POLICE CALLS IN BOARDMAN, POLAND

POLICE CALLS

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

POLAND

Jan. 10

Theft: A woman reported several pieces of jewelry missing from her home in the 3300 block of East Western Reserve Road.

BOARDMAN

Jan. 11

Misuse of a credit card: An employee of a South Avenue restaurant discovered her stolen credit card had been used to make two unauthorized purchases totaling about $153.

Theft by deception: A woman at a Boardman-Poland Road store told officers that after noticing she had a flat tire and giving two people $20 to change it, she learned that the tire had been deliberately slashed. Another woman reported a similar scam while at a South Avenue grocery store.

Menacing: An Arden Boulevard woman said that after asking her estranged husband to leave, he pushed on a door to gain entry to her residence.

Possible theft: A Youngstown man reported having been overcharged $54 to rent a room at a Tiffany Boulevard motel.

Attempted burglary: Someone pried open and damaged a door in an effort to enter an apartment in the 5000 block of Forest Park Drive.

Assault: A worker for a Boardman-Poland Road gas station told police an irate customer tossed a bag of candy at the accuser’s head when she refused to sell cigarettes to the patron.

Theft: A $500 cellphone was stolen from AT&T, 8089 South Ave.

Identity theft: A Hunters Ridge Drive woman reported getting a $200 collection notice regarding an account she felt someone had fraudulently opened with her information.

Arrest: Authorities at the Mahoning County jail booked 22-year-old Albert L. Coffer Jr., 1450 Logan Ave., Youngstown, on a warrant accusing him of failure to comply with police. In December, Coffer led officers on a foot chase near Lake Park Road after they had tried to pull him over, a report said.

Arrest: Police noticed a disabled vehicle, which led to the arrest of 29-year-old Paul A. Lee III, 4025 Hudson Ave., Boardman, who was wanted on a felony parole-violation charge.

Criminal mischief: Four landscaping lights were damaged in the 7300 block of Westview Drive.

Burglary: Occurred at an apartment in the 5000 block of Forest Park Drive, from which a $200 DVD player was missing.

Jan. 12

Arrest: Police in the 7100 block of Tiffany Boulevard arrested 61-year-old Michael J. Dallman of Doylestown, Pa., on a falsification charge after saying he provided a false date of birth. Dallman also was wanted on a parole-violation charge from Bucks County, Pa.

Burglary: To a residence in the 1800 block of Basil Avenue through an unlocked front door. Stolen was more than $10,000 and a $100 wristwatch.

Harassment: A worker for a Mathews Road child-care center reported the business received five days’ worth of such calls.

Theft: Two plastic signs were taken from the former A&W Restaurant site, 680 Boardman-Canfield Road.

Harassment: An employee with a Stadium Drive hair salon reported having gotten five months’ worth of unwanted text messages, calls and emails.

Robbery: A Youngstown man told authorities he was attacked at an apartment in the 400 block of Rockdale Avenue and robbed of $10.

Jan. 13

Unauthorized use of a vehicle: A Pierce Drive man said a friend borrowed but failed to return the accuser’s 2000 Chevrolet Impala.

Menacing: Two woman at a Doral Drive store reported someone threatened to harm them and damage some of their property.

Theft: A six-channel equalizer, a computerized labeling device and miscellaneous wiring were removed from a van in the 100 block of Indianola Road.

Domestic violence: Jessica L. Diaz, 35, of 721 Canterbury Lane, Boardman, faced charges of domestic violence and resisting arrest after police alleged having seen Diaz strike or shove a man, causing him to fall backward. Diaz initially refused to comply with officers, they said.

Misuse of a credit card: A South Avenue man discovered three unauthorized withdrawals to his account totaling roughly $166 via the Internet.

Breaking and entering: Someone broke into a home in the 100 block of Melrose Avenue and removed from the basement 175 feet of copper piping.

Harassment: A South Avenue man reported receiving a series of unwanted calls.

Theft: Two workers with a Market Street child-care facility told police a woman stole their cellphones and had another person return the items.

Theft: A man in his 30s stole at least 50 video games from Toys ‘R’ Us, 317 Boardman-Poland Road, costing the business $1,250.

Theft: A Spartan Drive woman reported her purse, $300, a global-positioning-system unit and an MP3 player stolen from her vehicle.

Theft: A 15-year-old township boy was charged in the theft of $53 worth of clothing from Macy’s in the Southern Park Mall.

Menacing: A woman told officers her 13-year-old daughter was threatened at Boardman Glenwood Middle School, 7635 Glenwood Ave.

Arrest: John E. Sexton Jr., 25, of 347 Melrose Ave., Boardman, was arrested on a charge of attempted robbery. Sexton was accused of trying to rob a Speedway gas station, 649 E. Midlothian Blvd., in December.

Jan. 14

Harassment: A Terrace Drive woman said her former boyfriend has continually made and sent such calls and text messages, including a threat to kill one of her friends.

Theft: A Niles man reported his wallet stolen at a South Avenue business.

Arrest: Anthony C. Warren, 45, was taken into custody at his home, 22 Shadyside Drive, Boardman, on a misdemeanor charge of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle after Warren’s girlfriend alleged he took her 1994 Chevrolet Blazer without permission.

Criminal damaging: A car in the 7100 block of Tiffany Boulevard was found with a slashed tire.

Jan. 15

Theft: George W. Panno III, 18, of 7954 Market St., Boardman, was charged with taking a $70 men’s sweater from Macy’s, then released on a summons.

Theft: Three 16-year-old boys, two from Youngstown and one of Lowellville, were charged after roughly $36 worth of merchandise was stolen from Walmart, 1300 Doral Drive.

Arrest: A traffic stop on Brookwood Road led to 32-year-old David Johnson’s arrest. Johnson, of 2120 Robbins Ave., Niles, was wanted on a probation-violation charge.

Arrest: Police on Southern Boulevard picked up 29-year-old Andrea N. Bush, 227 Douglass St. NW, Warren, who was wanted on a charge of failing to appear in court.

Assault: An employee with Family Dollar, 4030 Market St., reported a customer pushed her backward into a wall when the accuser refused to remove a security tag from a piece of merchandise.

Theft: A man reported the theft of a gift card while at a Southern Boulevard store.

Auto theft: A 1990 Oldsmobile 88 was stolen in the 5000 block of Aravesta Avenue.

Theft: An undisclosed amount of money was missing from a safe at McDonald’s, 15 Boardman-Canfield Road.

Bad check: A man cashed a $464 check at Midwest Money Center Inc., 5021 Market St., that later was determined to be fraudulent.

Jan. 16

Arrest: Officers responded to an underage-drinking party at a South Cadillac Drive residence, where they charged a 17-year-old township girl with obstructing official business and allowing underage consumption of alcohol. The teen hindered officers’ investigation in part by refusing to allow them into the home, a report showed.

Domestic violence: Authorities charged 29-year-old Jason T. Sobnosky, 270 Washington Blvd., Boardman, with the crime after his girlfriend alleged Sobnosky had grabbed and tossed her across a room during an argument about money and before taking $40. The accuser had a small cut and a red mark.

Arrest: A traffic stop on East Midlothian Boulevard led to 49-year-old Charles A. Huff’s arrest. Huff, of 47 Cleveland St., Youngstown, was wanted by Warren authorities on a charge of failure to appear in court.

Attempted burglary: Someone threw an object at a side window to a Southern Boulevard residence in an effort to enter.

Burglary: Took place in the 20 block of Melrose Avenue by unknown means. Two hundred feet of copper piping valued at $2,000 was missing from the basement.

Misuse of a credit card: A Boardman woman found out someone tried to use her stolen debit card at a Doral Drive business.

Arrest: Police charged Tiffany A. Robison, 21, of 1052 Summit St., Warren, with possession of a controlled substance and operating a vehicle impaired during a traffic stop on Market Street. An intoxicated Robison admitted having pills for which she had no prescription, authorities said.

Menacing: An employee with a Southern Park Mall business said two former acquaintances made threats toward her, including one to blow up the accuser.