Thursday, April 19, 2012
POLICE CALLS
A summary of recent criminal activity in Poland and Boardman townships:
POLAND
April 9
Theft: About $100 was stolen from a residence in the 7100 block of Clovermeade Avenue.
April 10
Identity theft: A Harvest Run Road woman discovered $575 worth of fraudulent charges to her credit card.
April 13
Harassment: A Poland woman, no information provided, filed a report.
BOARDMAN
April 12
Misuse of a credit card: A Crystal Drive man discovered 10 fraudulent purchases totaling $646 had been made with his debit card.
Fraud: A Glenwood Avenue woman found out someone had used her credit card without authorization to make several charges.
Attempted breaking and entering: The front door was damaged after someone apparently had tried to break into Petsmart, 1100 Doral Drive, though nothing was missing.
Vandalism: A work truck in the 1800 block of Lealand Avenue was found with paint damage and a broken rear window. The estimate was $2,000.
Menacing: A New Middletown man at a McClurg Road business said he feared he would be assaulted during an argument that escalated.
Breaking and entering: The rear door at a McDonald’s restaurant, 1110 Boardman-Poland Road, was found ajar, and an undisclosed sum of money was missing from a safe.
April 13
Stalking: A South Shore Drive woman told police her former boyfriend left unwanted notes and gifts at her home and visited her place of employment.
Criminal damaging: Windows to an apartment in the 400 block of Mathews Road were damaged. Also a vehicle was found with all of its tires flattened.
Domestic violence: Norman D. Smith, 41, was charged with the crime after his girlfriend alleged that Smith, of 829 Mathews Road, Boardman, was intoxicated and punched her mouth and face. The accuser had a bloody mouth and several other injuries, police said.
Theft: Two concrete blocks were removed from a business in the 6000 block of Market Street.
Aggravated menacing: A Wilda Avenue man told authorities another man followed him home, pointed a firearm at the accuser and fled in a blue Pontiac vehicle.
Theft: Someone took $2,140 worth of scrap from a trailer at a McClurg Road business.
Criminal damaging: A Wolosyn Circle man reported his girlfriend smashed two picture frames and overturned a kitchen table and chairs at his apartment.
Theft: A box containing about $2,400 worth of jewelry was missing from a residence in the 6000 block of Youngstown-Poland Road.
Arrest: Courtney B. Knicely, 26, of 3733 Eagle Creek Road, Leavittsburg, surrendered on a charge of violating a protection order, a first-degree misdemeanor, after a Charles Avenue woman alleged Knicely had posted online threats against her, in violation of the order.
Criminal damaging: A vehicle’s antenna was damaged in the 4000 block of South Schenley Avenue.
Theft: A woman stole a Pittsburgh Steelers purse from Touchdown Gifts & More in the Southern Park Mall.
April 14
Felonious assault: A Pierce Drive man alleged his wife, with whom he’s in the process of a divorce, tried to run him over with a vehicle during an argument about money.
Breaking and entering: A garage window was broken in the 20 block of Charles Avenue. Missing were various items.
Arrest: Officers charged 54-year-old Candace S. Beight, 57 Willow Drive, Boardman, with failure to comply with police, obstructing official business and operating a vehicle impaired after saying Beight had led them on a vehicular pursuit and had two bottles of vodka in the car.
Assault: A man reported having been struck above the left eye at a South Avenue restaurant. He had a bruise to the affected area.
Possible theft: A Struthers man reported his cellphone lost or stolen at a Boardman-Poland Road business.
Attempted burglary: A door knob to an apartment in the 4900 block of Brookwood Road had been tampered with, though police found no signs of entry.
Theft: A $550 cellphone was stolen from a car in the 5900 block of Market Street.
Auto theft: A 1999 Chevrolet Cavalier was stolen in the 4600 block of South Avenue.
Theft: A man left Quaker Steak & Lube, 435 Boardman-Poland Road, and failed to pay his $24.20 bill.
April 15
Domestic violence: Police charged 28-year-old Eric Carbone, 5791 Sheridan Road, Poland, with the crime after his sister alleged Carbone had punched her mouth and pushed her to the ground.
Domestic violence: Authorities charged Antoinette B. Johnson, 20, and Corey K. Reese, 28, both of 4910 Brookwood Road, Boardman, with domestic violence after having responded to a fight between them. Johnson alleged Reese had struck her several times in the face; Reese alleged Johnson had punched him.
Auto theft: A 2002 Hyundai Elantra was stolen in the 1700 block of Mathews Road.
Criminal damaging: A pickup truck in the 4400 block of South Avenue was found with all of its tires deflated.
Vandalism: A door to an apartment in the 7000 block of West Boulevard sustained $400 in damage.
Theft: Several pieces of jewelry were missing from a residence in the 7900 block of Lost Tree Drive.
April 16
Domestic violence: Jerald C. Essad II, 29, and Shannon R. Romeo, 31, were charged after officers responded to a disturbance at their home, 4930 Brookwood Road, Boardman. Essad alleged having been attacked while on a couch; Romeo alleged Essad choked her and held a large butcher knife to her throat, though police were unable to locate the knife, a report showed.