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Nov. 23
Arrest: A traffic stop on U.S. Route 224 led to the arrest of Michael J. Gura, 46, of Beaver Falls, Pa., on a charge of operating a vehicle impaired. Gura registered a 0.16 blood-alcohol content, which is double Ohio’s 0.08 legal intoxication limit, a report stated.
Theft: A woman reportedly took a $3 hair clip from Family Dollar, 4030 Market St.
Theft/drug paraphernalia: Authorities charged Robert L. Swope, 34, of Sierra Drive, Youngstown, with theft and possession of drug paraphernalia after a bottle of body wash and two sticks of deodorant were stolen from Family Dollar, 4030 Market St. Also, Swope had a suspected crack-cocaine pipe, a report said.
Auto theft: A 2017 Ford Explorer was stolen in the 7200 block of Market Street.
Theft: A man reportedly stole eight cans of a disinfectant spray valued at $44 from Family Dollar, 4030 Market St.
Theft/drugs: John M. Allen, 41, of Camden Avenue, Youngstown, was charged with theft and possessing drug-abuse instruments after $143 worth of property was stolen from Macy’s in Southern Park Mall. Allen also had two syringes and a suspected marijuana pipe, police alleged.
Criminal mischief: A South Avenue man discovered someone had bent his car’s rear license plate and scratched a rear lift gate.
Theft: A cellphone, five identification cards and a credit card were removed from a vehicle in the 300 block of East Midlothian Boulevard.
Theft: A man in his mid-30s to mid-40s reportedly stole six packages of disposable razors from Family Dollar, 4030 Market St.
Robbery/employee theft: Jillian L. Russell, 34, of Lakewood Avenue, Youngstown, was charged with robbery and carrying a concealed weapon after $703 worth of merchandise, including a sweatshirt, was stolen from Macy’s and when, authorities alleged, Russell had a loaded firearm magazine while committing the crime. Also, police charged Shelby M. Storey, 22, of Dogwood Lane, Youngstown, with theft after alleging Storey, a store employee, intentionally failed to scan items for Russell.
Theft: Authorities in downtown Youngstown took custody of Joseph W. Allen Jr., 23, who was wanted on a theft charge. Allen, of Birch Hill Drive, Youngstown, was accused of stealing a $338 TV Aug. 4 from Walmart, 1300 Doral Drive.
Nov. 24
Arrest: Police arrested Jeremy M. Voytko, 23, at his Stadler Avenue apartment. The Boardman man was wanted on a warrant accusing him of failing to appear in court on a disorderly-conduct charge.
Theft: Struthers police handed Kalib D. Pierce, 24, to Boardman authorities. Pierce, of Park Drive, Campbell, was wanted on a warrant after a $25 shirt was stolen Oct. 5 from Kohl’s, 383 Boardman-Poland Road.
Theft/damage: A New Middletown woman left a South Avenue restaurant and discovered a pair of pajamas, a tent, a dish set and a deep fryer had been removed from her truck, which also had a smashed passenger-side window.
Criminal damaging: Someone in the 4000 block of Windsor Road broke windows to and rummaged through two vehicles.
Theft: About $3 in change was taken from a car in the 100 block of Maple Drive.
Identity theft: A West Boulevard man learned that his personal information had been used to fraudulently withdraw $1,907 from his bank account.
Theft: A Cheriwood Court woman noticed a $150 chain saw missing from her garage.
Arrest: Officers at a Market Street motel took into custody Kamaljit Singh, 34, of Sheridan Road, Boardman, who was wanted on a felony probation-violation charge from Trumbull County.
Theft: Roy D. Williams of Manhattan Avenue, Youngstown, was charged with theft and possession of criminal tools after two pairs of jeans valued at $89 were stolen from Kohl’s. Williams, 32, also had a pair of pliers to cut the security tags, a report said.
Theft: A Canfield man alleged that after having paid a business in the 8500 block of Market Street $1,553 for a truck cap, the owner has neither given the accuser the item nor refunded him.
Criminal damaging: A vehicle in the 500 block of Boardman-Poland Road was found with a punctured front tire. Damage was estimated at $194.
Theft: Patrick E.B. Young, 27, of Berlin Station Road, Berlin Center, was charged with stealing a $90 pair of tennis shoes from Kohl’s.
Theft/criminal damaging: A Butler, Pa., man at a Boardman-Poland Road restaurant noticed someone had broken a passenger-side window to his car, then stole a citizens band radio and other items.
Arrests: A traffic stop on Market Street resulted in the arrest of Ninevvea M. Crites, 30, who listed addresses in Youngstown and on East Sixth Street in Salem and who was wanted on a Columbiana County warrant charging failure to appear in court. Also taken into custody was William M. Gowdy, 57, of East Philadelphia Avenue, Youngstown, who was wanted on a Campbell warrant accusing him of violating a court order.
Drugs: Officers took Dora M. Phillip, 51, into custody at her East Western Reserve Road home. The Poland woman was wanted on two felony warrants from Columbiana County charging her with trafficking in drugs.
Arrest: Police investigated a car crash near Aravesta Avenue before charging Kimberly Y. Glenn, 45, of West Earle Avenue, Youngstown, with operating a vehicle impaired after saying she registered a 0.223 blood-alcohol content. Glenn also received a minor-misdemeanor citation charging her with having an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle.
Nov. 25
Arson: An officer on routine patrol on Boardman-Poland Road reported having heard an explosion in a parking lot in the 500 block before noticing a pile of newspaper clippings was on fire, though no explosive devices were found. Someone in a black Toyota Camry reportedly left the area at high speed, a report showed.
Assault: A Masury man reported having been punched in the chest and pushed to the ground during a fight in the 800 block of Forest Ridge Drive.
Theft: Officers charged Betsy M. Cullen, 24, with theft after alleging Cullen, of South Schenley Avenue, Youngstown, deliberately failed to scan $143 worth of merchandise at Walmart, 1300 Doral Drive.
Theft: A man and a woman reportedly removed the sensors before stealing a smoke alarm and a $686 home device from Walmart and fleeing.
Drugs: Terrence A. Machen was charged with heroin and marijuana possession after authorities had pulled him over on Market Street. The 48-year-old Columbus man had in his wallet four bindles of suspected heroin that weighed 1.3 grams; also found was 3 grams of suspected marijuana in his pocket, police alleged.
Assault: A worker with a Market Street hospital alleged a combative patient had spit in his face as he and others tried to restrain the patient.
Theft: A man reportedly fled from Walmart after having taken a $25 Bluetooth speaker.
Nov. 26
Theft: Someone stole seven aluminum grocery racks and three aluminum chest cases from behind a business in the 8500 block of Market Street. The loss was estimated at $1,775.
Theft: A man and two women reportedly stole a laptop computer, a set of headphones and four wireless speakers from Walmart, resulting in a $2,220 loss.
Harassment: A desk clerk for a Tiffany Boulevard motel told police the business had received 30 to 40 such calls, including some that were sexual in nature.
Theft: A man left in a pickup truck after reportedly having taken $50 worth of books and calendars from Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 381 Boardman-Poland Road.
Theft: Gregory L. Davenport, 45, of Kensington Avenue, Youngstown, faced theft and criminal-trespassing charges after a $129 computer hard drive was stolen from Walmart. In addition, Davenport, who also was wanted on a Liberty Township warrant, was in the big-box store in violation of a trespassing warning, police said.
Theft: Sherri L. Santiago, 41, of Coitsville Road, Campbell, was charged, accused of stealing $92 worth of merchandise that included a pair of jeans from Walmart.
Nov. 27
Auto theft: A man reported his 2004 Chrysler Pacifica stolen in the 200 block of Boardman-Canfield Road.
Criminal damaging: A Tracy Drive woman discovered two sets of wires for her front-yard Christmas decorations had been cut.
Theft: A man reportedly stole a $44.50 pair of men’s jeans from Kohl’s.
Citation: Officers issued a minor-misdemeanor citation charging Phillip J. Braxton, 53, of Shadyside Drive, Boardman, with disorderly conduct after alleging Braxton was one of two people who got into a van in an effort to prevent the vehicle from being lawfully repossessed.
Drugs: Austintown police handed to township authorities Austin J. Trgovcich, 23, of Eagle Trace Drive, Boardman, who faced a drug-abuse charge, related to a drug overdose July 26 at an Edenridge Drive residence. An officer noticed a bag that contained four pills with no markings, a report showed.
Identity theft: A Red Tail Hawk Drive woman found out her personal information had been used without consent to open several fraudulent accounts, from which $3,367 in delinquent charges accrued.
Robbery: A woman told authorities a man in his late 50s wearing black clothing approached as she entered her South Schenley Avenue apartment, then shoved the accuser to the ground and fled with her purse.
Criminal damaging: A vehicle in the 4000 block of South Avenue was found with all of its tires slashed.
Theft: Two sets of rims and tires as well as eight rotors were stolen from sport utility vehicles on a sales lot at Sweeney Buick GMC, 7997 Market St. The loss was calculated at $5,600.
Nov. 28
Theft: Three women reportedly left Denny’s Restaurant, 154 Boardman-Canfield Road, without paying their $35 food bill.