Accused of stealing gun

WARREN

Miesha S. Collins, 31, of Ferndale Avenue, Youngstown, is charged in Warren Municipal Court on felony theft, accused of stealing a hand gun from a table at the gun show in the former Kmart in the Trumbull Plaza, 2485 Parkman Road NW, on Sunday.

Police Chief Eric Merkel and Patrolman John Massaro were working off-duty security at the show when they were advised that an AK-47 had just been taken from a dealer’s table.

The officers located the woman a few aisles away with a gray jacket draped over her arm. When questioned, she handed over the firearm. The owner of the gun, which still had a sale tag attached, confirmed it was the stolen gun, and Collins was taken into custody on theft and a warrant. Police said Collins told them she was “just going to carry it around to compare prices.”