Boardman police investigating theft-by-deception case

BOARDMAN — Township police are investigating a theft-by-deception case reported Wednesday in which an elderly man with dementia purportedly was deceived into signing a $100,000 loan for someone.

A report alleges that a known suspect coerced the 78-year-old man into signing the loan for him, and putting up some of his property as collateral.

A family member of the victim reported the incident to police and provided them with the victim’s most-recent medical evaluation and the loan paperwork, according to a police report.