Boardman police handle 16 theft cases over the weekend

Staff report

BOARDMAN

Township police handled 16 theft cases between Friday and Sunday, resulting in five arrests.

Charged with misdemeanor theft for separate shoplifting incidents at Walmart and Sears are: Troy Adkins, 18, of Youngstown; Acealeyah Dothard, 20, of Youngstown; William Hogan, 30, of Youngstown; and Jennie Stano, 38, of Warren. The charges against Dothard and Hogan, who were arrested on warrants, stem from incidents in July.

Adkins also was arrested on a warrant. He is charged with felonious assault and felony receiving stolen property after he was stopped by township police Friday because he purportedly was driving a stolen vehicle, in which police found the BB gun Adkins reportedly stole from Walmart. The assault charge is because Adkins reportedly slammed his car into a police cruiser after he was stopped.

Charged with felony theft for purportedly stealing $4,200 from PetSmart as an employee there is Symantha Manda, 24, of Niles.

Township police also are investigating several other theft cases reported since Friday, including a stolen vehicle case and an incident in which someone reportedly broke into Christ’s Church on Glenwood Avenue and stole $500 and a Bible from a Sunday school room.