was stolen in the 500 block of East Western Reserve Road.

Fraud: A customer cashed a $2,200 check at Checksmart, 112 Boardman-Poland Road, later determined to be counterfeit.

Theft: A $200 GPS unit was removed from a vehicle in the 100 block of Argyle Avenue.

Theft by deception: A Gardenwood Drive man found out someone had applied for three student loans with his information.

Theft: Police charged Amanda M. Dean, 24, of 2730 Julian St., Youngstown, with stealing $31 worth of undergarments from Walmart, 1300 Doral Drive.

Theft: The rear license plate was removed from a car in the 8500 block of Crossroads Drive.

Theft: Two pairs of jeans were stolen from The Buckle in the Southern Park Mall.

Feb. 26

Assaults: A Shields Road woman alleged her boyfriend, during an argument, bent and injured one of her fingers. Police said they later found her boyfriend with injuries to his head and face.

Criminal damaging: A car in the 8000 block of Market Street was found with a broken rear window.

Theft: A city boy, 14, was accused in the theft of two pieces of jewelry from Sears in the Southern Park Mall, then released to the custody of his guardian.

Theft: A woman stole five articles of clothing from Macy’s in the Southern Park Mall.

Theft: A $975 gold decorative bracelet clasp was taken from a Southern Park Mall kiosk.

Arrest: A traffic stop in the 6200 block of South Avenue led to the arrest of 45-year-old Bertha M. Wilson, 2013 E. Midlothian Blvd., Youngstown, on a warrant from Alliance charging her with contempt of court related to an assault count. Wilson also faced a drug-possession charge when, police said, a bottle with pills not matching a prescription label was found.

Feb. 27

Criminal mischief: A Sierra Madre Trail man told police a neighbor tossed dog feces on the accuser’s back porch.

Theft/vandalism: Someone broke into a vehicle at a Southern Boulevard business, then stole two saws and other tools.

Burglary: To an apartment in the 1900 block of Wolosyn Circle by forced entry. A 42-inch plasma TV was taken.

Criminal damaging: Someone tossed eggs at and caused $250 in damage to a vehicle in the 7300 block of West Boulevard.

Theft: A woman discovered her wallet missing at an East Midlothian Boulevard store.

Arrest: Police arrested 26-year-old Matthew T. Downie, 6455 Diana Drive, Poland, on charges of obstructing official business and disorderly conduct. Downie had entered and refused to leave a Boardman-Poland Road restaurant after it closed, then failed to respond to officers, a report said.

Assault: A Youngstown woman alleged the landlord of a Sheridan Road apartment complex shoved her, causing the accuser to fall, during an argument about a bed frame.

Theft: A man stole a $110 pair of eyeglass frames from a Market Street eye-care business.

Feb. 28

Domestic violence: A 17-year-old township boy was charged after being accused of pushing his mother and a brother several times.

Harassment: A Forest Garden Drive woman said a former friend has made hundreds of unwanted calls during the past year.

Harassment: A Tippecanoe Drive woman told officers her former boyfriend sent her several such e-mails.

Theft: Two people stole clothing from Gabriel Bros., 850 Boardman-Poland Road, and fled in a vehicle.

Identity fraud: A Mathews Road man reported his personal information was used to open a credit-card account, and that he received a collections notice stating he owes $922.

Identity theft: A West Boulevard woman in the process of moving and requesting cable service at her new address discovered a 2008 balance of $300 from a cable company she never had service with.

Theft: A Fairweather Drive woman reported buying a $95 lamp online but never receiving it.

Thefts: Three cars in the 4300 block of Lake Park Drive had their catalytic converters removed.

Theft: Thirty-two Nintendo games and a $50 MP3 player were stolen from Toys “R” Us, 317 Boardman-Poland Road.

Burglary: Took place at a South Avenue trailer with a spare key. Stolen were a 32-inch TV, a DVD player and a cable box.

Aggravated menacing: Several employees with a Boardman-Poland Road eatery told police a former worker threatened to kill them and himself if anything else went wrong for him.