POLICE CALLS

POLICE CALLS

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

POLAND

March 12

Identity theft: An elderly Suncrest Drive man found out someone had used his account number to charge $50 to his account.

Criminal damaging: Someone entered a church pavilion in the 2900 block of Center Road and damaged two counter tops and two outdoor electric boxes.

March 14

Felonious assault: A man reportedly was intentionally struck by a vehicle in the 3900 block of Center Road. The investigation continues.

March 16

Theft: A wallet, $50 and other items were taken from a car parked near Timberbrooke Drive.

BOARDMAN

March 15

Drugs: Craig L. Hall, 29, of 7431 Sierra Madre Trail, Boardman, surrendered on warrants charging him with possession of dangerous drugs and drug paraphernalia. Among items found in his residence and vehicle were a suspected marijuana pipe, a digital scale, papers commonly used to roll marijuana and a bag of pills, a report showed.

Drugs: The Boardman Police Department’s Narcotics Enforcement Unit executed a search warrant that resulted in the arrests of Shannon L. Metzler and Shawn A. Metzler, both 43 and of 3940 Sylvia Lane, Boardman. Charges included deception to obtain dangerous drugs as well as possession of cocaine and drug paraphernalia.

March 16

Menacing: A Gertrude Avenue man said a neighbor threatened him.

Harassment: A Garver Drive woman told police a girl disguised her voice and called numerous times claiming to be with the police department.

Arrest: A vehicle check in the 4100 block of South Avenue led to the arrest of 44-year-old Karen M. Davis of Columbus, who was wanted on a warrant from the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Mansfield post.

Criminal mischief: Eggs were tossed at a garage and a vehicle in the 100 block of Brainard Drive.

Attempted robbery: Two employees with Jewels & More in the Southern Park Mall told authorities a man in his mid-20s wearing a black shirt and jacket and gray sweat pants threatened them when the man returned a ring and one of the workers refused to give him a full refund. The man reached several times toward his waist, but did not produce a weapon, a report said.

Menacing: A worker for a Doral Drive store said her daughter’s former boyfriend made a threat implying that the accuser would be harmed.

Aggravated menacing: An employee of a Doral Drive grocery store told police he overheard a customer threaten to return to shoot several people after the customer evidently had become upset while in line at a register that closed before he reached it.

Misuse of a credit card: A Canavan Drive woman found $200 worth of online transactions made to her credit card without authorization.

Assault: The U.S. Marshals Task Force arrested 33-year-old Jolita M. Monserrat, 2760 Julian St., Youngstown, at her residence on two felony assault charges after a caretaker allegedly had assaulted two residents of Briarfield Care Center, 830 Boardman-Canfield Road. Monserrat was accused of shoving one resident into a hallway and slapping the other’s leg.

March 17

Attempted burglary: A woman returned to her home in the 100 block of Aylesboro Avenue and discovered four window screens had been disturbed.

Harassment: A Hitchcock Drive woman reported getting such calls in violation of a protection order.

Bad checks: Police on Market Street picked up 53-year-old Carlton D. Lillard, 3017 Rush Blvd., Youngstown, on warrants charging him with one misdemeanor and felony count each of passing bad checks. Two checks totaling $1,160 were cashed at Midwest Money Center Inc., 5021 Market, on a closed account, authorities said.

Drug paraphernalia: Police cited a 16-year-old township female during a traffic stop on Market Street after saying she had a suspected marijuana pipe with residue.

Theft: A man at Family Video, 5205 Market St., was caught on a surveillance camera reaching behind a counter and stealing $101.

Theft: Numerous medications, a cable line and $30 were removed from an apartment in the 4900 block of Brookwood Road.

Drugs: A traffic stop on Southern Boulevard resulted in a citation against 21-year-old Hymie L. Carr, 3775 Bellwood Drive SE, Warren, after police said they found a prescription bottle containing a bag of suspected marijuana, as well as a digital scale with suspected marijuana residue.

Arrest: Officers responded to a disturbance in the 7400 block of West Boulevard, where they charged 53-year-old Melvin H. Caraballo, 7431 West Blvd., with disorderly conduct and failure to desist. Caraballo yelled at a neighbor because she had called authorities, then refused to calm down for police, a report said.

Theft: A Youngstown man reported the theft of a firearm from his vehicle while the car was being serviced at a Market Street dealership.

Criminal damaging: A vehicle’s window frame was pried and damaged in the 4000 block of Riverside Drive, apparently as someone tried to enter.

Identity fraud: A Green Garden Drive man learned someone had used his debit card to withdraw $633 from his account without permission.

March 18

Harassment: An Argyle Avenue woman reported receiving such text messages.

Arrest: A traffic stop near Eisenhower Drive led to the arrest of Dondi Searcy Jr., 27, of 7591 Eisenhower, on a warrant from Youngstown.

Criminal damaging: A car in the 700 block of Oakridge Avenue was found with damage to a passenger-side mirror and a quarter panel.

Theft: Police charged John J. Swiger, 18, of New Cumberland, W.Va., with stealing two necklaces from Spencer Gifts in Southern Park Mall.

Theft: Police charged 54-year-old Donald G. Lawrence, 718 Cambridge Ave., Youngstown, in the theft of miscellaneous clothing from Kmart, 1209 Boardman-Poland Road.

Arrest: Michael P. Wynyard, 30, was taken into custody after having been pulled over near Indianola Road. Wynyard, of 304 N. Hyde St., Niles, was wanted on a warrant from Newton Falls charging him with contempt of court.

Theft: An Annawan Lane woman accused her former boyfriend of removing about $800 worth of jewelry from her residence.

Theft: A portable scanner and a wallet were taken from two vehicles in the 1700 block of Brandon Avenue.

Theft: Roughly $3,500 worth of car-audio equipment was stolen from a vehicle in the 5900 block of Market Street.

Theft: Four outrigger pads were taken from a crane in a rear yard in the 8500 block of South Avenue.

Theft: An $800 laptop computer was stolen from a home in the 30 block of Shadyside Drive.

Attempted theft: Someone entered a car in the 1700 block of Brandon Avenue and rummaged through the glove compartment.

Harassment: An Argyle Avenue woman said her former boyfriend has been sending her unwanted text messages.