POLICE CALLS

POLICE CALLS

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

POLAND

Jan. 18

Arrest: Police responding to a report of an erratic driver on state Route 616 charged Kevin J. King, 31, of 28 Centennial Drive, Poland, with operating a vehicle impaired.

Arrest: Police charged Heather I. Forney, 26, of 371 Porter St., Campbell, with driving under suspension and having fictitious license plates after being pulled over near Clingan Road. Forney also was wanted on a warrant from Campbell.

Jan. 19

Harassment: A Peddlers Court woman said an acquaintance has been harassing her.

Jan. 20

Theft: A New Castle, Pa., woman reported six computers, a leather coat and a purse stolen while at a Center Road store. The loss was estimated at $9,839.

Jan. 22

Arrest: A traffic stop on U.S. Route 224 near Struthers Road led to the arrest of 30-year-old Carol A. Pezzulo, 6605 Katahdin Drive, Poland, on a charge of driving under the influence.

BOARDMAN

Jan. 18

Identity theft: A Stoney Creek Drive woman found out her credit-card information was used to make $1,500 worth of unauthorized purchases.

Possible theft by deception: A Columbiana woman at a Tiffany Boulevard store told police that after noticing a damaged tire on her vehicle, she gave a man who offered to assist $10 to change it.

Theft: An Afton Avenue man discovered more than $38,600 missing from his home.

Arrest: Officers responded to a report of gunfire near Prestwick Drive and charged 21-year-old Gabriel A.C. Queener, 913 Keogh Ave., Youngstown, with inducing panic and being a convicted felon with a firearm. Queener was one of two men who, after the gunshots, entered an apartment, where a loaded .32-caliber semiautomatic handgun was found in a closet, a report showed. Also, three shell casings were discovered nearby, police said.

Theft: Henry A. Garner, 48, of 373 E. Ravenwood Ave., Youngstown, was charged with stealing a set of sheets from Family Dollar, 4028 South Ave.

Theft: A temporary tag was removed from a vehicle in the 4100 block of Hillman Way.

Auto theft: A 1999 Pontiac Grand Am was stolen in the 60 block of Alburn Drive.

Jan. 19

Theft: Two rings were stolen from an apartment in the 6300 block of South Avenue.

Theft: A $62 pair of shoes and $40 were taken from a locker at Boardman High School, 7777 Glenwood Ave.

Domestic violence: Police charged 50-year-old Joseph M. Bokros, 1857 Lealand Ave., Poland, with the crime after his wife alleged that while in a vehicle, Bokros used a push broom and a snow shovel to break a passenger-side window before grabbing and repeatedly pulling her toward him during an argument.

Harassment: A Bristlewood Drive woman told police a male caller tried to solicit her for sex.

Stolen property: Youngstown police handed 27-year-old Brandon R. Zikeli, 275 Park Ave., Youngstown, to township authorities. Zikeli was wanted on a felony charge of receiving stolen property after police said he had a stolen checkbook.

Counterfeit: A phony $20 bill was passed at Sam’s Club, 6361 South Ave.

Burglary: To a residence in the 5000 block of Forest Park Place after someone pushed open a window. Stolen was a $600 computer.

Felonious assault: Three Boardman High School students reported that while in the cafeteria, a group of male students assaulted them, resulting in one of the students suffering a broken right hand.

Theft: An Ivy Hill Drive woman reported the theft of several pieces of jewelry, for a $1,270 loss.

Menacing: A worker for a Boardman-Canfield Road business told police a caller from Michigan threatened to kill her.

Theft: Ten catalytic converters were stolen from J.D. Byrider Inc., 7871 Market St., costing the business $7,000.

Arrest: Officers responding to a fight on a school bus near Meadowbrook Avenue charged two township girls, 16 and 17, with obstructing official business and disorderly conduct. The two teens continually shouted profanities at police and refused to comply, a report showed.

Jan. 20

Trespassing: Robert N. Colbert II, 18, of 810 Trailwood Drive, Boardman, surrendered on a criminal- trespassing charge after police had investigated the theft of firearms from a Silver Fox Drive home and said he was found in the garage without permission. Colbert was not charged in the theft, however.

Theft: Police charged 20-year-old Dion D. Hanoman, 273 E. Lucius Ave., Youngstown, in the theft of a $29 pair of headphones from Walmart, 1300 Doral Drive.

Harassment: A Millcreek Boulevard man told police he received 30 to 40 unwanted calls in a two-day period.

Harassment: A Brookfield Avenue man reported receiving harassing and threatening text messages.

Assault: A Struthers boy reported having been punched in the head during an argument with another motorist near Mathews Road and South Avenue.

Arrest: A fight near Cook Avenue led to the arrest of 24-year-old Terrance T. Phillips, 510 W. Boston Ave., Youngstown, on charges of domestic violence and receiving stolen property after police said he was in a vehicle with a stolen license plate. Earlier, Phillips’ girlfriend alleged he had pushed, head-butted and choked her, then bit her hand during an argument.

Identity theft: A West Boulevard man learned his bank-account information was used to make four unauthorized debits totaling about $162.

Jan. 21

Theft: Police charged Ralph R. Kistler IV, 23, of 244 S. Yorkshire Blvd., Austintown, with stealing $192 worth of men’s clothing from Macy’s in Southern Park Mall.

Assault: A father and daughter reported having been assaulted by the other in the 60 block of Washington Boulevard during an argument related to college -tuition money.

Endangerment: A township man told police a female driver in a gray Ford Escape tossed a bottle at his car as he drove on Market Street, nearly causing the accuser to lose control of his vehicle.

Theft: Shampoo, paper towels and other items were stolen from Dollar General, 5953 South Ave.

Arrest: Authorities responded to an argument in the 700 block of Orlo Lane, where they charged 29-year-old Angela L. Montes, 545 Parkcliff Ave., Youngstown, with disorderly conduct while intoxicated and obstructing official business. An intoxicated Montes refused to leave in a taxi police had summoned for her and continued to scream at a family member, a report said.

Robbery: A 17-year-old Youngstown girl faced charges of complicity to aggravated robbery and obstructing justice after an armed robbery at Family Dollar, 4026 South Ave., in which she was accused of demanding that an employee open a safe, then fleeing in a vehicle.

Theft: A tote bag was stolen from Goodwill Industries Inc., 285 Boardman-Canfield Road.

Jan. 22

Harassment: A Southern Boulevard woman said a former friend made 22 unwanted calls in a 45-minute period.

Burglary: Occurred in the 20 block of Wilda Avenue via a rear door. A $400 laptop computer was taken.

Arrest: Police in the 6200 block of Market Street picked up 65-year-old Charles W. Moore Sr., who listed addresses on Canfield Road and Boston Avenue in Youngstown, and who was wanted on a bench warrant from Boardman Area Court.

Jan. 23

Arrest: Authorities investigating a vehicular accident in the 800 block of Boardman-Poland Road charged 26-year-old Maureen C. Cartwright, 4209 Euclid Blvd., Boardman, with operating a vehicle impaired and obstructing official business after saying Cartwright lied about who had driven the vehicle.