POLICE CALLS || Poland, Boardman

POLICE CALLS

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

POLAND

Oct. 23

Criminal damaging: A vehicle in the 8300 block of North Lima Road sustained damage.

Oct. 24

Harassment: A Shallow Creek Drive woman filed a report.

Oct. 28

Drugs: Police arrested 20-year-old Ashley I. Flesher, 2774 Center Road, Poland, and 21-year-old Cory M. Brady, 101 Ridgeway Ave., Struthers. Both were wanted on warrants charging them with illegal manufacturing and cultivation of marijuana, as well as possession of drug paraphernalia.

BOARDMAN

Oct. 28

Theft: Fifteen cosmetics items were stolen from Kmart, 1209 Boardman-Poland Road.

Robbery: Emmer A. Leflore, 57, of 1442 Victor Ave., Youngstown, faced a robbery charge after clothing was stolen from Babies “R” Us, The Baby Super Store, 1240 Doral Drive. Leflore, who also was wanted on a warrant from Liberty Township, threatened to hit a store employee in the face, police said.

Theft: A man reported an Xbox system and related accessories, as well as a necklace, stolen from his room at a Tiffany Boulevard motel.

Misuse of a credit card: A Washington Boulevard woman discovered her stolen card had been used several times without permission.

Theft: A Tara Drive woman noticed $200 was missing from her bank account.

Misuse of a credit card: A Hitchcock Road man found an unauthorized $1,791 debit had been made to a business’ checking account.

Theft: A man in his 60s stole 10 Halloween decorations and DVDs from Five Below, 411 Boardman-Poland Road, then fled on foot.

Vandalism: An estimated $2,800 in damage was done to gas lines and electrical units to a water tank and a furnace at a building in the 7000 block of Paxton Road.

Theft: Three people stole undergarments from Victoria’s Secret in the Southern Park Mall.

Citation: Police near Market Street cited 52-year-old Robert P. Mallin, 1990 Mathews Road, Poland, on a charge of having an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle.

Theft: Jennifer L. James, 21, of 143 Lemans Drive, Boardman, and Angelo D. Martino, 31, of Boardman, were charged with stealing baby items from Walmart, 1300 Doral Drive.

Domestic violence: Terrell J. Martin, 31, was arrested at his apartment, 841 Moyer Ave., Boardman, and charged after a woman alleged Martin had body-slammed and choked her during an argument, resulting in a chipped tooth and injuries to her face and arm.

Theft: Poland Township police handed 28-year-old John S. Probst IV to township authorities. Probst, of 2993 Palmarie Drive, Poland, was accused of stealing $60 worth of merchandise from Kmart.

Arrest: A vehicle check on Market Street led to the arrest of Christine M. Nicholson, 43, of 1619 Robbins Ave., Niles, who was wanted on a warrant from that city. She also was cited on a charge of driving under suspension.

Theft: Police took 28-year-old Jason T. Sobnosky, 270 Washington Blvd., Boardman, into custody after learning he was wanted by Liberty Township authorities.

Vandalism: Daniel R. Moerch Jr., 29, of Main Street, Hubbard, faced a felony charge after police said Moerch confessed to having caused more than $3,000 in damage to Splash and Shine Auto Bath, 869 E. Midlothian Blvd., in part by using his pickup truck to forcibly pull a vacuum machine from its base.

Oct. 29

Intimidation: A worker for a Boardman-Poland fast-food restaurant told police she received sexually explicit, intimidating and racist text messages.

Counterfeit: A man in his 30s used a fake $100 bill at Famous Footwear, 387 Boardman-Poland Road.

Theft: A township woman reported the theft of her wallet while at work.

Theft: About $20 was missing from a donation bucket at a Market Street nursing home.

Theft: Someone stole various auto parts from a trade-in vehicle at a Market Street dealership.

Theft: The Ohio State Highway Patrol handed 45-year-old Ronald A. Scurti, 130 S. Osborne Ave., Youngstown, to township police. Scurti, a former employee of Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar, 6691 South Ave., was accused of trying to defraud the eatery, in part by giving himself excessive tips.

Theft: Two 14-year-old city boys were charged in the theft of paintballs from Walmart. One of the teens also was charged with possession of criminal tools, accused of using a folding knife to open boxes of merchandise.

Oct. 30

Drugs: Kingsley E. Harris, 51, of 6321 St. Andrews Court, Canfield, faced a misdemeanor drug-abuse count after police stopped his car in the 6100 block of South Avenue and said several Xanex tablets were found. He also was charged with operating a vehicle impaired.

Arrest: Dwight L. Stickler, 50, of 7427 Glenwood Ave., Boardman, faced charges of obstructing official business and disorderly conduct while intoxicated after police responded to a trespassing call near Oregon Trail and said an intoxicated Stickler became belligerent.

Criminal damaging: A vehicle’s taillights were broken in the 1400 block of Turnberry Drive.

Criminal damaging: Someone drove through and damaged part of a front yard in the 100 block of Clifton Drive.

Criminal damaging: A Paxton Road woman told police that a man, during an argument, kicked and damaged her vehicle’s passenger-side door.

Oct. 31

Theft: Two women stole undergarments from Kmart.

Theft: A woman and a man took deodorant and soap from Giant Eagle, 476 Boardman-Canfield Road.

Theft: An AM/FM/compact-disc player was removed from a car in the 70 block of Lemans Drive.

Theft: A debit card and 170 tablets were stolen from a vehicle in the 60 block of Lemans Drive.

Burglary: To a residence in the 100 block of Shadyside Drive via a basement window. Taken were two refrigerator shelves.

Arrest: While responding to a suspicious person report on Arlene Avenue, officers charged a 17-year-old township boy with assault on a police officer, obstructing official business, resisting arrest and underage consumption of alcohol after saying the intoxicated teen punched an officer after providing a false date of birth.

Theft: Bonnie S. Newlin, 43, of 359 Jackman St., East Liverpool, was accused in the theft of a car-seat cover from Touchdown Gifts in the Southern Park Mall.

Assault/menacing: Officers responded to a fight in the 8500 block of Southern Boulevard, where one person alleged a neighbor had struck his head and the neighbor said his life was threatened. The argument apparently was about the use of a washing machine.

Theft: Fifteen CDs and four car-stereo speakers were stolen from a vehicle in the 4800 block of Brookwood Road.

Criminal damaging: Jennifer M. Gligor, 22, of 70 Washington Blvd., Boardman, faced a criminal-damaging charge after police said she admitted having intentionally broken a Washington Boulevard man’s vehicle’s taillights. She was released on a summons.

Aggravated menacing: A Melrose Avenue woman told authorities a neighbor pointed a handgun at her as she drove past the residence.

Domestic violence: Police charged 64-year-old Dan Nicoara Sr., 7420 Salinas Trail, Boardman, with two counts of domestic violence. Nicoara was accused of threatening his son with a knife and striking his wife with a glass during an argument.

Attempted theft: Police near Lemans Drive and Brookwood Road found the doors to four vehicles open.

Domestic violence: Jason D. Rummell, 37, who listed addresses in Boardman and North Jackson, faced two domestic-violence charges after his girlfriend alleged Rummell had thrown her against a wall, and after her son alleged Rummell threw him to the ground and placed him in a headlock.