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Woman to be charged for being in Zoldan's house
By Joe Gorman
CANFIELD
A woman who was in the Canfield Township home of businessman Bruce Zoldan without permission is expected to be charged with burglary today.
Linda Sue Crawford, 58, who has a Chicago address in court records, was taken into custody on a warrant for violating a protection order in an unrelated case Monday.
Maj. Jeff Allen of the Mahoning County Sheriff’s Office said Crawford will be charged with burglary today, a second-degree felony.
Zoldan, who was in Buffalo, N.Y., for a business meeting, said he was not home at the time but he was very concerned.
“Obviously, anyone would be very upset if someone violated their home,” Zoldan said.
Allen said Crawford got inside the Zoldan home about 9:45 a.m. Monday, and was told to leave several times before she eventually did leave.
Someone at the home got the license plate number of the car Crawford was driving, and Allen said investigators were able to trace it to Crawford’s car.
Crawford has a warrant that was filed by the sheriff’s office last week for violating a protection order against her ex-husband. Allen said he called Boardman police to be on the lookout for her, and they told him they already had found her and taken her into custody.
The burglary charge is expected to be filed in county court in Canfield, and Crawford should be arraigned later this week.
Zoldan, the head of Phantom Fireworks, recently hosted a fundraiser at his home for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. The main speaker was her husband, former President Bill Clinton.
Zoldan said he had heard that someone was badmouthing him on social media for hosting the Clinton event, and he dismissed that person as a “quack.”
“When someone actually enters your home, that’s a different story,” Zoldan said.
Zoldan said he is pleased no one was hurt and that someone is in custody. He said security is high at his home but he added it will be reviewed and enhanced because of Monday’s incident.
“It will not deter me from hosting future events,” Zoldan said, noting such high-profile events help show off the region.