POLICE BLOTTER

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Oct. 11

Drugs: Police arrested Dena L. Milanowski, 36, at her South Avenue apartment on warrants charging the Boardman woman with possession of drug-abuse instruments and drug paraphernalia, related to a May 11 drug overdose at a Carter Circle apartment. Milanowski was found lying on the floor with a bag nearby that contained two needles and a spoon with burn marks common in drug use, a report showed.

Arrest: Jaylin R. Cartagena, 18, who listed Youngstown addresses on Lake Drive and East Midlothian Boulevard, was taken into custody in the 4100 block of Windsor Road. She was wanted on a warrant charging failure to appear in court on one misdemeanor count of possessing dangerous drugs.

Theft: Ohio State Highway Patrol in Tallmadge handed to township authorities custody of Micah R. Anderson, 61, who faced a felony-theft charge. The Akron woman was accused of stealing nine $150 pairs of eyeglasses May 25 from America’s Best Contacts & Eyeglasses, 439 Boardman-Poland Road.

Drugs: Officers at a South Avenue health care center arrested Edna Hector, 33, of Pennsylvania Avenue, Youngstown, on a felony drug-abuse charge after a nurse alleged having found in Hector’s room a bag that contained five over-the-counter pills that the facility had not dispensed.

Oct. 12

Drugs: A traffic stop on Southern Boulevard led to the arrest of Jaron D. Martin, 24, of Broadway, Youngstown, on charges of drug abuse and possession of drug paraphernalia when, authorities alleged, Martin had a bag of suspected marijuana on his person and a digital scale with drug residue in the glove compartment.

Menacing: A township man told police someone pulled into his driveway and looked into windows to his residence before fleeing in a silver Ford Sedan.

Theft: A worker for a Market Street restaurant noticed her $700 iPhone and its case missing from behind a counter.

Assault: A Boardman man alleged his wife’s former husband pushed and grabbed him, causing the accuser to fall, then kicked him in the legs during a fight outside of a store in Shops at Boardman Park on U.S. Route 224.

Identity theft: A Struthers man at an Annawan Lane residence told officers that after having applied online for a loan, he received a series of calls from a Panama, Fla., company saying the business would deposit $700 into his account, then instructing the accuser to redeposit the sum into the company’s account. After becoming suspicious and declining further services, the man said the caller threatened to withdraw $1,400 from his account, though he lost no money.

Theft: East Palestine police handed to Boardman authorities Brett J. Young of West North Avenue, East Palestine, who was wanted on a theft warrant. Young, 30, was accused of taking about $172 worth of socks and undergarments Sept. 30 from Walgreen’s Pharmacy, 7295 Market St.

Oct. 13

Arrest: Authorities arrested Donna M. Dibo, 36, at her Market Street apartment. The Boardman woman was wanted on a Campbell warrant.

Arrest/citations: A 15-year-old Boardman boy was charged with obstructing official business and criminal trespassing after several Lost Creek Drive residents found out their vehicles had been broken into and when, police said, the teen tried to hide from them in a large pile of leaves. In addition, three township boys, 15, 16 and 17, were cited on curfew-violation charges.

Arrest: Ashley P. Powell of Delaware Avenue, Youngstown, was taken into custody after police had pulled her over on Route 224. Powell, 27, was wanted on a Liberty Township warrant charging failure to appear in court.

Theft: A 16-year-old Struthers boy was accused of stealing a $47 set of headphones from Walmart, 1300 Doral Drive.

Fraud: A teller with PNC Bank in Southern Park Mall told authorities a man had passed a stolen $2,910 check before Poland Township police arrested him.

Attempted theft: A Ron Park Place man discovered someone had rummaged through his car before fleeing through neighboring backyards.

Auto theft: A 2013 Kia Optima was stolen in the 100 block of Wildwood Drive.

Theft: One wallet each was removed from two vehicles in the 100 block of Lost Creek Drive.

Theft: A man reportedly stole a can of soda from a Shell True North gas station, 5135 Market St.

Harassment: A Lemont Drive woman told police she received a text message that contained two inappropriate photographs, including one of a family member.

Theft: A woman reported a laptop computer, a puppy and two TVs stolen from her Chester Drive home. The estimated loss was $1,715.

Bad check: An Ivy Hill Drive man reported getting a fraudulent check as payment for an electric scooter he had posted for sale on Craigslist.

Theft: A Market Street woman noticed $7 and four prescription medications missing from her vehicle.

Fraud: A Locust Avenue woman told authorities her son was scammed of $700 after two callers who claimed to represent the U.S. Treasury Department stated he was one of 600 people who supposedly had been selected to receive a federal loan.