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July 28
Theft: Police took custody of Michael J. Cole, 22, of Marmion Avenue, Youngstown, who faced a felony-theft charge, related to a July 21 incident in which a Canfield woman reported that while at a Boardman-Poland Road big-box store, someone had stolen her purse as she placed items in her vehicle.
July 29
Attempted burglary: A woman discovered pry marks on a side door frame to her residence in the 300 block of Shields Road, apparently after someone had tried to enter.
Attempted theft: A man in his mid- to late 20s reportedly tried to steal $277 worth of merchandise, including a pair of shoes, from Walmart, 1300 Doral Drive, then left when an employee confronted him.
Burglary: Police received a report that a dirt bike had been removed from a garage in the 90 block of Arlene Avenue before they charged an 11-year-old Youngstown boy with burglary and a 12-year-old Youngstown boy with complicity to burglary and carrying a concealed weapon. A knife was found in the older boy’s pocket, and the $500 bike was recovered, authorities said.
Theft: A Carter Circle woman noticed a $50 bicycle had been removed from a nearby carport.
Menacing: A Forest Park Place woman told police she learned that a sexually-explicit photograph of her had been uploaded to a social-media website without her consent.
Arrest: Officers who responded to a vehicular crash near Market Street and Roche Way charged Linda L. Proietti, 70, of Forest Garden Drive, Boardman, with operating a vehicle impaired. Proietti refused to submit to standard sobriety tests, a report showed.
Domestic violence: Craig D. Randall, 41, of Devonshire Drive, Boardman, faced charges of domestic violence, resisting arrest and obstructing official business after his girlfriend alleged Randall became enraged when she asked him to leave the apartment as he tried to enter her bedroom and threatened to kill the accuser if she called police. Also, authorities twice had to use a stun gun to bring Randall under control as he fought with them, a report stated.
Auto theft: A 2017 Nissan Versa rental car was stolen in the 4600 block of South Avenue.
Burglary: To an apartment in the 6100 block of Market Street, from which a woman reported her purse stolen.
Employee theft: Caleb M. Hanna, 18, of Thalia Avenue, Youngstown, was charged after an official with Gabe’s, 850 Boardman-Poland Road, alleged he had taken an undisclosed sum of money from a register. Hanna later admitted to the crime, a report said.
Theft by deception: A man reportedly stole an undisclosed amount of money from Marc’s, 7121 Tiffany Blvd., in a series of transactions that were part of a quick-change scam.
July 30
Theft: A Youngstown man told police $400 and a wallet had been removed from his vehicle while he was at a Market Street gas station.
Theft: An Afton Avenue man reported a .40-caliber firearm missing from his residence.
Theft/criminal damaging: A Lockwood Boulevard man noticed a window to his truck had been smashed. Stolen from the vehicle were a .40-caliber handgun and two chain saws.
Theft: A Windsor Road woman reported $415 missing from her car.
Child endangerment: After responding to a complaint about an intoxicated person at a U.S. Route 224 restaurant, police charged Otto J. Piskac IV, 32, of South Avenue, Boardman, with disorderly conduct while intoxicated, endangering children and obstructing official business. An inebriated Piskac became enraged with and aggressive toward an officer; he also had a 7-year-old child with him, a report showed.
Theft: A man discovered $4,000 missing from his North Cadillac Drive residence.
Theft: A Cape Coral, Fla., woman reported a wristwatch, a passport and various pieces of paperwork missing when she stayed at a South Avenue motel.
Theft: A $200 mountain bike was taken from a home in the 100 block of Melrose Avenue.
Theft: A woman reported $1,475 worth of property missing from her residence in the 7000 block of Claybourne Avenue, though officers found no signs of a burglary or forced entry.
July 31
Arrest: Police answered a call about a teenager struggling with a case manager near Mathews Road before charging the 14-year-old Grove City, Ohio, boy with resisting arrest after saying he had fought with the social worker and refused to obey officers’ commands.
Burglary: Someone broke into a home in the 20 block of Woodview Avenue, rummaged through several drawers and took a $200 cellphone.
Criminal damaging: A Lockwood Boulevard woman noticed a passenger-side window to her car had been shattered.
Theft: Dana M. Masters of Covert Road, New Castle, Pa., was charged with stealing $271 worth of food, electronics items and appliances from Walmart. Masters, 35, also was wanted on four Pennsylvania warrants.
Harassment: A township woman said a man made the latest in a series of such calls after she reported someone without permission had installed a bright light on a pole that shone on a piece of rental property she owns in the 5400 block of Southern Boulevard.
Theft: A Charles Avenue woman reported a $2,500 engagement ring, a wristwatch, two hats and a pair of sunglasses stolen from her home. The loss came to $3,040.
Theft: A man discovered a semiautomatic pistol and $300 missing from his Afton Avenue residence.
Enticement: A woman told police a man had made a series of inappropriate comments to her two sons, 7 and 10, when they were in a restroom at a South Avenue big-box store.
Identity theft: An elderly Wolcott Drive woman found out after returning from vacation that someone had used her Facebook account without authorization to solicit money from friends, one of whom told the accuser someone tried to solicit $3,500 from her, supposedly on behalf of an animal shelter.
Theft: Bethany E. Wallace of Euclid Avenue and Kathryn J. Mulvey of Independence Court faced theft charges. The two 18-year-old Sharon, Pa., women were accused of stealing $278 worth of clothing from Kohl’s, 383 Boardman-Poland Road.
Aug. 1
Arrest: A traffic stop on Route 224 resulted in the arrest of Eugene A. Bogden, 60, who was charged with operating a vehicle impaired. Bogden, of Bedell Road, Berlin Center, had a 0.238 blood-alcohol content, which is nearly three times Ohio’s 0.08 legal intoxication limit, police said.
Auto theft: A 1999 Volkswagen Jetta was stolen in the 300 block of West Midlothian Boulevard.
Theft by deception: A sales manager with Goodyear Auto Service Center, 418 Boardman-Canfield Road, told officers a customer has failed to pay $148 of a $948 outstanding bill for services rendered.
Identity theft: Police received information that someone without authorization had listed a piece of property in Diamond in a Forest Park Drive woman’s name for $104,551 that the woman had never bought.
Theft: A Social Security card was removed from a vehicle in the 800 block of Moyer Avenue.
Drug paraphernalia: A mechanic with a Market Street car dealership reported having been accidentally stuck by a hypodermic needle as he removed a rear seat. In addition, he reportedly found a suspected crack-cocaine pipe in the vehicle.
Theft: Jamar D.M. Sklenchar,19, of Roxbury Street; Tequie Clinkscale, 25, of Hudson Avenue; and Kevin L. Crockett, 29, of Hilton Avenue, were charged with theft. The three Youngstown residents were accused of taking $399 worth of merchandise from Walmart.
Harassment: Beaver Township police handed to Boardman authorities Michael E. Baun, 32, who was wanted on a telecommunications-harassment charge, related to a July 5 situation in which the owner of a township towing company alleged Baun, of Woodworth Road, North Lima, had called the business 52 times in a 20-minute period. Apparently, Baun became angered when a tow-truck driver had parked in a “no parking” area at an East Western Reserve Road fast-food restaurant, a report stated.
Theft: Pamela K. Hiner, 52, of Thornberry Trail, North Lima, was charged in the theft of $96 worth of groceries from Marc’s.
Arrest: After pulling her over near Brookwood Road, officers charged Diane S. Keeler, 62, of Indianola Road, Boardman, with operating a vehicle impaired. Keeler registered a 0.190 blood-alcohol content, a report said.
Theft: A man and a woman reportedly stole an $80 DVD player, five wireless speakers and several other items from Walmart.
Drugs: Authorities responded to possible drug activity on Doral Drive, where they charged Samuel V. Esposito, 28, of Riley Avenue, Struthers, with drug abuse and possession of drug paraphernalia. Found were a piece of suspected marijuana, a suspected marijuana pipe and a packet of pills identified as Tramadol, an over-the-counter drug typically used to treat moderate to severe pain, for which he had no prescription, police alleged.
Harassment: A township woman said she received 10 such text messages while at a Mayflower Drive home.
Theft: A West Midlothian Boulevard woman found out someone had entered her vehicle and took $2 in change.
Theft: A South Avenue man reported having paid $300 for a bicycle he bought on Craigslist but never received.
Criminal mischief: Someone in the 7600 block of Huntington Drive struck a car with eggs.
Theft: Two Glenwood Avenue men reported money and a pair of boots had been taken from their vehicles.
Theft: A $250 silver bracelet was removed from a car in the 300 block of Shields Road.