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Aug. 3
Arrest: Authorities at Boardman Area Court on Market Street picked up Michael E. Baun, 32, of Woodworth Road, North Lima, who was wanted on warrants charging phone harassment and impersonating a police officer. On July 5, Baun reportedly called a township towing company 52 times in a 20-minute period; also, a tow-truck driver alleged that while following him on South Avenue after an incident at an East Western Reserve Road fast-food restaurant, Baun flashed yellow and white lights on his car in an effort to get the driver to pull over, a report showed.
Arrest: A traffic stop on South Avenue resulted in the arrest of Manuel Jackson, 19, of Brownlee Avenue, Poland. He was wanted on a bench warrant charging failure to appear in Youngstown Municipal Court.
Assault: An employee with a South Avenue communications company alleged her supervisor struck her in the shoulder area, causing the accuser to fall backward, perhaps after having been angered that she was late to work.
Breaking and entering: Someone kicked in and damaged a garage door to a vacant residence in the 800 block of Edenridge Drive.
Theft: A man reported a $4,100 gold ring missing from his Windsor Road home.
Theft: Members of the Mahoning Valley Law Enforcement Task Force handed to Boardman police Saron R. Tapscott, 31, who was wanted on a theft charge. Tapscott, of Miller Street, Youngstown, was accused of stealing $87 worth of food and other merchandise June 19 from Walmart, 1300 Doral Drive.
Citation: Officers responded to an altercation between two women at a Market Street gas station, where they wrote a minor-misdemeanor citation charging Nicole A. Hayman, 41, of West Lucius Avenue, Youngstown, with disorderly conduct. Hayman’s actions caused a scene at the business, police said.
Domestic violence: Youngstown police handed custody of Torri D. Letlow, 26, to township authorities. Letlow, who listed addresses on Glenwood Avenue in Boardman and Mistletoe Avenue in Youngstown, was wanted on a domestic-violence charge after his former girlfriend, of Boardman, alleged he had unsuccessfully tried to enter her apartment, then threatened to beat her up if she contacted police.
Vandalism: Two small holes were found in a front window to a Market Street bakery.
Criminal damaging: A worker with a Boardman-Canfield Road business saw that all of his vehicle’s tires had been slashed.
Theft: A woman noticed a $200 mountain bike missing from her home in the 4800 block of Grover Drive.
Theft: A Mathews Road man discovered the theft of a firearm and a magazine containing seven rounds.
Aug. 4
Arrest: Officers were dispatched to Ferncliff Avenue regarding a neighbor dispute before taking into custody John J. Delliquadri of Ferncliff, Boardman, who was wanted on warrants charging criminal mischief and criminal trespassing. The latter charge is the result of a July 20 incident in which someone had reportedly drawn an ominous message on the neighbor’s driveway. In addition, Delliquadri, 24, was charged with obstructing official business when, police alleged, he ran from them before being apprehended in the residence.
Theft: A man in his 20s reportedly stole a $338 TV from Walmart.
Vandalism: A vehicle in the 800 block of Bev Road was found with a broken rear windshield. Damage came to $250.
Theft: A man told officers that while trying to sell a cellphone for $200 in the 400 block of Boardman-Poland Road, the supposed buyer fled with the item without having paid for it.
Theft: Someone in the 50 block of Maple Drive removed $2 in change from a car.
Aug. 5
Arrest: After pulling him over near Market Street, police took into custody Dale C. Smith, 60, of Webster Avenue, Youngstown, who was wanted on a Youngstown Municipal Court warrant accusing him of failing to appear to face a simple-assault charge.
Burglary: Took place in the 90 block of Willow Drive. Stolen were a 42-inch TV, a laptop computer and about $110.
Burglary: Three flat-screen TVs, a 9mm handgun and other items were removed from a home someone had entered in the 300 block of Brookfield Avenue.
Arrest: Authorities on Southern Boulevard pulled over and arrested William C. Boykin Sr. of North Bon Air Avenue, Youngstown. Boykin, 60, was wanted on a warrant from the Mahoning County Sheriff’s Department charging nonsupport of dependents, a fifth-degree felony.
Assault: Officers responded to a fight in the 4000 block of Hillman Way, where a pregnant woman alleged the father of her child had struck the victim and tossed her to the ground during an argument.
Theft: A Wolosyn Circle man noticed $300 had been removed from his wallet that was in his vehicle.
Attempted burglaries: Someone tried to enter a home in the 30 block of Melrose Avenue via a rear window before the homeowner discovered a screen had been lifted. Also, police responded to a similar crime in the 40 block.
Burglary: To a mobile home in the 4000 block of South Avenue after a side door had been forced open. Nothing appeared to have been stolen, though the door sustained an estimated $500 in damage.
Theft/criminal damaging: Someone in the 20 block of Melrose Avenue damaged a radio in a vehicle, from which a wallet, $270 and two debit cards were removed.
Domestic violence: Jamal M. Abu-Ghannam, 56, of Glenridge Road, Boardman, was charged with the crime after his wife alleged that during an argument about their relationship, Abu-Ghannam had pulled her hair and scratched her neck, leaving a mark.
Theft/counterfeit: A Boardman boy reported his wallet stolen as he tried to sell an item for $200 at a Market Street fast-food restaurant. He also was given two phony $100 bills, a report said.
Theft by deception: A Crimson Trail woman told police someone claiming to represent Apple Corp. who contacted her online saying her iPhone had been hacked, persuaded the accuser to buy a $100 gift card at a township big-box store and provide a 16-digit code on the back to rectify the supposed breach. After a series of such bogus transactions, the victim was scammed out of $900, a report showed.
Theft: Six boys age 16 and 17 reportedly stole $15 worth of food items from a Speedway gas station, 649 E. Midlothian Blvd.
Theft: A man possibly in his 30s reportedly took a $60 Pittsburgh Steelers sweatshirt from Touchdown Gifts in Southern Park Mall.
Aug. 6
Attempted theft: An Arlene Avenue man saw his car’s driver’s-side door open and that various items had been moved, though it appeared nothing was missing.
Criminal mischief: During a traffic stop, several juveniles reportedly admitted having tossed eggs at a residence in the 800 block of Wildwood Drive.
Theft/drugs: Dean A. Magnolia, 19, was charged with stealing $115 worth of men’s clothing from Macy’s in Southern Park Mall. Magnolia, of Indian Run Drive, Canfield, also received a minor-misdemeanor citation when, police alleged, he had a piece of suspected marijuana in his sock.
Theft: Agdelsallam E. Omran, 19, of Sheridan Road, Youngstown, and a 17-year-old Boardman boy, were charged with stealing from Walmart $64 worth of property that included a mop.
Theft: A GPS device and an iPhone were missing from a vehicle in the 40 block of Leighton Avenue.
Aug. 7
Criminal damaging: A Hubbard woman left a U.S. Route 224 clinic and saw that someone had broken a rear window to her car.
Criminal mischief: A shed in the 200 block of Brookfield Avenue was spray-painted.
Drugs: While conducting a welfare check at a Tiffany Boulevard motel, police charged Melissa E. Chester, 33, of Main Street, New Middletown, with one felony count each of possession of cocaine and heroin, as well as one misdemeanor count each of possession of drug-abuse instruments and drug paraphernalia. Chester had a small vial of suspected crack cocaine in her pocket as well as a small bindle of suspected heroin in her purse; she also had a drug kit that contained a needle, a suspected crack-cocaine pipe and a spoon with burn marks common in drug use, authorities alleged.
Theft: A chair and a pair of binoculars were taken from a car in the 7100 block of Locust Avenue.
Menacing: An Overhill Road woman alleged a neighbor threw yard waste and tree branches in her backyard, then reported her to authorities. The woman also discovered dog feces on her vehicle and driveway.
Fraud: A Sylvia Lane woman told police a caller claiming to be her grandson who had been arrested during a traffic accident asked for $3,000 to post bond, then instructed the victim to buy gift cards. In the series of about 12 such calls and transactions, the woman reportedly lost roughly $11,000, a report said.
Theft: Shawn A. Sanchez II, 20, of Bloomfield Road, East Liverpool, was charged in the theft of a $60 Sony PlayStation 4 controller from Target, 417 Boardman-Poland Road.
Theft: A man reportedly took a $4 bag of chips from Dollar General, 859 E. Midlothian Blvd.
Theft: An Arlene Avenue man told police a man in a tan Chevrolet vehicle pulled up then stole a $500 chimney topper that was on his driveway.
Menacing: A worker for a Boardman towing company reported a caller had threatened to harm one of the drivers.
Arrest: Officers took Caitlin L. Cina, 22, into custody at her East Parkside Drive residence. The Boardman woman was wanted on Poland Township warrants charging her with one count each of obstructing official business and disorderly conduct.
Theft: A Glenwood Avenue woman reported someone had taken all of the tires off her vehicle.