Police seize weapons from 2 West-Siders

Police seize weaponsfrom 2 West-Siders
YOUNGSTOWN -- Three handguns and a switchblade were confiscated around 8:30 p.m. Thursday from two Cherry Hill Drive men when police responded to a disturbance call in the neighborhood. Neither of the men has a state-issued concealed carry permit, police said.
Daniel L. Johnson, 26, and Maynard Johnson, 49, were both charged with carrying a concealed weapon.
Police said they found an unloaded 9 mm handgun in Daniel Johnson's waistband and a magazine loaded with nine rounds in his shorts pocket. Officers then found a loaded .357-caliber magnum revolver in a holster Maynard Johnson was wearing, a loaded .22-caliber derringer in his pants pocket, and a switchblade on his belt.
Big turtle turnout
STRUTHERS -- Two pet turtles reported stolen from a fenced-in yard on Grandview Avenue earlier this week have been returned, and they have a new friend.
According to police, a Reed Street woman reported finding a turtle Thursday that she thought might have been one of the missing animals.
When police took the turtle to the Grandview Avenue address, the owner of the missing turtles told police that his pets had been returned and that he would also take in the stray turtle.
Poland home burglarized
POLAND -- A township family is hoping police find out who stole $47,676 worth of property from their home earlier this week. According to police, someone kicked in the garage door to a Country Lane home and stole a substantial amount of jewelry, guns and electronics. No one was at the home when the theft occurred.
'No child' discussion
YOUNGSTOWN -- A discussion on "No Child Left Behind: Goals vs. Reality" will be the topic of the Universal Cafe on July 12.
The event will be at 7 p.m. at First Unitarian Church of Youngstown, 1105 Elm St. on the North Side. A $3 donation is suggested. There will be a panel discussion on how federal law helps or hurts local schools. Speakers will include Jim Hall, South Range schools superintendent, and Warren teacher Maggie Hagan.
For more information about the 2004 Universal Cafe Arts and Lectures Series, call the church at (330) 746-3067 or see the Web site at www.uuyo.org.
Women's league publishesa guide to Youngstown
YOUNGSTOWN -- The League of Women Voters of Greater Youngstown is publishing a citizens guide to the city.
The guide covers how-to issues of voting, making your voice heard and how Youngstown city government works. The guide also covers the history of neighborhoods, the Youngstown 2010 planning process, plus highlights of arts, sports and entertainment in Youngstown.
The league is publishing 7,500 copies. The guide will be distributed to libraries, schools through social studies teachers, city council members, neighborhood organizations, Youngstown State University and community nonprofit agencies. The guide was inspired by a similar effort in Cleveland.
Home buyer workshop
YOUNGSTOWN -- Family Financial Education Services is sponsoring a free First Time Home Buyer Workshop from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Family Service Agency, 535 Marmion Ave.
The workshop will cover basic home-buying information such as determining affordability, budgeting, credit problems and the loan application process. Call (330) 782-5664 to register. No reservations will be taken the day of the program.
Gambling-charge hearings
WARREN -- A Cortland man and woman will return to court next month to face a misdemeanor charge stemming from a December 2002 raid of a long-running barbut game.
Bill Graham and Karla D. Gates were each charged with operating a gambling house. Their preliminary hearings are set for 1:30 p.m. Aug. 23 before Judge Thomas Gysegem of municipal court.
Police and FBI agents raided the barbut game and confiscated about $6,000 in cash, dice, betting chips and gambling records dating to 1983. A sawed-off shotgun reportedly was found in a plastic bag, unloaded, under a mattress in the apartment's bedroom.
The apartment where the raid occurred was above the Greyhound bus station on East Market Street.
When police raided early on a Saturday in December 2002, they found 14 people surrounding a Vegas-style dice table, they said at the time.