BOARDMAN

BOARDMAN

Sept. 3

Arrest: Police conducting a vehicle check on Southern Boulevard took Lenora R. Lee of Moyer Avenue, Boardman, into custody. Lee, 41, was wanted on two bench warrants charging failure to appear in court.

Theft: An Anthos Court woman reported having paid a man $200 for a vehicle that she has never received.

Arrest: Authorities issued a felony warrant against 45-year-old Thomas P. Ferrara of Huntington Drive, Boardman, while he was in St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital’s Boardman Campus.

Theft: A man reportedly stole a $32 Ohio State Buckeyes T-shirt from Touchdown Gifts & More in Southern Park Mall.

Theft: Police charged 20-year-old Kaitlyn M. Thompson of Paxton Road, Boardman, in the theft of several wax items from Walmart, 1300 Doral Drive.

Felonious assault: Authorities received information about a possible stabbing on Chester Drive before charging 31-year-old Erica N. Woods of Chester, Boardman, with felonious assault. Woods’ boyfriend alleged that during an unprovoked attack, she had struck his face near his left eye with a small knife.

Harassment: A man said he received an unwanted cellphone call while at his office in the 800 block of Boardman-Canfield Road.

Aggravated menacing: An employee with an East Midlothian Boulevard insurance agency alleged a former tenant threatened to harm and kill him.

Drugs: A man told police he found a suspected crack-cocaine pipe at his new residence in the 7900 block of Glenwood Avenue after another person who was working on the home had left.

Sept. 4

Arrest: Geno M. Moore, 20, of Villa Marie Road, Lowellville, was charged with operating a vehicle impaired after police stopped his car on East Midlothian Boulevard. Moore, who also was cited on a marijuana-possession charge, had a blood-alcohol count of 0.096, slightly more than the state’s 0.08 legal limit , a report showed.

Theft: A prescription bottle containing 58 pills was removed from a vehicle at Southern Park Mall.

Theft: Police in Canfield picked up 41-year-old Anthony M. Salata of Florence Avenue, Youngstown, on theft and criminal-damaging charges after $1,545 worth of property had been taken from a vehicle July 30 in the 1400 block of Barbie Drive. Also, the car sustained $400 in damage.

Criminal damaging: A man who had made a delivery to a home in the 90 block of Ferncliff Avenue did an estimated $400 in damage to a fence.

Theft: Authorities took custody of Matthew E. Yalch of Wick Oval Circle, Youngstown, who was wanted on a theft charge. The 20-year-old Yalch was accused of stealing $67 worth of merchandise Aug. 20 from Walmart.

Criminal mischief: Someone tossed chewing tobacco on a car’s hood in the 1300 block of Doral Drive.

Unauthorized use of a vehicle: A manager with Hertz Rent-a-Car, 7735 Market St., reported a customer rented but failed to return a 2014 Chevrolet vehicle by the agreed-upon time.

Identity theft: An Edenridge Drive man told officers a Social Security office notified him that someone in Youngstown had tried to make unauthorized changes to where his checks were to be deposited.

Weapon: A woman in the 80 block of Leighton Avenue reported having found a handgun under a bed while cleaning a bedroom.

Arrest: A traffic stop near Fairlawn Avenue led to the arrest of Jacqueline Jones-Shepherd, 50, of Glendale Avenue, Boardman, who was charged with operating a vehicle impaired.

Criminal damaging: An electric meter was damaged at a business in the 6500 block of Market Street.

Sept. 5

Animal cruelty: Police were investigating a report of a photograph on Facebook that reportedly shows a Beechwood Drive man pointing what appears to be a rifle at a dog, though the animal was uninjured.

Arrest: Authorities charged Derrick J. Harmon, 36, of Kendis Circle, Youngstown, with unauthorized use of property, a fourth-degree misdemeanor, when a woman reported that after having dropped her $700 cellphone at a Doral Drive store, Harmon picked it up and tried to claim the item was his. Also, police issued a minor-misdemeanor citation charging 35-year-old Tanikua D. Jenkins of Pasadena Avenue, Youngstown, with disorderly conduct when, they said, she had become belligerent with officers who were investigating the matter.

Auto theft: A 1990 Cadillac vehicle was stolen from a restaurant in the 7300 block of Market Street.

Theft: A man and a woman reportedly left in a gold Ford vehicle after having stolen $31 worth of merchandise from Walmart.

Aggravated menacing: A Glenwood Avenue man told officers he received a text message from someone who said he wanted to fight the accuser and would bring a gun.

Criminal damaging: A car’s front tire was damaged in the 700 block of Squirrel Hill Drive.

Theft: A man stole five purses from Macy’s in Southern Park Mall, costing the business $640.

Theft by deception: A Tippecanoe Road woman told authorities a caller claiming to be a relative and having been in a minor car accident in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, tricked her into wiring him $900.

Domestic violence: Louis J. Jones Jr., 52, of Carter Circle, Boardman, faced a felony domestic-violence charge after a woman alleged Jones had punched her neck during an argument. The accuser was five months pregnant, a report said.

Theft: A woman discovered a $60 pair of shoes had been removed from her Glenwood Avenue apartment.

Harassment: A North Cadillac Drive woman said she received such voicemail and text messages.

Misuse of a credit card: A Canfield woman alleged her daughter’s boyfriend had used her card to make two unauthorized transactions totaling $291 at Kohl’s, 383 Boardman-Poland Road.

Extortion: An Overhill Road woman told police a caller threatened to harm her son if he failed to bring $500 to him at a Doral Drive big-box store.

Theft: A man in his late 20s reportedly stole two small food items from Dollar General, 4996 Market St., then fled on foot.

Sept. 6

Assault/criminal damaging: A man told police he had been pushed into a window during a fight in the 5600 block of Southern Boulevard. The window also was broken in the melee.

Criminal mischief: Lee T. Billock, 18, surrendered on a criminal-mischief charge. Billock, of Charles Avenue, Boardman, admitted having placed a portable basketball hoop in the road and damaging a street sign, both near Rockland and Aquadale drives, police said.

Unauthorized use of a vehicle: A Mathews Road woman said a man took her 2000 Chevrolet Malibu without permission.

Citation: A traffic stop in the 7300 block of Market Street resulted in a citation charging 48-year-old Ruth M. Balestra of Cherry Hill Court, Canfield, with operating a vehicle impaired.

Theft: Police charged 28-year-old Tyrell C. Surles of Shady Run Avenue, Youngstown, in the theft of six DVDs from Walmart.

Criminal damaging: Someone in the 700 block of Squirrel Hill Drive punctured and did $150 in damage to a vehicle’s driver’s-side tire.

Drugs: Authorities on West Boulevard pulled over and charged 20-year-old Aaron R. Cunningham of Salt Springs Road, Lordstown, with one felony count each of drug abuse and trafficking in marijuana and ecstasy. Cunningham removed a bag of suspected marijuana from his pants; also, a bag of pills and a digital scale were found, police alleged.

Theft: A Green Bay Drive woman reported a debit card and $75 stolen.

Attempted theft: A Grover Drive woman and her boyfriend told officers three men tried to take a $150 bicycle from the residence.

Drugs: Police responded to a possible reckless driver in the 8500 block of South Avenue before issuing three minor-misdemeanor citations charging 50-year-old Joseph W. Sayers of Randolph Street, Youngstown, with having a pipe with suspected marijuana residue, 0.4 grams of suspected marijuana and an open container of alcohol.

Sept. 7

Arrest: While dealing with a noise complaint in Second Street, officers took into custody 55-year-old Cornelius Robbins of Second Street, Boardman. He was wanted on a Liberty Township warrant charging failure to appear in court.

Domestic violence: Sohail M. Awan, 29, of Claybourne Avenue, Boardman, was charged with the crime after his wife alleged Awan had grabbed her hair and tossed her to the ground, then struck the accuser’s face and neck with a shoe during an argument. The victim complained of lower back pain.

Drug paraphernalia: Tammy L. Geraci, 41, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia after having been pulled over on Glenwood Avenue. Geraci, of First Street, Youngstown, had a suspected crack-cocaine pipe, a report showed.

Forgery: A Yarmouth Lane man reported someone stole two checks from him and forged his name on both.

Theft: Someone stole 50 price-tag stands from Kmart, 1209 Boardman-Poland Road.

Trespassing: Officers responded to a report of an unwanted person in the 7500 block of Market Street, where they charged Scott G. Dattilo, 31, of Alva Cardo Drive, Canfield, with criminal trespassing. A woman told police Dattilo was at her apartment in violation of his conditions of bond, a report stated.

Theft: A 17-year-old Wooster boy was accused in the theft of $112 worth of items from Walmart.

Sept. 8

Domestic violence: Christine L. Dodson, 33, of Leighton Avenue, Boardman, was charged when her fianc alleged that after an earlier argument, Dodson had threatened to have someone kill him.