Firearms, ammo seized

Firearms, ammo seized

NORTH JACKSON — Federal and local law enforcement officers seized 72 firearms, ammunition, gun parts and drug paraphernalia from 12671 N. Palmyra Road Thursday morning. No arrests have been made. Evidence will be presented to the Mahoning County grand jury. The investigation involving the Mahoning County Sheriff’s Department, Mahoning Valley Law Enforcement Task Force Drug Unit and Crisis Response Team, township police and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, began in late 2007 in response to complaints of drug activity and firearms violations at the home. It was initiated by Jeffrey Arnaut and Laurence McLaughlin, Mahoning deputies assigned to the task force drug unit. The cache of firearms included 18 handguns and 54 rifles.

Falsifying charges filed

NILES — Police have filed charges against an engaged couple for falsifying a police report to cover up a domestic dispute. Mitchell Smith, 36, was charged Thursday with filing a false police report and his fiancée, Lakesha Williams, 33, both of Ann Street, was charged with making a false alarm. The couple reported Tuesday that they were accosted by two men in the parking lot of Mr. Suds Laundromat on Vienna Road. During the alleged confrontation, Smith was cut on both hands with knives one of the supposed attackers was carrying. Police Chief Bruce Simeone said Thursday that a review of the business security video determined that the attack never occurred but rather was the result of a domestic dispute between the two earlier in the day. The chief said Williams was holding two knives and Smith was cut while trying to take the knives from her.

Chaney confrontation

YOUNGSTOWN — A 15-year-old Chaney High School student was arrested after a confrontation with a police officer Wednesday. The ninth-grade girl reportedly swung at the officer and shouted threats and profanity at her classmates after dismissal at 3:15 p.m. The episode began when the girl refused to hang up her cellular phone, in violation of school rules, according to police reports. The girl was charged with disorderly conduct. Police are recommending charges of inducing panic and resisting arrest be added to her record. The girl reportedly shouted, “I will blow this ... school up,” as she was being taken into custody. She was released to her mother pending an appearance in juvenile court.

Robbery on Front Street

YOUNGSTOWN — A city man was robbed at gunpoint after accepting a ride from a stranger at about 10 p.m. Wednesday. The 47-year-old victim told police he had run out of gas on West Front Street and was walking down the road with a gas can, when a 1972, black Oldsmobile pulled up. Its driver offered him a ride to the gas station. When he accepted, the driver pulled out a 9mm handgun and demanded money. The victim turned over $30, and the driver fled at a high rate of speed, according to police reports.

Crack, heroin seized

YOUNGSTOWN — The raid of a Dorothy Avenue home Wednesday led to 10.5 grams of crack-cocaine and 15 packets of heroin. Police discovered the narcotics in a toilet tank at the address at about 3:30 p.m. Field tests for heroin yielded positive results. A digital scale, small plastic bags and syringes were also seized. Police arrested Alonzo R. Fornore, 30, of Orrin Avenue, on charges of trafficking in heroin, drug abuse crack-cocaine, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Another man, found in a car in the driveway, was arrested on misdemeanor drug paraphernalia charges. He was in possession of a crack pipe, according to police reports. Both men were taken to the Mahoning County Jail.