Summary of recent criminal activity in Poland and Boardman

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

POLAND

Oct. 12

Theft: A license plate was missing from a trailer in the 5500 block of Clingan Trail Boulevard.

Oct. 13

Drugs: A capped hypodermic needle was reportedly found during a medical call in the 6000 block of New Castle Road.

Oct. 16

Theft: A township woman reported $17,000 stolen.

Identity fraud: A Walnut Grove Circle man discovered $1,582 worth of fraudulent credit-card activity.

BOARDMAN

Oct. 12

Theft: A man in his late 40s reportedly stole an unknown quantity of merchandise from Family Dollar, 4028 South Ave., before fleeing in a black sport utility vehicle.

Theft: A Harrow Place man discovered $75, a pair of sunglasses and three packs of cigarettes missing from his car.

Theft: The owner of a Bev Road day-care center alleged her former business partner embezzled about $7,000 from a business account, largely by writing numerous checks for personal expenses and rewriting checks that had been paid to employees.

Bad check: A man reportedly tried to cash a fraudulent check at Check-smart, 112 Boardman-Poland Road, but was released pending further investigation.

Theft: A man noticed four prescriptions were removed from his vehicle after they had been filled at a Boardman-Canfield Road pharmacy.

Theft: Margaret R. Delligatti, 29, of Charles Avenue, Boardman, was charged with theft and carrying a concealed weapon after $246 worth of clothing was stolen from Kohl’s, 383 Boardman-Poland Road. A short time later, a knife was found on her car’s driver’s-side seat, a report showed.

Theft: A man reportedly concealed then took a can of iced tea while in Walgreens Pharmacy, 7295 Market St.

Theft: Authorities in the 3700 block of Market Street took custody of Marshella D. Hodge of Shields Road, Boardman, who was wanted on a theft charge. Hodge, 18, was accused of stealing about $75 worth of clothing Sept. 26 from Gabe’s, 850 Boardman-Poland Road.

Oct. 13

Arrest: While assisting a vehicle stranded on a set of railroad tracks near Maple Avenue after an apparent crash, authorities charged Joel A. Schimel, 37, with operating a vehicle impaired. Schimel, of East Calla Road, New Middletown, registered a 0.242 blood-alcohol content, a report showed. The legal intoxication limit in Ohio is 0.08.

Breaking and entering: Security footage reportedly captured four juveniles breaking into Family Dollar, 4028 South Ave., and stealing assorted candy, lighters and snack items.

Identity fraud: A Boardman man who checked his banking-account activity online discovered two $40 unauthorized charges after his credit card had been declined several times at an area gas station.

Weapon: Police answered a call about someone having pointed a gun at another person before charging Joshua M. Conrad, 20, of Gaither Avenue, Youngstown, with carrying a concealed weapon, improper handling of a firearm in a motor vehicle, inducing panic and aggravated menacing. A motorist alleged Conrad had pointed a weapon at him as the accuser drove near Lynn Mar Avenue; also, a loaded handgun for which Conrad had no concealed-carry permit was found in his car, authorities alleged.

Oct. 14

Arrest: Officers responded to a complaint that an intoxicated man had pulled a fire alarm at Holiday Inn of Boardman, 7410 South Ave., where they charged James R. Nell II of North Bayshore Drive, Columbiana, with inducing panic and disorderly conduct. Security personnel saw an inebriated Nell, 27, pull the alarm then walk away, which resulted in about 300 people being evacuated, police alleged.

Theft: A Pioneer Drive woman was among residents who reported money and other items missing from their vehicles.

Recovered property: A 2009 Honda Accord was found abandoned in Neshannock Township, Pa., after the vehicle had been reported stolen in the 2000 block of Wolosyn Circle.

Theft: A man noticed $300 missing from a drawer in his South Avenue residence.

Theft: A man and two women reportedly stole about $3,025 worth of blue jeans, T-shirts and other clothing items from Toba, a clothing store in Southern Park Mall.

Criminal mischief: A Chester Drive woman showed police a laminated handwritten note someone had placed under her vehicle’s windshield wiper that was harassing in nature.

Theft: A Youngstown man saw someone had removed a $30 plastic covering on his pickup truck while he patronized a Doral Drive big-box store.

Theft by deception: A Cover Drive woman reported having paid a $13,000 deposit for an estimated $32,000 worth of work to her home that was never completed. The accuser also was informed that the company apparently had gone out of business, she told police.

Oct. 15

Theft: Jennifer L. Sharpe, 30, of Sexton Street, Struthers, was charged with intentionally failing to self-scan $56 worth of property that included energy drinks while in Walmart, 1300 Doral Drive.

Theft: Two Risher Road residents discovered vehicle titles were missing from their car, which had been ransacked.

Theft: A woman was reportedly seen on a surveillance camera grabbing about $40 from a checkout counter at Hair Depot, 4026 Market St.

Unauthorized use of a vehicle: A Wolosyn Circle man said his former girlfriend took and failed to return his 2008 Saturn Vue.

Theft: Two women reportedly took $350 worth of candles and body spray from Bath & Body Works in Southern Park Mall.

Theft: Officers on South Avenue pulled over then charged Michael S. Witherow, 32, with theft after alleging Witherow, of Laird Avenue, Warren, had stolen two TVs from Walmart.

Oct. 16

Arrest: After responding to a 911 call from a Wolosyn Circle apartment, police charged Travis L. Tomsik of Wolosyn, Boardman, with resisting arrest and obstructing official business. Officers had to use a stun gun because Tomsik, 29, refused several times to follow their commands before struggling with them, a report said.

Theft: Chelsey M. Shontz, 18, of Kathleen Drive, New Castle, Pa., was charged in the theft of $43 worth of merchandise from Target, 417 Boardman-Poland Road.

Theft: A dealer license plate was missing from a vehicle at a Market Street car dealership.

Drugs: Officers arrested Bradley W. Straight, 36, at his Charles Avenue home on charges of possessing drug-abuse instruments and drug paraphernalia, related to an apparent drug overdose Aug. 29. The Boardman man was found at his residence passed out on the floor and with two capped syringes and a spoon with burn marks typical in drug use, police alleged.

Theft: Authorities charged Nicholas Y. Felder, 18, of South Heights Avenue, Youngstown, and Jermaine D. Stroughter, 19, of East Dewey Avenue, Youngstown, with theft and receiving stolen property, respectively, when, they alleged, Stroughter tried to sell to another business three Xbox games Felder had stolen from Walmart. Also taken into custody was Tiffany R. Jennings, 35, of East Dewey, Youngstown, who was wanted on a warrant charging contempt of court.

Aggravated menacing: A Ranier Trail man alleged a man driving a Buick vehicle pulled up next to the accuser near his residence and pointed a handgun at him.

Arrest: Shedrick D. Nichols, 21, of Eastway Drive, Youngstown, was booked in Boardman Area Court on Market Street on one count each of domestic violence and public indecency, regarding unrelated incidents earlier this year. Nichols was accused of exposing himself last April to a female employee of a Tiffany Boulevard motel, as well as threatening to kill his girlfriend in August, a report showed.

Theft: Two firearms were taken from a vehicle in the 1800 block of Oles Avenue.

Theft: Earlene Williams, 44, and Mack A. Peeples, 63, both of Lakewood Avenue, Youngstown, were charged in the theft of $54 worth of body wash and other health-and-beauty products from Marc’s, 7121 Tiffany Blvd.

Theft: The owner of Stephens Construction & Home Improvements, 6927 Glenwood Ave., told police he was never paid $6,000 as a subcontractor for a construction project in Salem.

Oct. 17

Arrest: While investigating a suspicious person in the 7200 block of Market Street, authorities took Jessica L. Price, 36, into custody. Price, of South Roanoke Drive, Austintown, was wanted on warrants charging fraud and falsification.