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Oct. 12
Burglary: Someone forcibly entered a residence in the 7400 block of Hitchcock Road. Two $400 rings were missing.
Criminal damaging: A woman left Southern Park Mall and noticed a rear tire on her car had been slashed.
Burglary: To a home in the 5200 block of Trotter Drive, from which a pair of earrings and a diamond ring were stolen. The loss was estimated at $5,400.
Fraud: A pharmacist with CVS Pharmacy, 417 Boardman-Poland Road, told police someone had phoned in a fraudulent prescription.
Criminal mischief: A vehicle in the 4300 block of Devonshire was found with an unknown substance smeared on its rearview window. Damage came to about $500.
Possible theft: A woman reported her driver’s license lost or stolen while at an Applewood Boulevard restaurant.
Drugs/weapon: Officers responded to a report of a man passed out in a car near Market Street and U.S. Route 224 before charging 53-year-old James A. Williams Jr. of Mabel Avenue, Youngstown, with drug abuse, possession of drug paraphernalia, carrying a concealed weapon and operating a vehicle impaired. Williams admitted having a bindle containing suspected heroin and that he had taken prescription painkillers, leading authorities to believe he was impaired; in addition, he had a rope with a folding knife that acted as a handle, a report showed.
Theft: A man reportedly stole a $2 lighter from Dollar General, 5953 South Ave.
Oct. 13
Arrest: Members of the U.S. Marshals Task Force arrested 34-year-old Michael Esposito III of Youngstown-Poland Road, Youngstown, who was wanted on charges of domestic violence and intimidation after police responded to a Boardman-Poland Road restaurant, where his former girlfriend alleged Esposito had stalked her and repeatedly called the business after hours. Esposito also threatened to harm an officer who answered two of his calls to the establishment, a report stated.
Burglary: Timothy V. Jacobs, 57, of Boardman, surrendered on a burglary charge after a May 23 incident in which a woman reported someone had entered her Hillman Way apartment via an unlocked kitchen window, then removed a $400 laptop computer.
Identity theft: An official with Kohl’s, 383 Boardman-Poland Road, told a detective that an employee possibly had tried to use another person’s Social Security number in a fraudulent manner.
Theft: A woman reported her wallet missing from her car while at Southern Park Mall.
Drugs: While investigating possible drug activity in the 5300 block of Southern Boulevard, authorities took into custody Keimone L. Black of Carlotta Drive, Youngstown, on charges of drug abuse and possession of drug paraphernalia. The 24-year-old Black, who also was wanted on a bench warrant, had in his car a digital scale, a bag of suspected marijuana and a cigar partially filled with suspected marijuana, police alleged.
Theft: Police were dispatched to Boardman Area Court on Market Street to take custody of 30-year-old Rachel A. Walker, who faced a theft charge. Walker, of Kenilworth Avenue, Warren, was accused of stealing $218 worth of lingerie and perfume Oct. 7 from Victoria’s Secret in Southern Park Mall.
Arrest: A traffic stop near Shields Road led to the arrest of 48-year-old Alonzo C. Ransome Jr. of Midland Avenue, Youngstown. He was wanted on a Belmont County, Ohio, warrant charging failure to appear in court.
Oct. 14
Domestic violence: Terry D. Marks, 53, of Boardman, faced a third-degree felony domestic-violence charge after his girlfriend alleged Marks struck her head with a porcelain coffee mug during an argument when she had served him with an eviction notice. The charge was elevated because of prior convictions, a report said.
Menacing: A man told police a woman with whom he has ongoing problems threatened him as he spoke with the owner of a Boardman-Poland Road business.
Theft: A woman in her mid-30s reportedly stole five or six bottles of laundry detergent from Dollar General, 5953 South Ave.
Breaking and entering: Someone entered the boiler room in an apartment complex in the 6800 block of Southern Boulevard, damaged a washing machine and took 20 feet of copper pipes and a steam-heating radiator.
Theft: A woman discovered a $600 electronic notepad missing while at a business in the 8200 block of Market Street.
Oct. 15
Breaking and entering/felonious assault: Authorities responded to a possible break-in in the 4200 block of Chester Drive, where a man said he believed another man had pointed a gun at the accuser, prompting him to fire a shot in the air toward the other person.
Theft: Joseph C. Lutz, 36, who listed addresses on Winchester Avenue in Youngstown and Boardman-Canfield Road in Boardman, was charged with stealing a set of trash bags, a container of baby wipes and two packages of diapers from Walmart, 1300 Doral Drive.
Drugs: The property manager with an apartment complex in the 800 block of Cook Avenue reported having found evidence of drug use at one of the units. A day earlier, a tenant reportedly had suffered a drug overdose, a report stated.
Criminal mischief: A Lost Creek Drive man noticed his mailbox had been pulled from the ground and tossed over a nearby fence.
Identity theft: A Cranberry Run Drive woman reported getting an email from a bank in Timonium, Md., stating someone had attempted to open a line of credit with her personal information.
Theft: A man accidentally left his wallet at a Doral Drive big-box store before discovering it had been stolen.
Theft: Chantel M. Georgalas, 20, of Helena Avenue, and Destiny M. Cintron, 22, of Mumford Drive, faced theft charges after the two Youngstown women were accused of taking $218 worth of merchandise, including a pair of boys socks, from Walmart. Cintron also was charged with endangering children because she had a small child in a stroller during the shoplifting situation, a report alleged.
Burglary: Occurred in the 4600 block of Simon Road through a rear door. Stolen were two wristwatches, a chain saw, prescription medication and other items.
Theft: A Poland woman reported her $400 iPhone stolen as she shopped at a business in Shops at Boardman Park.
Oct. 16
Criminal mischief: A vehicle in the 3400 block of Flora Lane was found with damage to three windows, including a cargo window. Damage came to $600.
Identity fraud: A Lowellville man learned that his credit card had been used to make about $230 worth of fraudulent purchases at two Southern Park Mall stores.
Theft: A Lemans Drive woman reported her son’s 20-inch bicycle had been stolen.
Menacing: An Applecrest Court woman alleged her former boyfriend had threatened to harm her and damage the accuser’s vehicle.
Oct. 21
Attempted burglary: A woman returned to her apartment in the 8100 block of Southern Boulevard and noticed a window screen on the ground and that the upper portion of the window had been forcibly moved, apparently as someone tried to gain entry.
Aggravated menacing: A Locust Avenue man reported a man whom he had recently met and who likely was intoxicated threatened him with a knife as the accuser tried to check on him.
Theft: A man discovered $50 missing from his apartment in the 6100 block of Market Street.
Burglary: To an apartment in the 800 block of Moyer Avenue, from which a Sony PlayStation 4 game system, eight Xbox games and numerous other items were taken. The loss came to about $6,060.
Theft: Laqresha S. Womack, 40, of Moorefield Avenue, Austintown, along with a 16-year-old Austintown girl, was charged with theft and receiving stolen property after being accused of returning $182 worth of lingerie to Victoria’s Secret in Southern Park Mall that had been stolen from the store the day before. In addition, Womack and the teen had items that had been stolen from Rue 21, a clothing and accessory business, also in the mall.
Vandalism/possible arson: A worker for Ron Kreps Drywall & Plastering, 6042 Market St., told police someone had spray-painted a rear door and wall, a company-owned truck and a nearby trash bin. Also found were burn marks on a portion of siding on a warehouse behind the business, a police report showed.
Aggravated menacing: Two supervisors with Marc’s, 7121 Tiffany Blvd., alleged a former employee had threatened to burn down or shoot up the business regarding a check she felt was owed her.
Theft: Two women reportedly stole $219 worth of clothing from Kohl’s, 383 Boardman-Poland Road.
Criminal damaging: Someone drove over and damaged part of a lawn at a business in the 200 block of Boardman-Poland Road.
Identity theft: An Argyle Avenue man told police a caller claiming to represent a law firm said the man had taken out a $600 loan in 2010 from a township credit union and, with accrued interest, supposedly owes $1,365. The credit union, however, informed the man that no record of such a loan could be found.
Oct. 22
Theft: An Austintown man noticed $60 in change missing as he shopped at a Doral Drive big-box store.
Theft: A man and a woman reportedly left Steak ‘n’ Shake, 6786 Applewood Blvd., without paying their $24.32 food bill.
Theft: A man reportedly stole $906 worth of merchandise, including a sweatshirt, from Sears in Southern Park Mall.
Attempted theft: A Prestwick Drive man discovered someone had tried to enter his vehicle and garage.
Theft: A woman in her early 20s reportedly took a $23 Bluetooth receiver from Walmart, 1300 Doral Drive.
Theft: A 14-year-old Youngstown girl was charged with theft and obstructing official business after a Pittsburgh Steelers hooded sweatshirt and tank top were taken from Sears. The girl also provided false personal information, a report said.
Theft: Al Jonae M. Phillips, 18, of East Midlothian Boulevard, and 21-year-old Chantaz L.I. Brown of Pasadena Avenue, faced theft charges. The two Youngstown women were accused of stealing 24 articles of clothing valued at $627 from Sears.
Oct. 23
Assault: A Glendale Avenue woman alleged a friend’s roommate had shoved and grabbed her hair during an argument. The victim was not injured, however.
Identity theft: A Lost Creek Drive man found five fraudulent charges to his debit card that totaled $207.
Criminal mischief: Someone tossed eggs at the front door to a home in the 5800 block of Sharon Drive.
Burglary: A portable DVD player was missing from a residence in the 200 block of East Western Reserve Road someone had forcibly entered, possibly through a window.
Felonious assault: A 15-year-old boy alleged that while in the 400 block of Boardman-Canfield Road, a driver with whom the boy had been in a confrontation several months earlier struck the accuser’s bicycle with the front of his vehicle before driving away. The teen was not injured, though.
Theft: A woman reported a $5,000 gold engagement ring missing from her West Parkside Drive home.
Burglary: Police arrested 24-year-old Teon D. Stennis at his Moyer Avenue apartment on a burglary warrant, then charged the Boardman man with resisting arrest after saying he had attempted to jump from a window. Stennis also was wanted on a Youngstown bench warrant charging failure to appear in court.
Criminal mischief: Two men reportedly entered the employee break room at a Boardman-Poland Road home-improvement store, then rummaged through several personal lockers.
Felonious assault: Charges of felonious assault and obstructing official business were to have been filed against a 50-year-old Columbiana man after authorities had responded to a report that the man was trying to start fights with several people at a South Avenue restaurant. A patron alleged the Columbiana man came toward him in a pickup truck in an effort to strike the accuser, a report stated.
Oct. 24
Harassment: A Hitchcock Road man said a former friend has made and left a series of offensive and unwanted calls and messages.
Theft: Brandon A. Hall of Forest Park Drive, Boardman, surrendered on a felony-theft charge after an elderly Pearson Circle woman alleged Hall, 19, had stolen $100 worth of packing tape from her.
Employee theft: Caileigh M. Dayton, 22, of South Portland Avenue, Youngstown, was charged after a loss-prevention official with T.J. Maxx & More, 717 Boardman-Poland Road, alleged Dayton had made a $43 fraudulent purchase with a stolen store value card.
Theft: A Glenwood Avenue man discovered two checks, including a $360 rent check, were missing from a mailbox.
Theft: A Canfield man told authorities three rings valued at $15,000 had been taken from his elderly mother’s room at a South Avenue long-term care facility.
Burglary: To a home in the 5900 block of Northlawn Avenue. Clothing may have been stolen.
Criminal damaging: A man reported a tree-removal company’s truck had left ruts in the yard of his deceased father’s Arden Boulevard residence.
Truck theft: A 2012 Ford F-250 truck was stolen in the 1100 block of Red Tail Hawk Drive.
Burglary: Occurred at an apartment in the 6600 block of Market Street. Stolen was a 32-inch flat-screen TV.
Theft: Nicholas A. Chronister, 28, was taken into custody at a business in the 300 block of Boardman-Poland Road, then charged. Chronister, of North Bank Street, Cortland, was accused of stealing $156 worth of merchandise, including a pair of pants, from the J.C. Penney store in Southern Park Mall.