Youngstown man arrested in Boardman on shoplifting, drug-paraphernalia charges

BOARDMAN — A suspected shoplifter also faces a charge of possession of drug paraphernalia after his arrest Tuesday afternoon, according to a police report.

Police detained Roy Schimpf, 34, of Rhoda Avenue, Youngstown, at Best Buy, 561 Boardman-Poland Road, after he left a nearby Dollar Tree, where employees claimed he took some items. The officers searched his bag, reportedly finding many items taken from multiple stores.

Police also found a ceramic pipe with one end burnt. He purportedly told officers he used the pipe to smoke cocaine earlier that day. Schimpf will be arraigned Thursday on the charges in Mahoning County Area Court.