June 11


June 11

Theft: A man reportedly stole a computer, a tent and other merchandise from Walmart, 1300 Doral Drive.

Theft: Jah’najha D.L. Bowers, 18, of North Schenley Avenue, Youngstown, was charged after reportedly having been seen on a surveillance camera eating a bag of candy and drinking a bottle of iced tea at Walmart before paying for the items.

Aggravated menacing: A Lynn Street woman reported a man had threatened to kill her boyfriend and made an implied threat to her.

Drugs: Acting on a tip, authorities at a Boardman-Poland Road big-box store took into custody 27-year-old Jamika J. Dates of Parkhill Drive, Youngstown, on charges of heroin possession, theft and possession of drug paraphernalia, as well as on warrants charging her with a probation violation and failure to appear in court. Dates tried to get rid of a sock containing a straw with suspected heroin residue and two small bags of a brown substance thought to be heroin, police said. Also arrested was Rayvenn D. Ortiz, 19, of East Dewey Avenue, Youngstown, on a theft warrant.

Theft: London D. Vinson, 24, of Taylor Drive, Niles, was charged with stealing $110 worth of women’s clothing from Pink in Southern Park Mall.

Domestic violence: Brian K. White, 21, of Brook Drive, Brookfield, was booked at Boardman Area Court on Market Street after his girlfriend alleged that during an argument in the 7100 block of Tiffany Boulevard, White had pushed her from the vehicle, causing the accuser to fall in the parking lot. She suffered injuries to her elbow and knee.

June 12

Arson: Police and firefighters responded to a possible vehicle fire in the 8200 block of Southern Boulevard before a witness reported having seen what appeared to be someone with a lighter in the carport. Five cars were destroyed or damaged in the carport.

Breaking and entering: Someone forcibly entered a vacant residence in the 1800 block of Sequoya Drive and did $350 in damage to the front door.

Theft: A township woman noticed $380 missing from her purse while shopping at a Doral Drive big-box store.

Deception: A Columbus woman reported having bought a car for $1,500 while in the 4100 block of Glenwood Avenue before learning the vehicle had a $3,000 lien against it.

Domestic violence: A 16-year-old Boardman boy was charged after his mother alleged the teen had struck her head as she disciplined him regarding a theft at Macy’s in Southern Park Mall he was accused of having committed.

Theft: Officers arrested Katie M. Grist, 29, in the 1800 block of Oles Avenue on warrants charging Grist, of Beard Road, East Palestine, with taking five candles from Dollar General, 859 E. Midlothian Blvd.

June 13

Attempted robbery: A worker for CVS Pharmacy, 7230 Market St., reported a man with tattoos on his neck wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt and gray sweatpants placed a mask on his face, leading the employee to believe he was preparing to rob the business.

Criminal damaging: A vehicle in the 700 block of Nellbert Lane was found with damage to its trunk lid and bumper.

Theft: A Youngstown woman reported her $500 iPhone stolen while at a Doral Drive big-box store.

Theft: Martina G. Lapolla, 28, of Langley Street, Niles, faced a felony-theft charge after cologne and various designer items were stolen May 27 from the J.C. Penney store in Southern Park Mall.

Robbery: A man told authorities that while walking in the 5700 block of Market Street, three males age 15 to 20 punched and knocked the victim to the ground and stole several dozen over-the-counter pills and a pack of cigarettes, then fled.

Criminal damaging: Someone tossed a large rock through a vehicle’s windshield in the 70 block of Lemans Drive. Damage was estimated at $150.

Theft: A woman reportedly left Buffalo Wild Wings in Southern Park Mall without paying for an $11.28 pickup order.

Theft: A Canfield woman reported $400 stolen from her purse while in the 900 block of Boardman-Canfield Road.

Theft: Derreka K. Clinkscale was phone booked at the Mahoning County jail on a theft charge. Clinkscale, 30, of Moherman Avenue, Youngstown, was accused of stealing 10 articles of clothing May 20 from the J.C. Penney store.

June 14

Arrest: A traffic stop near Western Reserve Road resulted in the arrest of 57-year-old Edward Fox of Cranberry Run Drive, Boardman, on a charge of operating a vehicle impaired. Fox’s blood-alcohol count was 0.132, a report said. The legal limit for intoxication in Ohio is 0.8.

Theft: A former worker for a Market Street pizzeria reportedly took an undisclosed sum of money from the eatery.

Breaking and entering: Someone broke a front-door glass window, then entered Retro Vape, 4605 Market St., and took a $700 TV.

Drugs: A traffic stop on Route 224 resulted in the arrest of Brian L. Cunningham, 27, of Lima, Ohio, on charges of aggravated trafficking in drugs, drug abuse and drug abuse (marijuana) when, police said, two pill bottles with no labels and numerous over-the-counter pills were found.

Attempted theft: Someone broke into two cars in the 200 block of Mill Creek Drive, though nothing appeared to have been stolen.

Theft: A man reportedly stole $20 worth of items from Dollar General, 4996 Market St.

Fraud: A woman told authorities she had paid a man $190 to paint her Crestline Drive home, but that he failed to complete the work.

Theft: A Shadyside Drive woman discovered roughly $310 had been removed from her two vehicles.

Theft: Two women told officers a man failed to return $610 to them after they decided not to rent an apartment in the 30 block of Carter Circle.

Unauthorized use of a vehicle: An elderly Sharon Drive woman said a relative borrowed her 2010 Ford Taurus to take it for repairs, but failed to return the car.

Theft/criminal damaging: Someone in the 400 block of Boardman-Poland Road broke a car’s passenger-side window before removing two debit cards and a credit card.

Counterfeit: A manager with Gabriel Bros., 850 Boardman-Poland Road, told police that while counting deposits, she came across four fake $50 bills.