POLICE CALLS IN POLAND, BOARDMAN, AUSTINTOWN, CANFIELD

POLICE CALLS

A summary of recent criminal activity in Poland and Boardman townships, city of Canfield and Austintown:

POLAND

Dec. 29

Criminal damaging: A door frame was damaged at a residence in the 8100 block of Struthers Road.

Dec. 31

Theft: A $164 headboard was removed from a garage in the 3900 block of Dobbins Road.

Jan. 3

Theft by deception: A Hummingbird Hill Drive woman reported having been the victim regarding an $8,613 check for roof repairs.

BOARDMAN

Dec. 30

Arrest: Police responded to a fight in the 40 block of Shields Road, where they charged Breiash Floyd of Shields, Boardman, with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest after police said the 19-year-old Floyd continued to yell numerous times at a group of people then refused to calm down and desist. She also twice tried to pull away from an officer during the arrest, authorities said.

Thefts: While police investigated a report of items having been stolen from a car in the 1700 block of Nova Lane, several neighbors on nearby Halbert Lane and Jeanne Lynn Avenue also reported property missing from their vehicles.

Assault: Officers answered a call pertaining to a large fight in the 50 block of Shields Road, where two women each reported having been struck by the other.

Theft: Stephen L. Vasko of Hood Street, Warren, faced charges of theft, resisting arrest and possession of drug-abuse instruments after a digital camera and cologne were stolen from Kohl’s, 383 Boardman-Poland Road. Vasko, 34, initially refused to comply with police, who found a hypodermic needle in his pocket, a report showed.

Bad check: A man reportedly wrote a $1,700 check that he transferred from a business to a personal account, then drew on both accounts before the check was returned for insufficient funds, which resulted in a $3,510 loss for the Tippecanoe Road bank.

Domestic violence: Kyle J. Metcalf, 24, of Jaronte Drive, Boardman, was charged with the crime after his girlfriend alleged that during an argument, Metcalf had shoved her in the chest area, causing the accuser to lose her balance and fall on the snow-covered driveway.

Theft: Daniel P. Rosen, 31, of Terraview Drive, Boardman, was charged with one count each of theft and possession of criminal tools and faced two drug-possession charges after $595 worth of merchandise was stolen from Walmart, 1300 Doral Drive. Rosen also had a knife to cut open the packaging; in addition, he had several over-the-counter pills in his pocket, a report showed.

Theft: Authorities phone booked 36-year-old Samantha A. Manda on a theft charge. Manda, of Stanton Avenue, Youngstown, was accused of stealing $15 worth of merchandise Nov. 2 from Dollar General, 4996 Market St.

Misuse of a credit card: A loss-prevention official with a Market Street auto-parts store told officers a customer’s credit card had been used to make $351 worth of miscellaneous purchases without the cardholder’s knowledge or authorization. Beforehand, the victim may have accidentally left the card at the business, a report said.

Theft: Police charged Jeremiah W. Mason, 35, with one count of theft after alleging Mason, of Renwick Drive, Poland, had stolen $140 worth of electronics items from Walmart.

Theft: Jacob T. Graham, 30, of Fifth Street, Beloit, was charged in the theft of three jackets valued at $319 from Macy’s in Southern Park Mall.

Dec. 31

Assault/criminal damaging: A woman told police another woman had shoved her to the ground during an argument about a parking space at a business in the 1200 block of Boardman-Poland Road. The second woman reported the first woman struck her vehicle with the first woman’s car door, leaving a small dent.

Theft: Authorities charged 34-year-old Megan K. Clifton of Ridge Street, Vienna, with two counts of drug abuse and one of theft after $47 worth of property, including lipstick, was stolen from the J.C. Penney store in Southern Park Mall. In addition, Clifton had in her purse two types of tablets in a pill container with its label torn off, police alleged.

Menacing: A Youngstown woman alleged her former boyfriend had threatened to beat her up as the two stayed in separate rooms at a Market Street motel.

Citation: While responding to a possible assault at a Boardman-Canfield Road restaurant, police issued a minor-misdemeanor citation charging 23-year-old Samantha R. Frye of Carousel Woods Drive, New Middletown, with disorderly conduct while intoxicated.

Burglary: To a home in the 5500 block of Lockwood Boulevard, from which an Xbox game system and a $300 pair of shoes were missing.

Theft by deception: A Youngstown woman at a Tiffany Boulevard grocery store told authorities a man who claimed his vehicle had been towed and needed money sold her two gasoline gift cards for $50 that turned out to have no value.

Drugs: Authorities at St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital took custody of 25-year-old Nicholas A. Elmo of Claybourne Avenue, Boardman, who faced one count each of drug abuse and possession of drug-abuse instruments after police and firefighters responded to a possible drug overdose at Elmo’s residence, where his mother said she had found him unresponsive in the basement. Found were a needle and a bindle containing suspected heroin, a report stated.

Jan. 1

Assault: A Youngstown woman reported that while at a Boardman-Poland Road restaurant, another woman struck her several times in the face, leaving minor scratches to her chest and face, when the accuser asked the woman not to swear in front of the victim’s children. The combatant left in a red sport utility vehicle, a report said.

Felonious assault: Larissa M. Reed, 20, of Grover Drive, Boardman, faced felonious-assault and domestic-violence charges after her sister alleged Reed had held a steak knife over her head as if to stab her. Also, the accuser had visible injuries, apparently from a fight between them beforehand, a report stated.

Auto theft: A 1998 Toyota Corolla was stolen in the 1500 block of Country Club Avenue.

Drugs: Shane W. Plourde, 27, of Meadowbrook Avenue, Boardman, surrendered on two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia and one of possession of drug-abuse instruments related to a drug overdose Nov. 9 at his home. Two spoons with burn marks common in drug use and an electronic scale with a white powder were found, police alleged.

Menacing: A Chester Drive woman reported an acquaintance with whom she had entered into an agreement to buy a car sent her several sexually suggestive text messages, leading the accuser to believe that he wanted sexual favors as part of the agreement.

Theft: A Wingate Road man discovered $5 in change missing from his car.

Jan. 2

Threats: Police arrested 59-year-old Robert J. Repko Jr. at St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital on a warrant charging him with making domestic-violence threats after his elderly mother alleged an intoxicated Repko, of Sequoya Drive, Youngstown, had threatened to smack her mouth, causing the accuser to fear for her life.

Menacing: A township woman said a family member has been calling and harassing the accuser regarding her son.

Theft: A man and a woman reportedly left O’Charley’s Restaurant & Bar, 930 Windham Court, without paying their $33 food bill.

Theft: An Edinburg, Pa., woman noticed her purse had been stolen while she was in the Southern Park Mall food court.

Jan. 3

Theft: McDonald police relinquished custody of Adam R. Jimenez of Illinois Avenue, McDonald, to township authorities. The 32-year-old Jimenez was charged with theft, accused of taking $50 worth of Nintendo games Nov. 28 from Walmart.

Theft: Michael S. Ascione, 49, of Harvey Street, Struthers, was charged with stealing a $53 pair of work boots from Walmart.

Theft: A man reportedly stole a $25 package of bed sheets from Family Dollar, 4030 Market St.

Citation: Police at Boardman Glenwood Junior High School handed a 13-year-old township girl a minor-misdemeanor citation charging marijuana possession.

Theft: A worker for a Boardman-Canfield Road pizzeria discovered a $4,000 generator had been removed from a company-owned truck’s rear bumper.

Theft: Derek E. Chittock, 30, of Cedarwood Drive, Beloit, surrendered on a theft charge related to an Oct. 16 situation in which someone had left Buffalo Wild Wings in Southern Park Mall without paying a $37 food bill.

Theft: Officers were dispatched to the Columbiana County jail to pick up 33-year-old Thomas A. Barton of Broadway Avenue, Wellsville, who was wanted on a warrant charging four counts of theft. Barton was accused in a series of shoplifting situations between April and August 2016 at Walmart, from which a home-security system, DVD players and various tools were among the items stolen.

Domestic violence: Ryan J. Lanzo, 22, of Applewood Boulevard, Boardman, was charged after his father alleged Lanzo had struck his face and shoulder area during a fight about the younger Lanzo’s girlfriend.

Theft: A Country Club Avenue man saw that $45 was missing from his car.

Theft: A man in his late 30s reportedly stole about $40 worth of groceries from Walmart.

Jan. 4

Criminal damaging: A Tippecanoe Road woman reported someone had tossed a rock and shattered her vehicle’s front windshield. Damage came to $500.

CANFIELD

Dec. 27

Drug abuse: Police arrested Joseph Ross,18, of Ohio Avenue, Salem, on charges of drug abuse and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Dec. 29

Drug possession: Police arrested Leila Williams, 35, of N. Canfield-Niles Road, Austintown, on a charge of drug possession.

Warrant: Police arrested Joshua Little, 29, of Plymouth, Mich., was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear out of Stark County. He and other males were warned for soliciting without a permit after a complaint of suspicious men going door-to-door in the 30 block of Dartmouth Avenue.

Fraudulent charges: A report of fraudulent credit card charges was made at a home in the 200 block of Kings Lane.

Warrant: Police arrested Cody Rosenbaum, 33, of Goshen Road, Salem, on a warrant for failure to appear out of Canfield Mayor’s Court.

Dec. 30

Falsification: Police arrested Steven Garland, 41, of Dickson Avenue, Youngstown, on charges of falsification, drug abuse and on a warrant out of Liberty Police Department.

Dec. 31

Theft: A report of identity theft by way of a fraudulent account was reported at a home in the 500 block of West Regency Circle.

Drug abuse: Police arrested Bradley Kelly, 23, of Killdeer Drive, on a charge of drug abuse.

AUSTINTOWN

Dec. 26

Vandalism: Doors at Taco Bell, 4523 Mahoning Ave., were vandalized.

Dec. 27

Criminal damaging: Four tires were slashed on a vehicle parked at a home in the 4000 block of Westchester Drive.

Lost or stolen property: A man’s wallet was lost or stolen at Elevate Night Club,1743 S. Raccoon Road.

Warrant: Police arrested Jameelah Wylie, 23, of Compass West Drive on a warrant for two charges of aggravated menacing.

Criminal damaging: A vehicle was damaged at a home in the 5000 block of Mahoning Ave.

Theft: A fraudulent return was reported at Walmart, 6001 Mahoning Ave.

Theft: Police arrested Keyshawn Blacock, 18, of New Road on a theft charge. Police accused him of taking a leaf blower from a home in the 1000 block of Lancaster Drive.

Dec. 28

Criminal trespassing: Police issued a summons to Yusuf Jamal El-Makdah, 21, of Westchester Drive on a charge of criminal trespassing.

Burglary: Entry was gained through a ground-floor living room window at a home in the 4000 block of Westchester Drive.

Criminal damaging: Damage to a lawn by a neighbor was reported at a home in the 4000 block of Kirk Road.

Theft: A stolen credit card was reported by a person who lives in a home in the 4000 block of Kirk Road.

Warrant: Police arrested Katherine Sakalosh, 32, of Wilshire Drive, Youngstown, on a warrant for failure to comply on a possession of dangerous drugs charge. She was also charged with soliciting and possession of criminal tools.

Identity theft: A Paypal account was involved in an identity theft at a home in the 3000 block of Johnson Farm Drive.

Assault: Two men were involved in an assault at a home in the 5000 block of Mahoning Ave.

Theft: An Ohio driver’s license was taken from a purse at MoJo’s, 6292 Mahoning Ave.

Auto theft: A 2004 Chrysler four-door sedan was stolen from a home in the 1000 block of Moorefield Road.

Drug overdose: Police arrested Raymond Olson, 27, of Mathews Road, Boardman, after he was found with another male unconscious in the front seat of a running car in the parking lot of a South Meridian Road business. Lane Ambulance first responders administered four doses of Narcan to the suspect before getting a pulse. He was arrested for operating a motor vehicle under the influence.

Dec. 29

Theft: Police arrested Joshua Weston, 36, of Mahoning Avenue on a theft charge. Police accuse him of taking two cartons of cigarettes from Sheetz gas station, 5499 Mahoning Ave.

Burglary: Police arrested Joseph McCoy, 34, of Broad Street, Struthers, on a burglary charge after police said he was caught inside a home in the 400 block of North Canfield-Niles Road.

Theft: Police issued a summons to Louis Dumas, 77, of Wilcox Road on a theft charge. Police accuse him of taking $42.84 in candy, food and a web cam from Walmart.

Theft: Police issued a summons to April Futton, 56, of Westmont Drive on a theft charge. Police accuse her of taking $177.16 in merchandise from Walmart.

Menacing by stalking: Police received a complaint that a male suspect will not stop bothering a female who lives at a home in the 4000 block of Woodhurst Boulevard.

Warrant: Police arrested Robert Tatt, 31, of Compass West Drive on a warrant for breaking and entering a home on Center Street, Struthers.

Warrant: Police arrested Raymond Betts, 33, of South Turner Road on a warrant for burglary.

Theft: A 20-inch black Fit Conway bicycle was stolen from a home in the 500 block of North Four Mile Run Road.

Dec. 30

Assault: Police arrested Michael DiGregorio, 51, of South Main Street for a reported assault at Chippers Sports Lounge, 5 N. Edgehill Ave.

Theft: A check was cashed without the property being delivered at a home in the 1000 block of Laurelwood Place.

Domestic violence: Police arrested Richard Farrow, 59, Lanterman Road on the charge of domestic violence and issued him a summons on charges of drug abuse of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Identity theft: A credit card was fraudulently opened for a person who lives at a home in the 3000 block of Rebecca Avenue.

Dec. 31

Criminal mischief: Lawn damage was reported at a home on South Saratoga Avenue.

Theft: Various equipment, including a radio and tools, was taken from the tailgate and truck bed of a truck parked at Wylie Coyote’s, 4176 Mahoning Ave.

Theft: A wallet was stolen from an apartment in the 4000 block of Westchester Drive.

Jan. 1

Burglary: Cash was taken from a home in the 5000 block of New Road.

Drug offense: Police issued a summons to Jacob Dorbish, 19, of South Warwick Drive, Canfield, on a charge of drug abuse of marijuana.

Criminal damaging: A vehicle’s sun roof was damaged when it was parked at the Comfort Inn, 5425 Clarkins Drive.

Warrant: Police arrested Thomas Stokes, 28, of Warren on a warrant for complicity to theft.

Fraud: Unauthorized charges to a credit card were reported by a person who lives at a home in the 3000 block of Bryant Drive.