Youngstown news, POLICE BLOTTER

Published: Fri, August 25, 2017 @ 12:00 a.m.

Aug. 12

Arrest: David Johnson, 19, of Tyrell Street, Youngstown, faces a breaking-and-entering charge after someone had kicked open a door to a South Avenue apartment last March, then removed a 60-inch TV.

Citation: While handling an accident near U.S. Route 224 and Tippecanoe Road, officers charged Sean P. Page, 44, of Spring Lake Lane, Canfield, with operating a vehicle impaired.

Domestic violence: Adam D. Cubilette of Aravesta Avenue, Boardman, surrendered on a domestic-violence charge after his girlfriend alleged that during an argument Aug. 10 about their relationship, Cubilette, 32, had grabbed both of her wrists, pushed the accuser onto a bed and tried to hit her arm and chest with an 8-inch wooden device.

Identity theft: After one woman each reported fraudulent activity to her checking account and debit card, police charged Jeremy J. Stewart, 40, of Market Street, Boardman, with identity theft and receiving stolen property. One of the victims found out her personal information had been used without consent to buy a $360 vacuum cleaner that was shipped to Stewart’s address, a report showed.

Aug. 13

Arrest: Authorities received information about a possibly intoxicated driver near Route 224 and Applewood Boulevard, then took into custody Ashley R. Dothard, 28, of Woodcrest Drive, Youngstown, who was wanted on warrants charging criminal damaging and telecommunications harassment. Also, Robert F. Reda, 38, of East Delason Avenue, Youngstown, was handed two minor-misdemeanor citations charging possession of drug paraphernalia and a controlled substance.

Domestic violence: Officers in Youngstown picked up Shawn M. Georgiadis Sr., 30, of South Portland Avenue, Youngstown, who was wanted on charges of domestic violence and inducing panic, related to a July 29 situation in which his sister alleged Georgiadis beat her up as she slept.

Theft: A woman reported a $199 outdoor patio furniture set was stolen from her Sylvia Lane residence.

Drugs: While responding to a possible robbery in the 300 block of Mathews Road, police arrested a 17-year-old Boardman boy on a drug-abuse charge. Found in his car was a bag that contained three pills determined to be Alprazolam, an over-the-counter controlled substance commonly used to treat anxiety and panic disorders, officers alleged.

Arrest: A traffic stop on East Western Reserve Road resulted in the arrest of Bryan V. Carder of East Garfield Road, Petersburg, who was charged with operating a vehicle impaired. Carder, 25, registered a 0.088 blood-alcohol content, which is slightly more than Ohio’s 0.08 legal intoxication limit, a report said.

Aggravated menacing: Police responded to a possible confrontation between two motorists in the 4000 block of Market Street before charging Ramsey Esmail, 34, of Overhill Road, Boardman, with aggravated menacing. The other driver alleged Esmail pointed a handgun at him after he had honked at Esmail, who was talking on a cellphone without moving and forcing other drivers to go around him, a report showed.

Theft: Micah S. Davidson, 22, of Kenmore Avenue, Youngstown; Jujuan L. Pinkard, 23, of Shadyside Drive, Boardman; and Danere A. Bennett, 27, of Catalina Avenue, Youngstown, were charged with stealing $7,349 worth of merchandise, including women’s clothing, from Walmart, 1300 Doral Drive.

Theft: Justin A. Redmond, 26, of Smith Street, and Bryan M. Dotson, 33, of Stanton Avenue, faced theft charges. The two Niles men were accused of taking two cellphones valued at $998 from Walmart.

Theft: A Struthers man reported a $550 firearm missing from his former girlfriend’s Oles Avenue home.

Aug. 14

Attempted theft: A Prestwick Drive couple reported two people went through their vehicles, though apparently nothing was taken.

Criminal damaging: A South Avenue woman discovered damage to her vehicle’s fenders, rear quarter panels and a window that totaled about $600.

Theft: A woman in her 30s reportedly stole $90 worth of cleaning products and other items from Dollar General, 8573 Market St.

Identity theft: A Wildwood Drive man told officers he received an email notification stating his address had been changed without his consent. The man also discovered a $43 unauthorized charge that originated in Florida.

Auto theft: A 2011 Dodge Caliber was stolen in the 80 block of Gertrude Avenue.

Stolen property: Police in downtown Youngstown picked up Daniel P. Riggs, 38, of South Bailey Road, North Jackson, who was wanted on a misdemeanor warrant charging receiving stolen property. The charge stems from a July 13 situation in which someone stole $70 worth of merchandise from Walmart, then returned to exchange the items for gift cards.

Theft: A district manager with Dollar General, 8573 Market St., reportedly discovered on six occasions that the previous day’s deposits of an undisclosed amount of money had not been properly deposited into the business’s account.

Aug. 15

Arrest: Police arrested a 15-year-old boy at his township residence on a charge of being an unruly juvenile. The teen was released to the custody of his mother.

Arrests: While answering a shoplifting call in which about $359 worth of merchandise was stolen from Walmart, authorities charged a 17-year-old township boy with theft, a 16-year-old Youngstown boy with complicity to theft and a 17-year-old Columbus girl with complicity and obstructing official business. Also taken into custody was Savon E. Young, 24, of Park Avenue, Youngstown, who was charged with contributing to the unruliness or delinquency of minors.

Theft: A Girard man noticed his wallet missing while he was at a Boardman-Poland Road store.

Robbery: A Campbell woman told police a male pushed two juveniles, including a family member, and stole 30 fliers they were distributing on behalf of the Salvation Army outside of a Boardman-Poland Road restaurant.

Theft: A South Cadillac Drive man reported a $500 laptop computer was missing from his vehicle.

Theft by deception: A Boardman woman discovered her credit/debit card was declined as she tried to use it on the Ohio Turnpike before she learned it had been used to make a $171 unauthorized transaction at a Doral Drive grocery store.

Arrest: While responding to a fight at an East Western Reserve Road fast-food restaurant, authorities took Darius D. Beasley, 25, into custody. Beasley, of Burlington Street, Youngstown, was wanted on a Liberty Township warrant accusing him of violating a court order.

Theft: A man reportedly stole about $1,000 worth of merchandise that included children’s clothing from Gabe’s, 850 Boardman-Poland Road.

Arrest: Police took Jack W. Dean, 27, into custody on four warrants charging him with two counts each of possession of drug-abuse instruments and drug paraphernalia after authorities, acting on a search warrant of his Oregon Trail residence, alleged having found two digital scales, two hypodermic needles, a spoon with burn marks common in drug use and other suspected drug paraphernalia. The Boardman man also faced a felony charge of receiving stolen property.

Breaking and entering: Someone smashed a front-door window and broke into Y Not Wireless, 703 E. Midlothian Blvd. The owner estimated that 66 cellphones had been removed from a display case and boxes, for a loss of about $25,692.

Robbery: Christine L. Smith, 35, of Market Street, Boardman, faced a robbery charge after $888 worth of property was stolen from Macy’s in Southern Park Mall. Smith also struggled and fought with a loss-prevention official who tried to detain her, a police report showed.

Theft: A hand-operated pallet jack valued at about $400 was taken from behind Gabe’s.

Aug. 16

Attempted theft: Video surveillance reportedly showed a heavyset man trying to enter a Jeep Wrangler while at a business in the 6100 block of Market Street.

Domestic violence: Joshua M. Marshall, 30, of South Schenley Avenue, Boardman, was charged with the crime after his mother alleged Marshall threatened to kill her after having become upset about an upcoming birthday party. He also tossed a baby bottle out a window at her but missed, a report said.

Attempted theft: A Southern Boulevard man said he saw a man age 18 to 20 open a door to the accuser’s Jeep and, when confronted, the man fled.

Theft: Brandie Y. Bell, 23, of Park Avenue, New Castle, Pa., was charged in the theft of a $164 pair of women’s jeans from Buckle, a clothing store in Southern Park Mall.

Theft: A man and a woman reportedly took candy and razors from Family Dollar, 4030 Market St.

Unauthorized use of a vehicle: A manager with Enterprise Rent-a-Car, 7880 Market St., told police a woman rented but has failed to return a 2015 Chrysler 200 vehicle.

Theft: A $150 iPhone was removed from a locker at Boardman Glenwood Junior High School on Glenwood Avenue.

Identity theft: A Griswold Drive man learned that someone, apparently in Austell, Ga., without authorization had tried to open a bank account with his personal information.

Criminal mischief: A Robin Hood Drive woman alleged a boy age 13 or 14 had tried to kick in her front door.

Drugs: After pulling him over hear Erie Street, police charged Robert D. Dragelevich, 42, of Academy Drive, Youngstown, with one felony drug-abuse count after alleging he had a bindle that contained a small quantity of suspected heroin in a wrapper. The heroin tested positive for fentanyl, a report showed.

Identity theft: A Hopkins Road woman discovered the last four digits of her Social Security number were associated with a delinquent cable account with a $1,269 outstanding balance.

Theft: A woman noticed an $800 cellphone missing from her Paxton Road home.

Bad check: A Poland woman reported an acquaintance had written her a $1,000 check, supposedly to help her, then tried to get her to cash it at a Doral Drive bank. The check later was verified as fraudulent, however.

Aug. 17

Drugs: While responding to a disturbance at a Market Street motel, officers charged Claude R. Westfall of Market, Boardman, with possession of drug paraphernalia, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct while intoxicated after alleging he admitted having a suspected crack-cocaine pipe. Westfall, 50, also became combative with police and refused several times to cooperate, they further alleged.

False alarm: Officers responded to a burglary call in the 4000 block of Hillman Way before a man reportedly changed his story several times and the complaint was determined to be unfounded.