POLICE CALLS

POLICE CALLS

A summary of recent criminal activity in Poland and Boardman townships:

POLAND

July 22

Drugs: Police responded to a report of a bat flying around in a residence, where they charged 37-year-old Melvylyn A. Thompson of Renwick Drive, Poland, after alleging she had suspected marijuana and a suspected marijuana pipe.

July 25

Harassment: A Navajo Place man reported having been harassed via telecommunications.

BOARDMAN

July 21

Arrest: Authorities near York and California avenues took into custody 69-year-old John F. Steele of Terraview Drive, Boardman, who was wanted on two domestic-violence charges and one felony count of disrupting public services after his wife alleged an enraged Steele had thrown her to the floor during an argument, then tossed a vacuum cleaner, striking her left knee. Later, officers discovered the phone lines had been cut in the basement, according to a report.

Attempted burglary: A man in the 8100 block of Tod Avenue noticed pry marks and a broken knife in a hole in a door knob, apparently after someone had tried to enter the apartment.

Felonious assault: Members of the U.S. Marshals Task Force arrested William S. Rios, 27, of Oregon Trail, Boardman, on a felonious-assault charge, and 29-year-old Donald F. Bucci II of Pine Hill Drive, Poland, on one count of simple assault related to a fight July 12 at a South Avenue restaurant. During the altercation, a man alleged Bucci had poured beer over his head and shoulders and, as he fought back, Rios struck the accuser’s head with a beer bottle, leaving a 2-inch gash.

Arrest: Officers picked up Jeremy Daviduk, 31, as he walked in the 7400 block of Market Street. Daviduk, of Moherman Avenue, Youngstown, was wanted on a Youngstown Municipal Court bench warrant accusing him of failing to appear in court on a criminal-trespassing charge.

Breaking and entering: Acting on a search warrant, police took into custody two Boardman boys, 16 and 17, on charges of theft and breaking and entering. Earlier this month, someone had entered a home in the 4200 block of Chester Drive before stealing $80 and three packs of cigarettes.

Criminal damaging: A vehicle in the 5000 block of Aravesta Avenue was found with several dents and scratches, resulting in $2,000 worth of damage.

Employee theft: Yolanda M. Cochran, 31, of North Portland Avenue, Youngstown, was charged after a witness alleged Cochran had stolen a $50 gift card while a cashier at Target, 417 Boardman-Poland Road.

July 22

Arrest: While responding to a two-car crash near South Avenue, police charged 45-year-old Tammy L. Richards of Winona Road, Salem, with operating a vehicle impaired.

Theft: A man and two women reportedly left Buffalo Wild Wings in Southern Park Mall without paying their $66 food bill.

Theft: Jaliyah A. Jenkins, 18, of Third Street, Campbell, along with a 17-year-old Campbell girl, was charged with stealing $95 worth of assorted merchandise from Walmart, 1300 Doral Drive.

Attempted breaking and entering: Someone unsuccessfully tried to enter Lottery Express, 5955 South Ave., after having cut through a metal screen to force open the door.

Identity fraud: A Midgewood Drive man told police of having been informed that his auto insurance rate would increase because of a hit-and-run accident the accuser supposedly had been in but denied having anything to do with.

Domestic violence: A 17-year-old township boy was charged after his mother alleged the teen had pushed her backward as she took his cellphone in an effort to discipline him.

Theft: Police charged 22-year-old Timothy D. Banks after alleging Banks, of Campbell Street, Youngstown, had stolen $674 worth of clothing, including a dress, from Macy’s in Southern Park Mall.

Identity fraud: A South Schenley Avenue woman found a $1,374 unauthorized charge on her credit card.

Theft: A woman in her late 20s reportedly stole a T-shirt and a pair of men’s blue jeans from Kohl’s, 383 Boardman-Poland Road.

Breaking and entering: Someone broke into a vacant home in the 7300 block of Salinas Trail and removed copper piping and wiring, along with a water tank. The loss was estimated at $10,000.

Arrest: Authorities assisted members of the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force in arresting 62-year-old Norman J. Hageman Jr. at his Meadowbrook Avenue residence on one count each of felonious assault and domestic violence. An elderly family member alleged the Boardman man had pushed her down; X-rays taken at St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital revealed the victim had suffered a broken right hip, a report showed.

Identity fraud: An Austintown man at a Boardman-Canfield Road bank who had applied for a loan discovered a phony $2,000 U.S. Treasury Department check was deposited into his account there.

July 23

Assault: A woman told officers she had been punched in the left jaw area while visiting a residence in the 100 block of Beechwood Drive.

Theft: A man noticed his cellphone missing while at a business in the 4900 block of Market Street.

July 24

Arrest: A traffic stop near Indianola Road led to 20-year-old Nicholas A. Pollifrone’s arrest on a charge of operating a vehicle impaired. Pollifrone, of Devonshire Drive, Boardman, had a 0.124 blood-alcohol content, which exceeds Ohio’s 0.08 legal intoxication limit, a report stated.

Drugs: Authorities on Market Street pulled over and charged 22-year-old Darren L. Boatwright Jr. of Parkcliffe Avenue, Youngstown, with two felony counts of trafficking in drugs, and 23-year-old Anthony D. Goddard of Lakewood, Ohio, with obstructing official business. Boatwright admitted having a bag of suspected marijuana; in addition, found were two bags of pills determined to be Oxycodone, a narcotic often used to treat moderate to severe pain, police alleged. Goddard’s charge was because he provided a false first name, a report said.

Criminal damaging: A woman noticed her car’s driver’s-side window had been broken while she was at her boyfriend’s Meadowood Circle residence.

Arrest: Officers answered a call regarding a possible drug overdose at a Zander Drive home, where they arrested 25-year-old Ryan J. Komara of Zander, Boardman, on a Youngstown Municipal Court warrant charging failure to appear in court.

Theft/menacing: Three people reportedly left Denny’s Restaurant, 154 Boardman-Canfield Road, without paying their $32 food bill. One of them also threatened to harm a manager who had tried to stop them.

Harassment: An Oregon Trail woman said her former boyfriend made and sent five to 10 unwanted calls and text messages to her in one day.

July 25

Burglary: Two doors had been kicked open before someone broke into a home in the 1100 block of Meadow Lane and took $35 worth of change.

Theft: A woman reportedly stole 30 DVDs valued at $240 from Giant Eagle, 476 Boardman-Canfield Road.

Misuse of a credit card: A Tara Drive man found out his credit card had been used without his knowledge or permission to make three unauthorized purchases at a Best Buy store in Oxford, Ala., that totaled $5,780.

Theft: A woman in her 30s and a man in his late teens reportedly stole $70 worth of electronics equipment and a cooler from Lowe’s, 1100 Doral Drive.

Theft: Four women reportedly took $362 worth of property, including a cellphone case, from Kohl’s.

Identity fraud/extortion: A Fairfield Drive man told authorities someone had created a Facebook page with his name but without the accuser’s knowledge, and that a woman threatened to publish an unflattering video of him unless he gave her money.

Theft: Police phone-booked Brandon M. Hamilton, 24, of South Jackson Street, Youngstown, on three misdemeanor theft counts, one of which relates to a July 12 shoplifting situation at Target in which two cellphones had been stolen.

July 26

Theft: A Mineral Ridge woman discovered miscellaneous home furnishings, appliances and personal effects missing from a home she owns on Basil Avenue.

Attempted burglary: Someone evidently had removed two screws to a lock hasp before trying to break into a storage area at an apartment complex in the 4000 block of Glenwood Avenue.

Aggravated menacing: A third party told officers a man showed up at a residence in the 3900 block of Arden Boulevard and threatened to kill the accuser’s former wife in front of their children, apparently in what started as an argument related to family issues.

Theft: Two women reportedly took $660 worth of makeup and accessories from Ulta Beauty, 403 Boardman-Poland Road.

Theft: A man age 18 to 22 reportedly stole two men’s T-shirts from Macy’s.