POLICE CALLS FOR BOARDMAN, POLAND

POLICE CALLS

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

POLAND

Feb. 28

Burglary: Took place in the 5000 block of Center Road. Stolen were several gold wristwatches, two jewelry boxes, jewelry and a 60-inch, flat-screen TV.

Feb. 29

Theft: An elderly Jaric Street woman reported the theft of a $3,100 cashiers check.

March 1

Criminal mischief: Property was damaged in the 2300 block of Knollwood Avenue.

March 3

Recovered property: A stolen and damaged automated-teller machine was found near Miller and West Kansas roads.

Theft: A hand bag, $15 and miscellaneous credit and debit cards were stolen from a vehicle parked in the 7000 block of Indian Trail.

BOARDMAN

March 2

Identity fraud: A Canfield woman at a South Avenue bank learned that someone had used her debit card without authorization to make $882 worth of online purchases.

Theft: Police charged Kenneth B. Oberholtzer, 30, of 147 N. Middle St., Columbiana, with stealing a $53 fishing reel from Walmart, 1300 Doral Drive.

Breaking and entering: Someone in the 40 block of Erskine Avenue broke a garage window, though it appeared nothing was taken.

Drug paraphernalia: Police cited 19-year-old Mardell H. Halas, 257 Brenda Lane, Columbiana, during a traffic stop near the Southern Park Mall. Suspected marijuana debris and a suspected marijuana cigar were found, a report showed.

Criminal damaging: Two 14-year-old township boys faced criminal-damaging charges after police received a complaint that four juveniles were seen damaging landscaping lights in the 100 block of Brookfield Avenue. Both admitted their involvement and were released to the custody of their parents, a report said.

Misuse of a credit card: Someone used a stolen card to buy 700 T-shirts from Step in Time Inc., 1305 Boardman-Canfield Road. The purchase came to $3,850.

Theft: A Toledo man at a Tiffany Boulevard motel noticed two Nintendo systems missing.

Aggravated menacing: The owner of a U.S. Route 224 karate studio reported a man threatened to kill him.

Theft: Two men in their 20s stole more than $5,900 worth of MP3 players from Walmart.

Drugs: Police pulled over 52-year-old Cornelius Robbins, 365 Shields Road, Boardman, on Market Street and charged him with one felony drug-abuse count after saying he had a folded piece of paper in his sock that contained suspected crack cocaine.

Criminal damaging: Someone in the 1100 block of Doral Drive used a key to scratch a vehicle’s finish. Damage was estimated at $50.

March 3

Criminal damaging: A car’s passenger-side window was broken in the 7300 block of Indian Trail.

Criminal damaging: A woman in the 6700 block of Paxton Road discovered a wooden table and a plastic chair on her porch were damaged.

Theft: Ashley D. Johnson, 21, of Morgantown, W.Va., was charged with stealing three pairs of men’s pants from Macy’s in the Southern Park Mall.

Criminal damaging: An office window to a Market Street motel was broken.

Theft: A woman reported the theft of her wallet while in the Southern Park Mall food court.

Theft: A spare tire was removed from a vehicle in the 5500 block of West Boulevard.

Bad checks: A worker for a Hillman Way bank told police someone deposited checks later returned for nonsufficient funds.

Criminal damaging: A man in the 1100 block of Doral Drive told officers another driver intentionally opened his car door and struck the accuser’s vehicle, putting a dent in its rear fender.

Assault: Police on West Midlothian Boulevard picked up 29-year-old Stephanie R. Streb. Streb, who listed addresses on West Ravenwood Avenue and Tyrell Street in Youngstown, was wanted on an assault charge.

Theft/forgery: A Shadyside Drive man discovered five personal checks were stolen, forged and cashed for $315 at a township bank.

Theft: Police charged Brandon A. Morgan, 18, of 599 Sexton St., Struthers, with the theft of two boxes of condoms from Walmart.

Arrest: A traffic stop near Hillman Way resulted in 42-year-old Winston E. Higgins Jr.’s arrest. Higgins, of 241 E. Lucius Ave., Youngstown, was wanted on two warrants from Warren Municipal Court accusing him of failure to pay fines related to a loose-dog charge.

March 4

Criminal mischief/intimidation: A Youngstown man reported someone had dumped a drink on his vehicle’s rear windshield and wrote a racial slur on the car’s windows at two Boardman locations.

Assault: An employee with a Boardman-Canfield Road care center alleged a co-worker assaulted two residents, one of whom had been grabbed by the arm and shoved into a hallway, the other slapped on the leg.

Assault: A Beechwood Drive man reported his 12-year-old daughter was punched in the face and bitten on her right forearm.

Drugs: A traffic stop near Indianola Road led to the arrest of Timothy A. Howard, 40, of 660 N. Four Mile Run Road, Youngstown, who was wanted on a warrant from Humility of Mary Health Partners police on a drug-related charge.

Misuse of a credit card: An employee of Quaker Steak & Lube, 435 Boardman-Poland Road, reported a man tried to leave without paying his $49 bill, then used a credit card that was declined.

Arrest: Ashley B. Shehan, 25, of 2116 Gregory Ave., Youngstown, was taken into custody on a warrant after having been pulled over near Market Street and Midlothian Boulevard.

Theft: A Youngstown man reported $50 stolen from him while at a South Avenue store.

March 5

Arrest: Authorities charged a 15-year-old Boardman boy with unlawful restraint, a third-degree misdemeanor, after his mother alleged that during an argument, the teen took her cellphone and refused to allow her to leave a bedroom for about three hours.

Theft: One hundred feet of pipe and four wooden pallets were stolen from Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 396, 493 Bev Road.

Attempted burglary: Someone likely kicked in a door to a home in the 100 block of Meadowbrook Avenue in an effort to enter.

Burglary: A woman in the 300 block of Melrose Avenue alleged her landlord entered without permission and removed living-room and bedroom furniture as well as a stove.

Vandalism: Three glass-block windows were broken and a garage was spray-painted on property in the 6400 block of Market Street.

Theft: Police at the Mahoning County jail booked 23-year-old Kyle Taylor on a felony charge. Taylor, of 242 E. Main St., Girard, was accused of cashing two stolen checks totaling $700 at a Hillman Way bank.

Theft: An Augusta Drive man told police he sold an item online for $609, but never received payment.