BOARDMAN Gun shop owner appears in court to face charges

The investigation has been taken over by the U.S. Postal Service.
By JOHN W. GOODWIN JR.
VINDICATOR STAFF WRITER
BOARDMAN -- The owner of a township gun shop is in trouble with authorities.
Dominic Frazzini of Oakridge Drive, is charged with felony theft and writing bad checks in connection with a 2003 gun deal.
He appeared in Canfield area court Friday, where his preliminary hearing was waived and he was bound over to common pleas court. No court date has been set.
Frazzini, who goes by "Deno," owns The Shooting Gallery, at 8070 Southern Blvd. in the township.
According to Boardman police Capt. Jack Nichols, the events leading to Frazzini's arrest started with an investigation into the alleged sale over the Internet of firearms that did not exist. He said he couldn't comment further because the investigation has been taken over by the U.S. Postal Service.
Last fall, however, police served a search warrant at the Shooting Gallery, Nichols said. Officers confiscated records, machine guns, computers and some revolvers.
According to Nichols, Frazzini had transferred several other guns to a store on Gypsy Lane in Youngstown that deals in guns and jewelry. Those guns were the subject of Frazzini's arrest.
Nichols said Frazzini took the guns to the shop to "secure a debt." He said the problem is that the guns were given to Frazzini by a Lundy Lane man to sell on consignment.
Gave man a check
Nichols said Frazzini gave the Lundy Lane man a check for $13,770 to cover the cost of the guns -- that check, however, was no good. The Lundy Lane man filed a police report in early September over the check and the guns.
Adding to Frazzini's woes, The Shooting Gallery filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in September.
The shop is still accepting money for gun classes in anticipation of the concealed-carry law in Ohio. The company is offering a three-day, 12-hour course for $119 dollars. Customers are being asked to leave a $50 deposit.
jgoodwin@vindy.com