Poland and Boardman police calls

POLICE CALLS

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

POLAND

Feb. 28

Theft: Two dogs were reported stolen from an Eastbrooke Trail home.

March 2

Identity theft: A Park Place man discovered an unauthorized $467 charge to his credit card.

Arrest: Police arrested 51-year-old Nicholas J. Drajic, 10257 Main St., New Middletown, in Struthers on charges of theft and criminal trespassing.

March 4

Domestic violence: Robert H. Dennis, 32, of 399 W. Pine Lake Road, Salem, was charged with the crime after his girlfriend, of Coblentz Drive, reported having been a victim. She was not injured, however.

Arrest: Jimmy C. Cakir, 55, was taken into custody at his residence, 6058 Center Road, Lowellville, on a warrant from Struthers Municipal Court. He was charged with contempt of court.

March 6

Theft: A township man reported the theft of his rear license plate.

BOARDMAN

March 3

Theft: The rear license plate was removed from a vehicle in the 7100 block of Tiffany Boulevard.

Theft: Loretta L. Gilmore, 53, of 136 W. Warren Ave., Youngstown, faced a felony count after police said she admitted having stolen $781 worth of jewelry and other items from Goodwill Industries Inc., 285 Boardman-Canfield Road.

Domestic violence: Officers took into custody 53-year-old Cheryl L. Katz, 7505 Jaguar Drive, Boardman, on a warrant after Katz’s husband alleged she had pushed him, causing the accuser to strike a wall.

Identity fraud: An Aravesta Avenue man told police a relative used his personal information in an attempt to open a phone account.

Fraud: A Grover Drive man alleged his son made an unauthorized $140 purchase with the accuser’s credit card, then forged a check for $1,150.

March 4

Theft: A 26-inch flat-screen TV was removed from an apartment in the 5000 block of Aravesta Avenue.

Menacing: A driver near Southern Boulevard and U.S. Route 224 reported having been cut off by a motorist who had a gun in his hand, though the accuser said the other driver did not threaten him with the firearm.

Theft: A man at a Market Street motel discovered $347 missing from his wallet.

Arrest: Officers arrested 41-year-old Ross A. Francis, 6110 Market St., Boardman, on a probation-violation count related to a charge of telecommunications harassment.

Breaking and entering: Someone entered a shed on a piece of Walker Mill Road property owned by Dominion East Ohio Gas Co. and stole a $2,500 microwave-radio transmitter.

Theft/damage: A vehicle in the 1500 block of Tamarisk Trail was found with a smashed window. Stolen was a laptop computer.

March 5

Theft: Twelve to 13 pairs of men’s jeans were stolen from Dillard’s in the Southern Park Mall.

Theft: Undergarments and a pair of hair clippers were stolen from Family Dollar, 4028 Market St.

Harassment: A Mathews Road woman reported receiving calls in violation of a protection order.

Vandalism: A window was broken at Hobby Lobby USA, 105 Boardman-Canfield Road.

Assault: Police charged 52-year-old Robert J. Schiffauer, 936 Shields Road, Boardman, with assault and aggravated menacing after a man at a Boardman-Canfield Road eatery reported having been punched several times and having a gun pointed at him.

Criminal damaging: A section of a fence was damaged in the 700 block of Indianola Road.

Harassment: Someone posted online a false advertisement intended to harass employees of Audio Extreme, 7000 Market St.

March 6

Assault: Police responded to a fight in the 7900 block of Glenwood Avenue. Injuries included a cut lip and left eye.

Theft: A worker for a Tiffany Boulevard restaurant reported her $600 cell phone stolen.

Domestic violence: Jennifer M. Mathie, 35, was taken into custody at her home, 7125 Trenholm Road, Boardman, and charged after her mother alleged Mathie had shoved her to the ground during an argument.

Attempted theft: A man in his 30s tried to steal four jackets from Dick’s Sporting Goods, 1280 Doral Drive.

Theft: Two DVD players were taken from Big Lots, 7110 South Ave.

Theft: Someone stole two packs of undergarments as well as tank tops from Dollar General, 271 Boardman-Canfield Road.

March 7

Menacing: An Aravesta Avenue woman complained of someone pounding on her door, screaming and making various accusations against her.

Aggravated menacing: A Glenwood Avenue woman told police someone in a parked car threatened to shoot her young son.

Attempted breaking and entering: Someone cut a rectangular section of glass to a utility garage at Cumulus Broadcasting Inc., 4040 Simon Road, apparently in an effort to break in.

Theft: Police charged Olivia C. Walser, 18, of 2369 E. Midlothian Blvd., Struthers, with the theft of a $40 pair of shoes from Kohl’s, 383 Boardman-Poland Road.

Aggravated menacing: An Afton Avenue man reported a neighbor threatened to shoot him during an argument about loud music.

Identity theft: A Boardman-Canfield Road woman noticed an unauthorized $603 transaction to her debit card that had been made from an Orlando, Fla., gas station.

Domestic violence: A 16-year-old township girl was charged after her brother alleged the girl had punched him several times during an argument.

Criminal damaging: A man in the 7700 block of Glenwood Avenue discovered damage to his car’s antenna, body and passenger-side mirror.

Criminal damaging: A vehicle in the 7700 block of Glenwood Avenue was found with damage to its rubber stripping and a window roller.

Theft: Police charged Venus J. Cataldo, 20, of 117 University Plaza, Youngstown, with stealing 16 pieces of jewelry from Walmart, 1300 Doral Drive.

Possible theft: A woman at a Tiffany Boulevard store noticed her Social Security card and other items had been lost or stolen from her purse.

March 8

Drug paraphernalia: Police cited 18-year-old Jonathan D. Negron, 3926 Hudson Drive, Boardman, during a traffic stop. Suspected marijuana debris and a suspected marijuana pipe were found, a report said.