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Austintown

Police activity reported Nov. 5-14: Nov. 14, 5:49 p.m. — Theft of a five-gallon gas can with fuel reported at Sheetz, 5499 Mahoning Ave. 3:01 p.m. — Theft of meat by a man in a black GMC pickup truck reported at Giant Eagle, 5220 Mahoning Ave. 1:48 p.m. — David C. Mashburn, 57, 850 N. Meridian Road, Austintown, was arrested on an Austintown warrant for assault at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital. Nov. 13, 10:32 a.m. — Jerome R. Varga, 44, 3424 Tall Oaks Lane, Austintown, was arrested on an Austintown warrant for theft following a check on the well-being of a woman ...

Boardman

Police activity reported Nov. 9-15: Nov. 15, 8:22 p.m. — Dustin J. Martin, 35, 286 Wildwood Drive, Boardman, was arrested on a Boardman warrant for violation of a protection order. 3:03 p.m. — Hannah N. Whitman, 20, and Barbara J. Whitman, 56, both of 4011 Glenwood Ave., Boardman, were each arrested on a charge of theft following a shoplifting call at Meijer, 1400 Boardman-Canfield Road. 2:24 p.m. — Tyler S. Reed, 27, 354 Bessemer St., Youngstown, was arrested on a Boardman warrant for possession of drug abuse instruments and a controlled substance. Nov. 14, 10 a.m. — ...

Canfield

Police activity reported Oct. 25-28: Oct. 28 — Brian Palmer II, 24, 4150 New Road, Austintown, was issued a summons for driving without a license and was cited for a defective exhaust following a traffic stop on Canfield-Niles Road. Oct. 26 — A vehicle was recovered in the 500 block of Redondo Road following an inter-agency investigation into a stolen vehicle out of Pennsylvania. Oct. 25 — John Setzer, 50, 319 Rosemont Ave., Austintown, was arrested on an undisclosed warrant out of Beaver Township, following a traffic stop on West Main Street.

Austintown

Police activity reported Oct. 20-27: Oct. 27, 7:05 p.m. — Marshawn D. Anderson, 22, 2600 Tyrell Ave., Youngstown, was arrested on a charge of falsification and was cited for disobeying a traffic control device and driving while under suspension following a traffic stop on South Meridian Road. 3:27 p.m. — Theft of a catalytic converter reported at 131 N. Kimberly Ave. Oct. 26, 6:13 p.m. — Short-changing in the amount of $1,500 reported at Walgreens, 5501 Mahoning Ave. Oct. 25, 7:32 p.m. — Anthony G. Biggs, 33, 990 Compass West, Youngstown, was arrested on a charge of ...

Canfield

Police activity reported Oct. 11-23: Oct. 23 — Ronald Fletcher Jr., 50, 173 Lilburne Drive, Youngstown, was arrested on a charge of operating a vehicle while impaired and was cited for no operator’s license and a marked lanes violation following a traffic stop on South Canfield-Niles Road. Oct. 22 — Stephanie Thomas, 39, 821 Colby Ave., Youngstown, was arrested on an undisclosed Boardman warrant following a traffic stop on Ironwood Boulevard. Oct. 17 — A 17-year-old Canfield girl was cited for assured clear distance following a three-vehicle crash on West Main Street. Oct. ...

Austintown

Police activity reported Oct. 5-13: Oct. 13, 1:50 p.m. — Darrell E. Sims, 52, 806 Central Parkway Ave., Warren, was arrested Austintown on warrants for theft and drug abuse. Oct. 12, 11 a.m. — Theft of an undisclosed amount of money reported at Walmart, 6001 Mahoning Ave. 5:51 a.m. — Theft of a 2009 Hyundai Sonata reported at 1799 Brockton Drive. 12:24 a.m. — A $100 counterfeit bill was reported at 1757 Lancaster Drive. Oct. 11, 8:22 p.m. — Malcom J. Dyer, 23, 4597 Michigan Blvd., Youngstown, was arrested on charges of improper handling of a firearm in a motor ...