POLICE CALLS IN BOARDMAN, POLAND

POLICE CALLS

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

POLAND

Dec. 27

Criminal mischief: A woman discovered 155 feet of lawn damage at her residence in the 2300 block of Knollwood Drive.

Identity theft: A Katahdin Drive woman found a $202 fraudulent charge to her credit card.

Harassment: A Kennedy Road woman reported a sibling had been harassing her.

Dec. 29

Identity theft: A Renwick Drive man learned his identity had been compromised.

Dec. 30

Burglary: Police on state Route 616 arrested 23-year-old Justin D. Adams, 51965 state Route 14, East Palestine, and 49-year-old John J. Paul, 7903 Memory Lane, Canfield, on charges of burglary and complicity to burglary, respectively, after having responded to a burglary in the 7300 block of Clingan Road.

BOARDMAN

Dec. 30

Domestic violence: Karesia C. London, 19, of 432 Mathews Road, Boardman, and a 16-year-old township boy were charged with the crime after a family member alleged London and the boy had threatened and assaulted her, respectively.

Theft: Tiffany Grate, 30, who listed addresses in Salem and East Liverpool, was booked after being accused of stealing two lead lights from Walmart, 1300 Doral Drive.

Menacing: A Lockwood Boulevard woman reported receiving a threatening call pertaining to money owed to her.

Theft: A customer rented but stopped making payments on a $529 laptop computer from Eagle Rentals Inc., 6132 Market St.

Drugs: Jacquelyne C. Sebastian, 25, who listed addresses in Youngstown and Boardman, was picked up on three drug-related charges after police had responded to a possible heroin overdose in November and said they found five syringes, a spoon with suspected heroin residue and other contraband.

Stolen property: Alphonso West, 42, of 1644 Manhattan Ave., Youngstown, was booked on a felony count of receiving stolen property while at the Mahoning County jail on an unrelated charge. An Austintown woman alleged West had used her stolen credit card to make 10 unauthorized transactions in the township totaling $1,051.

Weapon/drugs: A traffic stop near Lake Park Road resulted in the arrests of Christina R. Direnzo, 19, who listed addresses on West Judson and Elberen avenues in Youngstown, on a charge of carrying a concealed weapon; Gregory J. Urbanek Jr., 20, of 174 Wychwood Lane, Youngstown, on charges of carrying a concealed weapon, being a convicted felon with a firearm and drug possession; and Donald A. Wells II, 21, of 830 N. Garland Ave., Youngstown, on one count of possession of drug paraphernalia. Urbanek, who dropped four suspected marijuana cigarettes, admitted having given Direnzo a loaded .25-caliber pistol, police said.

Felonious assault: Police charged 61-year-old Joseph L. Bertolini, 1331 Meadowood Circle, Poland, with felonious assault and obstructing official business after his son-in-law alleged Bertolini had placed a pair of scissors at his throat during a struggle. Bertolini also refused several times to get out of his vehicle for police, they said.

Theft: More than 150 Vicodin tablets and a hand-carved wooden elephant figure were stolen from a residence in the 5100 block of Allen Drive.

Forgery: A Canfield woman at a Boardman insurance agency discovered someone had forged her signature on a document.

Dec. 31

Arrest: Authorities responding to a domestic-violence situation on Clifton Drive charged 47-year-old Trevor F. Mohney, 27 Clifton, Boardman, with obstructing official business after saying Mohney screamed at the woman, became aggressive toward police and impeded their investigation.

Domestic violence: Officers arrested 37-year-old Joseph Z. Davis at his home, 90 Clifton Drive, Boardman, on a misdemeanor domestic-violence warrant after Davis’ girlfriend alleged he had wrestled her to the ground during an argument. A layer of skin was removed from the woman’s elbows, a report showed.

Fraud: A man told police that while at a South Avenue bank, he learned he had been defrauded of about $800.

Domestic violence: A charge was pending against a 24-year-old township man after a Wolosyn Circle woman alleged he had punched her three times in the jaw during an argument. The woman had a lump on her head and complained of jaw pain, police said.

Criminal damaging: Scratch marks were found on a vehicle’s driver’s side in the 7100 block of Locust Avenue.

Breaking and entering: Someone broke into Nancy’s Grooming, 5154 Southern Blvd. A $50 gum-ball machine was missing.

Jan. 1

Assault: A Struthers man at a Westport Drive home reported having been slammed against a wall while watching a football game. The other person told police the accuser had refused to leave.

Theft: A woman reported her cellphone stolen at the Southern Park Mall.

Criminal damaging: A bedroom-window screen was cut at a residence in the 400 block of Annawan Lane.

Theft: Three people left Denny’s Restaurant, 154 Boardman-Canfield Road, without paying a $34 food bill.

Unauthorized use of a vehicle: A woman said her boyfriend took but failed to return her 1997 Pontiac Grand Am while at a South Avenue motel.

Harassment: A Youngstown-Poland Road man reported getting several calls from a man trying to persuade the homeowner to vacate his residence because of recent earthquakes in the area. The accuser told police he feels the caller might try to break into his home.

Identity theft: A Los Angeles man discovered two fraudulent online charges to his credit card totaling about $780 and that one of the items had been delivered to a Market Street motel.

Drugs: Authorities responded to a report of a person passed out in a vehicle on Boardman-Poland Road, where they charged 26-year-old E.C. Robinson, 6043 Applecrest Court, Boardman, with one felony count of trafficking in drugs. A police dog led to the discovery of 276 grams of suspected marijuana in two freezer bags, a report said.

Jan. 2

Theft: A 17-year-old East Palestine girl was charged with stealing $35 worth of makeup products from Walmart.

Theft: DaRell L. Perez, 26, of 147 Park Heights Ave., Youngstown, was charged in the theft of a toothbrush and a video game from Walmart.

Criminal mischief: Someone in the 30 block of Carter Circle deliberately covered a pickup truck’s front windshield with grease.

Breaking and entering: An air compressor, several hand tools and a gas can were removed from a garage in the 300 block of Melrose Avenue.

Burglary: To a home in the 7500 block of Indian Trail through a rear window. Stolen were a .32-caliber handgun, several pieces of jewelry and a small safe containing $150.

Attempted fraud: A Sequoya Drive woman reported a caller, apparently from the Shreveport, La., area who claimed to represent the U.S. Treasury Department, told her she was chosen to receive a $7,000 reward for having paid her taxes on time, but that he first needed her account information. The woman’s husband intervened and the caller hung up.

Breaking and entering: Someone broke into Colla’s Barber Shop, 6247 Market St., via a window, cut a phone line and took an undisclosed sum of money.

Counterfeit: A phony $20 bill was found in a deposit at Sam’s Club, 6361 South Ave.

Harassment: A South Schenley Avenue woman reported getting a threatening voice-mail message causing her to fear for her safety.

Jan. 3

Harassment: Several threatening and derogatory calls were reportedly made to a Boardman-Poland Road fast-food restaurant.