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May 9
Arrest: A traffic stop near Tiffany Boulevard and U.S. Route 224 resulted in the arrest of Brandon M. Rozier, 31, of West Evergreen Avenue, Youngstown, on a charge of operating a vehicle impaired. Rozier’s breath-test results showed a 0.231 blood-alcohol content, nearly three times Ohio’s legal intoxication limit, a report showed.
Assault: Police were sent to the Mahoning County jail to pick up Jamela M. Sanders, 32, of Cook Avenue, Boardman, who faced a simple-assault charge, related to a fight April 28 between two women at a Market Street hair salon, where the accuser alleged Sanders had stabbed her once with a pair of scissors.
Theft: A Warren woman told officers that after leaving a Southern Park Mall restaurant, she noticed a $250 Nintendo device missing from her vehicle.
Arrest: Police answered a call about a woman passed out in a vehicle near Afton Avenue, where they reportedly found a car facing east in the westbound lane and charged Amanda K. Tondo, 45, of Afton, Boardman, with operating a vehicle impaired. Tondo registered a 0.171 blood-alcohol content, a report stated.
Domestic violence: Makayla M. Ortello, 20, of Clifton Drive, Boardman, was charged with the crime after authorities responded to a possible fight at a Doral Drive big-box store, where the father of her child alleged Ortello struck his face and sprayed him with pepper spray during an argument. Store surveillance footage showed that Ortello was the primary aggressor, a report indicated.
Burglary: A woman told officers that after noticing a suspicious car driving in her neighborhood, she returned to her Devonshire Drive residence to see a door being closed. After running into her home, the woman saw a man walking off her rear deck and into the backyard, where he tossed a nightgown at her as she confronted him and while fleeing on foot.
Theft: Jerry L. London IV, 32, of Wilmette Lane, Youngstown, was charged with theft and obstructing official business, and Meagan S. Rodriguez, 27, of Riblett Avenue, Youngstown, faced two counts of assault on a police officer and one each of theft, obstructing official business and endangering a child after $522 worth of merchandise that included video games was stolen from Walmart, 1300 Doral Drive. In addition, Rodriguez, who refused several times to identify herself, kicked an officer while flailing her legs during a struggle with police; also, while trying to avoid arrest in a loss-prevention office, she wrapped her legs around a shopping cart, nearly causing it to tip over with a 2-year-old child inside, a report showed.
Arrest: Authorities received a tip about a wanted person at Shops at Boardman Park, where they took into custody Norma J. Esposito, 69, who listed addresses on North Schenley Avenue in Youngstown and Riley Avenue in Struthers. Esposito was wanted on warrants charging her with failure to comply with terms of probation and failing to appear for a probation hearing in Boardman Area Court on Market Street.
Theft/drug paraphernalia: Henry Smith Jr., 57, was charged with theft and possessing drug paraphernalia after a grass trimmer and a 16-pack of batteries were stolen from Walmart. Smith, of McGuffey Road, Youngstown, also had a suspected crack-cocaine pipe in a cigarette box, police alleged.
May 10
Arrest: Edward L. Johnson, 45, who listed addresses on South Forest Avenue in Youngstown and Mathews Road in Boardman, was taken into custody after having been pulled over on Market Street. He was wanted on a warrant charging failure to appear in court.
Arrest: While dealing with a vehicle in a ditch near Southern and Washington boulevards, officers arrested Dennis Cortes, who listed addresses on Market Street in North Lima and Stewart Street in Struthers. Cortes, 58, was wanted on two bench warrants, including one from Westmoreland County, Pa., charging assault.