POLICE CALLS

POLICE CALLS

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

POLAND

March 16

Assault: A Duncan Drive man reported having been assaulted while at a Center Road discount store.

March 17

Identity fraud: A Southwind Trail woman saw that her personal information and credit account had been compromised.

March 20

Arrest: Ryan C. Barber, 38, of Middle Drive, Youngstown, was taken into custody in the 7600 block of North Lima Road. He was wanted on a warrant.

BOARDMAN

March 17

Auto theft: A 2009 Toyota Corolla was stolen in the 5200 block of Market Street.

Burglary: To a residence in the 6800 block of Lockwood Boulevard through a rear sliding-glass door. A purse was missing from a table.

Criminal damaging: Someone drove through and did an estimated $500 in damage to a front lawn in the 3900 block of South Schenley Avenue.

Menacing: A Larkridge Avenue man said a neighbor had threatened him as part of ongoing problems between them.

Theft: A man reportedly stole a $350 vacuum from Bed, Bath & Beyond, 550 Boardman-Poland Road.

Harassment: A Cook Avenue man said a woman had left him three unwanted voice mail messages.

Illegal dumping: Officers received a complaint that someone in a white cement truck has been illegally dumping concrete at the dead-end of Erskine Avenue.

Theft: Barbara A. Lewis and Diamond A. Weems, both 28, were charged with theft, and 24-year-old Shalamarr M. Gatlin faced a charge of complicity to theft after a shoplifting situation at Dick’s Sporting Goods, 550 Boardman-Poland Road. The three Akron women were accused in the theft of about $309 worth of merchandise.

Theft: Clarissie E. Zellers of East State Street, Salem, was charged. The 34-year-old Zellers was accused of taking $111 worth of merchandise from Kohl’s, 383 Boardman-Poland Road.

Domestic violence: Dominic H. Jenkins, 26, of Millet Avenue, Youngstown, was charged with the crime after police responded to a possible fight at Vibra Hospital, 8049 South Ave., in which a woman alleged Jenkins had struck and pushed her, then tried to shove the accuser into a vehicle.

Drugs: Police in downtown Youngstown picked up 34-year-old Lori A. Henninger of Red Tail Hawk Drive, Boardman, on a charge of possession of drug-abuse instruments. On Feb. 27, authorities responded to a possible drug overdose in which they alleged having found Henninger unresponsive with a hypodermic needle on a bed next to her, a report showed.

Theft: Two men reportedly took about $104 worth of electronics from Walmart, 1300 Doral Drive.

March 18

Arrest: Sean M. Copeland, 19, was taken into custody near Market Street. Copeland, of Campbell, was wanted on a warrant from that city charging him with violating a court order.

Assault: A Wolosyn Circle man told police he was punched in the face during an argument related to a locked door at the apartment.

Misuse of a credit card: A Carmel, Ind., man found out someone without authorization had used his credit-card number at a Southern Park Mall store to buy a $300 gift card.

Theft: Sarah E. Lawson, 27, of Willis Street, Youngstown, was accused of stealing $54 worth of items, including toothpaste and deodorant, from Walmart.

Identity fraud: A Sierra Madre Trail woman discovered seven unauthorized charges to her credit-card account totaling $346, most of which originated in Louisville, Ky.

Arrest: Police got a report of a reckless driver near West Boulevard before charging 63-year-old Kenneth J. Hvizdak of Firnley Avenue, Boardman, with operating a vehicle impaired.

Theft: A township real-estate agent noticed her wallet missing while at work.

Drugs: Authorities at Boardman Area Court on Market Street picked up Michael R. Shugart, 29, of Lansdowne Boulevard, Youngstown, who was wanted on charges of possession of drugs, drug paraphernalia and drug-abuse instruments. Police had responded to a drug overdose March 11 in a Southern Park Mall restroom and found a syringe and a spoon with burn marks common in drug use, a report showed.

Menacing: A customer apparently upset about the handling of car repairs reportedly threatened to drive a vehicle through the showroom windows and damage property at a Boardman-Poland Road business.

Theft: A $125 stethoscope was removed from St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital, 8401 Market St.

Weapon: A traffic stop near Southern Boulevard resulted in a misdemeanor charge of improper handling of a firearm in a motor vehicle against 21-year-old Anthony B. Clinkscale of Mathews Road, Boardman. A loaded 9 mm pistol was found in his trunk; also, a second loaded magazine was in the glove compartment, police said.

Theft: Cheryl R. O’Neal, 23, of Plazaview Court, Youngstown, and 25-year-old Earl S. Marlowe of Maplewood Avenue, Struthers, were charged with theft and complicity to theft, respectively, after women’s shirts were stolen from Kohl’s. O’Neal also was wanted on a warrant charging failure to appear in court.

Theft: A customer rented but failed to return a $330 carpet-scrubbing machine to Dollar General, 271 Boardman-Canfield Road.

March 19

Domestic violence: A charge was pending against a man after his wife, of Sciota Avenue, alleged he had squeezed her face and placed her in a bear hug during an argument after she had refused to give him a ride.

Theft: Garland P. Brandon, 54, of Akron, was charged with stealing $205 worth of men’s cologne from Macy’s in Southern Park Mall.

Domestic violence: Nicole M. Armeni, 30, of Sigle Lane, Poland, was charged after her mother alleged Armeni had threatened and shoved the accuser during an argument.

March 20

Assault/criminal damaging: A New Castle, Pa., woman told police she was punched in the mouth and had a brick tossed at her vehicle when she visited someone in the 7300 block of Salinas Trail.

Harassment: A manager with a South Avenue restaurant reported a former acquaintance had sent her about 50 text messages. In addition, the person came to her place of employment in an effort to speak with her, the accuser also said.

Theft: A Youngstown man noticed a $400 cellphone missing while at a McClurg Road business.

Robbery: Police charged 57-year-old Richard Livesay of Poland Avenue, Struthers, with robbery and one felony count of carrying a concealed weapon after a $40 cellphone case was stolen from Walmart. Livesay had in his possession a loaded .380-caliber handgun, though he did not threaten anyone with the firearm, a report stated.

Trespassing: After responding to a possible attempted burglary on Vineland Place, officers charged 24-year-old Jonathan J. Wetzel of Larkridge Avenue, Boardman, with criminal trespassing and disorderly conduct while intoxicated. An intoxicated Wetzel pushed his way into an apartment, startling the occupant, and was found on a couch, a report showed.

March 21

Arrest: Jennifer Cupan of Rush Boulevard, Youngstown, was taken into custody after having been pulled over in the 3900 block of South Avenue. Cupan, 34, was wanted on a Newton Falls Municipal Court bench warrant accusing her of failing to appear in court.

Theft: Anthony R. Scott, 29, of South Duck Creek Road, North Jackson, was charged with stealing a USB phone charger and a small set of headphones from Walmart.

Criminal damaging: A car in the 1300 block of Doral Drive was found with about $500 in damage to its finish.

Domestic violence: Joshua M. Marshall of South Schenley Avenue, Youngstown, faced a charge after his wife alleged the 28-year-old Marshall sent a series of text messages that included threats to suffocate and kill the accuser after she had refused to give him $50.

Theft: Robert M. Elko, 58, and 66-year-old Diane E. Kelly, both of Selkirk Avenue, Youngstown, were charged in the theft of $231 worth of property, including a soldering iron, from Walmart.

March 22

Assault: A North Lima woman staying at a Market Street motel alleged her boyfriend had pushed her against a wall, then placed his hand over her mouth, causing her to suffer a burn to her lip from a cigarette.