POLICE CALLS IN GIRARD, LIBERTY

POLICE CALLS

A summary of recent criminal activity in Liberty and Girard:

LIBERTY

April 12

Identity fraud: A Trumbull Court woman learned someone without authorization had used her personal information to file income-tax returns for 2010 to 2012.

Stolen property: Police received a call about someone taking manhole covers to Cleveland Auto Wrecking Inc., 2700 Youngstown-Hubbard Road, where they filed misdemeanor charges of receiving stolen property against Nakeia L. Hall, 30, of 167 Lauderdale Ave.; Latonya R. Chism, 33, of 1515 Hickory Ave.; Joseph Austin, 39, of 1387 Wright Drive; and Timothy L. Morris, 42, of 720 Kendis Circle, all of Youngstown. An investigation revealed the covers had been stolen in the city, and Morris admitted the thefts, a report said.

Arrest: Leticia Dejesus, 20, of 1538 Cedar Lane, Liberty, was taken into custody in the 2700 block of Belmont Avenue. She was accused of failing to appear in court to face a theft charge.

April 13

Theft: Police cited 21-year-old Ryan R. Gibson, 1465 Townsend Ave., Liberty, on a charge of complicity to theft after a jar of money was stolen from the Mega Internet Caf , 1482 W. Liberty St. Gibson intentionally acted erratically as a diversionary tactic to distract an employee so the theft could occur, a report showed.

Arrest: Officers in the 2700 block of Belmont Avenue took custody of 19-year-old Desuan T. Williams, 962 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Youngstown, who was wanted on a theft count.

Citation: Emmett B. Williams, 58, of 528 Brookfield Ave., Masury, was cited on a charge of operating a vehicle impaired on state Route 193.

Arrest: Youngstown police relinquished custody of Ross D. Deweese of 1485 County Line Road, Mineral Ridge. The 23-year-old Deweese was wanted on a charge of failure to appear in court.

Robbery: Police charged 59-year-old Jesse Cooper, 3021 Frederick St., Liberty, with robbery after $50 worth of cigarettes was stolen from Walmart, 200 Goldie Road.

Arrest: Austintown police handed 28-year-old Rashad Adams to township authorities. Adams, of 516 W. Princeton Ave., Youngstown, was wanted on a Girard Municipal Court warrant charging failure to appear in court.

April 14

Arrest: Lisa M. Wilson, 40, of 340 E. Kline St., Girard, was arrested on a warrant charging theft and receiving stolen property as authorities dealt with a dispute in the 100 block of Warner Road.

Arrest: Thomas C. Ruby, 59, was taken into custody in the 2700 block of Belmont Avenue. Ruby, of 542 N. Dunlap Ave., Youngstown, was accused of failing to appear in court.

Theft: A Niles woman noticed her purse had been removed from her car in the 200 block of Goldie Road.

Arrest: An erratic driver near Logan Way caught officers’ attention before they pulled over and arrested 27-year-old Robert C. Nicholson, 6301 Morningside Drive, Hubbard. He was charged with operating a vehicle impaired.

April 15

Arrest: Police responded to a vehicular accident on Oriel-Rogers Road, where they charged 55-year-old Jo E. Foltz, 1719 Pleasant Valley Road, Girard, with operating a vehicle impaired.

Theft: Two men stole a $200 laptop computer from Ambassador Technologies, 3622 Belmont Ave., before fleeing in a tan Dodge vehicle.

Arrest: Anthony W. Cheshire, 32, of 748 Caledonia St., Youngstown, was arrested at the Mahoning County jail. Cheshire was wanted on an outstanding township warrant.

Identity fraud: An elderly Liberty Avenue man trying to file his income-tax return found out someone else had done so in a fraudulent manner.

Employee theft: A surveillance camera reportedly caught a worker for a Wendy’s restaurant, 4001 Belmont Ave., stealing an undisclosed sum of money from a drawer in an office.

April 16

Arrest: Police at the Mahoning County jail picked up 41-year-old Robert T. Courtney, 900 Andrews Ave., Youngstown, who was wanted on a township warrant charging failure to appear in court.

Theft: Two men took a $1,200 AM/FM/compact-disc and DVD system from Jensen Lock & Alarm, 3075 Belmont Ave.

GIRARD

April 13

Theft: A $1,440 lawn tractor was taken from a garage in the 70 block of Mosier Road.

Criminal mischief: A bedroom window was damaged in the 700 block of North Avenue.

April 14

Theft: A $5,000 air-conditioning unit was removed from a residence in 400 block of Trumbull Avenue.

Arrest: Anthony Kornegay was taken into custody at his home, 443 E. Liberty St., Girard. Kornegay, 19, was wanted on a charge of failure to comply with a court order.

Assault: A man helping a Hazel Street woman paint her home reported the woman’s estranged husband attacked the accuser by striking his face several times.

Theft: A woman discovered a bottle of 40 pills was stolen from a cabinet in her E.Kline Street residence.

Arrest: Patricia A. Reed, 66, of 711 St. Clair Ave., Girard, was taken into custody. She was wanted on a warrant charging disorderly conduct.

April 15

Arrest: Officers arrested 42-year-old Mark A. Molek at his residence, 248 E. Liberty St., Girard, on a warrant.

Harassment: Two East Liberty Street men reported an acquaintance made a series of threatening and vulgar calls to them.

Criminal mischief: A truck was driven through and damaged part of a lawn near Hazel and North State streets.

Breaking and entering: Someone cut a hole in a fence and entered Summit Supply & Storage, 1715 N. State St., then discarded various items from a box truck on the property.

Theft: An Otis Court woman reported her son’s $200 cellphone was taken from his backpack.

Criminal mischief: A BB gun was used to shoot and do $500 in damage to a window in the 200 block of North State Street.