POLICE CALLS IN POLAND, BOARDMAN

POLICE CALLS

A summary of recent criminal activity in Poland and Boardman townships:

POLAND

May 5

Recovered property: Someone found $16 near the road in the 3300 block of Dobbins Road.

May 7

Drugs: A receipt with suspected heroin powder, a lid with suspected heroin residue and a hypodermic needle were reportedly found at a residence in the 2400 block of Shetland Lane, though no arrests had been made at the time of the report.

BOARDMAN

May 3

Arrest: A vehicle check near Market Street resulted in the arrest of Saud A. Cochrane, 45, of Holland Avenue, Hubbard, who was wanted on a probation-violation charge from Liberty Township.

Burglary: To a vacant residence in the 70 block of Newport Drive via the front door. Stolen was copper piping.

Theft: A man reported someone took a bag that contained six pairs of socks and a wallet, items he had bought at Burlington Coat Factory, 529 Boardman-Canfield Road.

Criminal damaging: A Bristlewood Drive man noticed someone had cut down a small tree as well as various shrubs and vines in his yard, resulting in a $500 damage estimate.

Theft: Darla F. Moore, 53, of East Avondale Avenue, Youngstown, surrendered on a theft charge related to an April 6 situation in which a woman had reported a $700 iPhone stolen while she was at a South Avenue discount store.

Arrest: Authorities in the 9000 block of Market Street took custody of Deborah L. Walker, 54, who was wanted on a felony charge of unauthorized use of a vehicle. Last month, Walker, who listed addresses on Market Street in North Lima and Freedom Avenue in Campbell, failed to return a Nissan Altima to Hertz Rent-a-Car, 7735 Market, that was to have been brought back in mid-February as per her rental agreement, which resulted in a $1,738 unpaid bill, a manager told police.

Theft: A man discovered a $250 pair of sunglasses missing from his vehicle he had brought to a Market Street business for minor repairs.

Assault/aggravated menacing: Two women told police that while at a South Avenue restaurant, a group of people had threatened several times to harm them before one of the women was tossed to the ground and punched in the face. The second victim reported a car’s passenger-side door had been slammed against her three or four times.

Drug paraphernalia: Officers phone booked Dominique King, 25, of South Kimberly Avenue, Austintown, on a warrant charging him with possession of drug paraphernalia, related to a drug overdose Jan. 9 in the 7000 block of West Boulevard. A spoon with burn marks common in drug use was found, a report showed.

May 4

Arrest: A vehicle check near Shields Road resulted in Teresa A. Bishop’s arrest. Bishop, 54, of Parkcliffe Avenue, Youngstown, was wanted on a felony charge of failure to appear in court.

Aggravated menacing: A Moyer Avenue man alleged a woman against whom he has a protection order had threatened to kill him, causing the accuser to fear for his safety and that of children at his residence.

Theft: A woman reported an $800 iPhone stolen from her Indianola Road home.

Misuse of a credit card: James L. Lohmier of Glenwood Avenue, Boardman, surrendered on a misdemeanor charge of misuse of a credit card after his uncle in February alleged Lohmier, 34, had stolen his debit card and used it to make 21 fraudulent charges that totaled $790 and included three cash withdrawals.

Theft: Michael E. Minich, 46, of Grove Street, Warren, was charged with stealing five packages of hot food items from Giant Eagle, 476 Boardman-Canfield Road.

Theft: Two women reportedly stole candles and bars of scented soaps from Bath & Body Works, 379 Boardman-Poland Road.

Menacing: A South Avenue woman said an upstairs neighbor with whom she’s had recent problems has made implied threats against her.

Theft: A woman in her 40s reportedly stole eight $50 shirts from Macy’s in Southern Park Mall before leaving in a silver Chevrolet Malibu.

May 5

Arrest: While handling a possible domestic situation in the 5200 block of Erie Street, authorities arrested Jason M. Sop, 22, of Erie, Boardman. He was wanted on a Trumbull County warrant charging telecommunications harassment.

Theft: A Struthers man discovered $625 missing from his wallet he had lost at a Southern Boulevard big-box store.

Arrest: Police answered a call pertaining to a suspicious person at a Boardman-Poland Road gas station, where they picked up Robert J. Rosenberg Jr., 22, of Market Street, Boardman, who was wanted on a warrant charging him with inducing panic. The misdemeanor charge was the result of an April 19 incident in the 5100 block of Southern Boulevard in which a male had reportedly overdosed while in a vehicle, a report said.

Theft of services: A manager with Days Inn, 7393 South Ave., reported a tenant had checked out and left without paying the two-day room charge and other services that totaled $369.

Employee theft: An investigation reportedly showed that a worker with Sam’s Club, 6361 South Ave., had deceived customers by providing them with eight blank or empty gift cards while pocketing the genuine ones. The theft was estimated at $216.

Drugs: After pulling him over on Market Street, authorities charged Matt R. Green, 23, with possession of heroin and Tramadol and issued him a minor-misdemeanor citation charging marijuana possession after alleging Green, of Neeld Road, East Palestine, had a bag with a powder that tested positive for heroin and fentanyl, three bags containing a total of 18 grams of suspected marijuana and six Tramadol pills in a cigarette carton. Tramadol is a controlled opioid substance typically used to treat moderate to severe pain.

May 6

Theft: Two men and two women in their 30s or 50s reportedly stole $6,443 worth of merchandise that included several duffel bags, from Target, 417 Boardman-Poland Road, then left in a gray Ford Windstar van.

Trespassing: A man was seen entering a car for sale at a business in the 8500 block of Market Street.

Theft/criminal damaging: A Boardman woman alleged her former boyfriend had stolen her cellphone and damaged her kitchen table before leaving.

Theft: A woman reportedly took a $37 school outfit from Cirilla’s, 64 Boardman-Poland Road.

Identity theft: A worker for a U.S. Route 224 care facility found out his stolen debit card had been used at several area businesses to rack up about $304 in fraudulent charges.

Theft: Kristopher R. Malailua, 26, of Mount Vernon Avenue, Youngstown, and Jasmine L. David, 23, same address, were charged in the theft of $55 worth of items, including a pizza, from Walmart, 1300 Doral Drive.

Theft: After responding to a complaint that two juveniles had stolen two bicycles in the 90 block of Arlene Avenue, officers charged a 16-year-old Youngstown boy with theft and obstructing official business after saying he had fled on foot from police.

Theft: Authorities charged Yvette D. Mendez, 45, with theft after alleging Mendez, of Plazaview Court, Youngstown, had stolen from Walmart $43 worth of merchandise that included thermal clothing.

May 7

Arrest: After responding to a report of a possibly intoxicated person on Market Street, officers took into custody Tina L. Scritchfield, 58, of North Meridian Road, Youngstown, after discovering she was wanted on an Austintown warrant charging inducing panic.

Theft: Keith J. Holley, 26, was charged with stealing a $35 electronic item from Walmart. Holley, of Idywild Street Northeast, Warren, also was wanted on a bench warrant from Niles Municipal Court related to a domestic-violence charge.

Criminal damaging: A woman alleged after returning to her Indianola Road residence from vacation that her former roommate had flipped over some of the accuser’s furniture and broken glass in the kitchen.

Theft: A township woman noticed her wallet missing while she was at a Market Street gas station.

May 8

Arrest: A traffic stop on Market Street led to the arrest of Danielle M. Melnek, 29, of South Avenue, Boardman, who was wanted on a Youngstown warrant accusing her of failing to appear in court.