POLICE CALLS IN POLAND, BOARDMAN

POLICE CALLS

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

POLAND

Jan. 28

Criminal damaging: A metal gate and post sustained about $5,000 in damage at Carbon Limestone Landfill, 8100 S. State Line Road.

Feb. 2

Menacing: A Poland man reported his 10-year-old daughter has been harassed.

BOARDMAN

Jan. 30

Domestic violence: Leighland D. Johnson of Parkcliffe Avenue, Youngstown, was charged with the crime after his girlfriend alleged that as she drove in the 5700 block of Market Street, Johnson punched her face during an argument about their relationship, then choked the accuser after she pulled into a nearby parking lot.

Criminal mischief: An East Parkside Drive woman told police someone has continually been removing a bulb from her security light.

Menacing: A Market Street man said his former girlfriend has made threatening calls to him.

Stolen property: Authorities investigated possible drug activity in the 1400 block of Boardman-Poland Road, where they arrested 33-year-old Jonathan J. Curley of Pittsburgh on two felony counts of receiving stolen property after saying the truck he was driving and a license plate on it had been reported stolen. Curley also was wanted on a felony theft warrant from Shaler Township, Pa.

Theft: Margaret Acevedo, 48, of Hilton Avenue, Youngstown, was charged in the theft of $343 worth of merchandise from Walmart, 1300 Doral Drive. Charged with complicity was 19-year-old Amanda N. Sanchez of East Judson Avenue, Youngstown.

Bad check/fraud: A Creston Drive woman who had placed an ad online to sell furniture told authorities a Greenville, N.C., woman sent her a $1,826 check that was returned for nonsufficient funds. Also, the local woman reported finding nine fraudulent charges made to her account.

Jan. 31

Theft: Artis L. Walton, 54, of East Midlothian Boulevard, Youngstown, was charged with stealing chicken wings and two other food items from Modarelli’s Sparkle Market, 4121 South Ave.

Stolen property: An officer conducting a security check at Paul C. Bunn Elementary School, 1825 Sequoya Drive, discovered that a nearby 1998 Acura vehicle had been stolen Jan. 27 in Youngstown.

Theft: Two pairs of boots were stolen from Payless Shoesource, 48 Boardman-Poland Road.

Drugs: Capricia B. Williams, 29, of Wakefield Avenue, Youngstown, faced one felony and misdemeanor count each of possession of drugs when, police said, a plastic bag containing 52 OxyCodone tablets and a pill bottle that had its label scratched off were found during a traffic stop on South Avenue.

Theft: A man reported a Kindle device and a cellphone charger stolen from his home in the 50 block of Clifton Drive.

Domestic violence: Thomas R. Torrance, 33, of Ashtabula, was arrested in Ashtabula County on a domestic-violence warrant after a Pittsburgh woman alleged that during a custody exchange of their child in the 6900 block of South Avenue, Torrance had pushed the accuser and deliberately closed a vehicle door on her right arm and shoulder, causing redness and pain.

Attempted theft: Two males age 17 to 20 tried to steal three pieces of merchandise from Family Dollar, 4026 South Ave.

Theft: A woman age 20 to 25 took a DVD player and two other items from Walgreens Pharmacy, 525 E. Midlothian Blvd., before leaving in a vehicle with a Montana registration.

Theft: Police arrested Mary K. Mirich, 39, of Market Street, Boardman, in the 7100 block of Market. She was wanted on a Struthers warrant accusing her of failing to appear in court on a theft charge.

Feb. 1

Citation: A traffic stop on U.S. Route 224 resulted in a citation charging Lauren N. Trittschuh, who listed addresses on Bonnie Place and Lynhaven Road, Youngstown, with operating a vehicle impaired and marijuana possession.

Arrest: Police near Midlothian Boulevard pulled over and took into custody Jeremy A. Duncan, 36, on a warrant from Mercer County, Pa. Duncan, of Howland-Wilson Road Northeast, Howland, also was given a minor-misdemeanor citation charging him with having an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle.

Criminal damaging: Police received several complaints of vehicle damage in the 700 block of Annawan Lane. The cars had been scratched and spray-painted, a report showed.

Arrest: Canfield authorities handed to township police 20-year-old Jourdan D. Mink of West Boulevard, Boardman, who was wanted on charges of receiving stolen property, forgery and passing a bad check. Mink was accused in a March 2013 incident in which a Lynn Mar Avenue woman discovered at least seven checks missing, along with roughly $2,700 from a safe, after a burglary.

Felonious assault: John W. Beitzel, 41, of Argyle Avenue, Boardman, faced a felonious-assault charge after a tenant alleged Beitzel, his landlord, had pulled a knife and severely beat the accuser. Both were highly intoxicated, a report said.

Arrest: Police arrested Dominic J. Peel III, 31, of Becky Court, Boardman, on a charge of operating a vehicle impaired after officers pulled him over near Route 224.

Feb. 2

Theft: Police booked 21-year-old Lucia M. Petrus after alleging Petrus, of Cover Drive, Poland, had stolen five food items from Marc’s, 7121 Tiffany Blvd.

Arrest: A traffic stop in the 5200 block of Southern Boulevard led to the arrests of JaKwan L. Rudolph, 20, of Southern Boulevard, Boardman, and 37-year-old Ayana J. Rudolph, same address. Both were wanted on Youngstown warrants charging failure to appear in court.

Burglary: To a residence in the 50 block of Shields Road when a rear door was forced open. A computer, jewelry, a DVD player and a 32-inch TV were taken.

Theft: A man left Quaker Steak and Lube, 435 Boardman-Poland Road, without paying his $31.57 bill.

Assault: A Glenwood Avenue woman alleged another woman shoved her while they were at Boardman High School, 7777 Glenwood.

Theft: Alfreda A. Bailey of West LaClede Avenue, Youngstown, faced a theft charge. The 57-year-old Bailey was accused of stealing a set of curtains and three other items from Kmart, 1209 Boardman-Poland Road.

Arrest: Police charged 33-year-old Robert L. Byrd Jr. of Harker Avenue, East Liverpool, with violating a protection order after a woman alleged Byrd had intentionally sat at a table next to her and her children at a Boardman-Poland Road restaurant, in violation of the order.

Feb. 3

Harassment: A Sugartree Drive man reported having received a death threat via Facebook.