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Austintown

Police activity reported Dec. 15-19: Dec. 19, 10:46 a.m. – Theft of a debit card reported at 1684 Lancaster Drive. Dec. 18, 9:55 p.m. – Melvin V. White, 61, 695 Bane St., Warren, was arrested on a charge of trespassing after being warned off the property Jan. 19, 2021, for harassing customers. 7:47 a.m. – Theft of a 2008 Chevrolet Impala (running with the keys in it) reported at 1456 Maplecrest Drive. Dec. 17, 9:42 p.m. – Jerome R. Varga, 45, 3424 Tall Oaks Lane, Austintown, was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct and intimidation following a call to that address ...

Hubbard Township

Police activity reported Nov. 15-30: Nov. 30, 10:20 p.m. – Suspicious activity reported at 2824 Applegate Road SE. 1:46 a.m. – Crash with no injuries reported at Love’s Travel Center, 2586 N. Main St. SE. Nov. 29, 6:50 a.m. – Crash with no injuries reported at the Interstate 80 scales. Nov. 28, 2:10 p.m. – Crash with no injuries reported on Interstate 80 westbound. 1:01 p.m. – Burglary reported at 6101 Hoss Ave. SE. 12:22 p.m. – Crash with injuries reported at the Interstate 80 scales. Nov. 27, 11:12 p.m. – Stroke reported at 5925 Youngstown Hubbard Road ...

Boardman

Police activity reported Dec. 6-20: Dec. 20, 3:33 a.m. – Spencer D. Morrell, 25, 20 Ohio Ave., Niles, was arrested on charges of theft and drug possession (Vivance, Lisdexamfetamine Dimesylate, and Alprazolam), and Victoria K. Dobroka, 30, 486 Westgate Blvd., Austintown, was arrested on a charge of theft, following a call to Sheetz, 134 Boardman-Poland Road, for a theft in progress. Dec. 19, 8:53 p.m. – Patrick M. Barden, 50, 5940 Lightner Place, Boardman, was arrested on a charge of domestic violence. 2:43 p.m. – Christian M. Maxwell, 20, 3601 S. Maple Drive, New Castle, Pa., ...

Girard

Police activity reported Nov. 15-30: Nov. 30, 10:49 p.m. – Telephone harassment reported at 703 Trumbull Ave. after a woman reported receiving harassing phone calls after breaking up with boyfriend. Nov. 29, 9:41 a.m. – Resident of North Market Street came to the police station to report identity theft after someone tried to change his address. Nov. 28, 6:21 p.m. – Unwanted person reported at 511 North Ave. after two people were trespassing on property. Nov. 27, 7:56 p.m. – Domestic violence reported at 1004 Patricia Drive. 4 p.m. – Willie Waller, 27, was arrested on ...

Canfield

Police activity reported Dec. 5-10: Dec. 10 – Christian Figueroa, 22, 1104 Mathews Road, Youngstown, was arrested on a charge of operating a vehicle while impaired and was cited for following too closely, following a traffic stop on East Main Street. Dec. 8 – Michelle Petruska, (no listed age), 55 Willowbend Drive, Canfield, was arrested on a charge of operating a vehicle while impaired and was cited for a marked lanes violation, following a traffic stop on Akron-Canfield Road. Dec. 8 – Michael Tomko, 31, 155 Willowbend Drive, Canfield, was arrested on a charge of ...

Austintown

Police activity reported Dec. 5-14: Dec. 14, 4:16 p.m. — Aaron M. Bertovich, 27, 1142 Doris Drive, Hubbard, was arrested on charges of theft and possession of drugs, following a shoplifting call at Tractor Supply, 6225 Mahoning Ave. 9:33 a.m. — Theft of a 2015 Polaris Ranger ATV reported at 4823 E. Webb Road. 6:37 a.m. — Criminal damaging (restaurant window damaged) reported at Travel America, 5400 Seventy-Six Drive. Dec. 13, 6:28 p.m. — Theft of a Farmer’s credit / debit card reported at 6001 Mahoning Ave. 11:05 a.m. — James A. Taylor, 59, 1229 North Road, Niles, ...