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Gun theft
Hudson, NY
News
Convicted Felon Swapped Cocaine For Stolen Guns At Firearm And Shoe Store In Upstate NY: DOJ
A Watervliet drug dealer admitted he traded cocaine for firearms stolen from a Hudson Falls gun shop, federal prosecutors announced on Friday, Sept. 12. Kwahpreme Mitchell, 34, pled guilty to possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and possession of firearms as a convicted felon, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of New York in Albany. Mitchell admitted he received guns stolen from Calamity Jane’s Firearms and Fine Shoes in Hudson Falls during a burglary on Oct. 21, 2022. In exchange, he provided 150 grams of cocaine to accomplices J…
Bristol, CT
Police & Fire
‘Crash-And-Grab’ Heist At Wolcott Gun Store Tied To 3 Bristol Teens, 4 Adults, 9 Stolen Guns
A wild early morning crash-and-grab at a local gun store led police across two Connecticut towns and ended with multiple arrests, including three 16-year-olds and several adults accused of helping cover it up, authorities announced. The break-in happened before sunrise at Sportsmen's Outpost in Wolcott on April 18. Police say the suspects used a stolen Hyundai to plow through the storefront and grab nine handguns before speeding off in a stolen Kia. Surveillance video caught three masked suspects inside the store. Just before the burglary, the same group broke into a nearby empt…
Waldorf, MD
Police & Fire
Over 100 Guns Stolen In Charles County Gun Shop Burglary, ATF Investigating: Sheriff
Authorities are searching for suspects after more than 100 guns were stolen during an early morning break-in at a White Plains gun shop, officials said. The burglary occurred on Nov. 20 around 1:30 a.m. at a store in the 10500 block of Theodore Green Boulevard. Investigators from the Charles County Sheriff's Office say unknown suspects broke into the shop and made off with a significant number of weapons. The Charles County Sheriff’s Office is now working closely with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) to track down those responsible for the theft, accordi…
Wildwood, NJ
Police & Fire
Police Seeking Two Men After Vehicle, Gun Stolen In Wildwood
Police were looking for whoever stole a vehicle and a gun in Wildwood, authorities said. The Wildwood Police Department released pictures of two men wanted in the case in a Facebook post on Tuesday, Aug. 27. The thefts reportedly happened on Saturday, Aug. 24 but police didn't reveal where the thefts occurred. Both men were wearing sunglasses on the boardwalk and flip-flops in the pictures. One man with shorter dark brown hair was wearing a black short-sleeved button-down shirt. The other man was wearing a royal blue basketball jersey with "New York" on the front and the number 76 on …
Fairfax, VA
Police & Fire
Burglars Who Stole 6 Handguns From Fairfax County Gun Store At Large
Authorities in Fairfax County are seeking the two men who broke into a gun store and stole six handguns. The incident happened just before 2 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 29, at H&F Arms in Hybla Valley on Richmond Highway, county police said. Security footage captured two masked men break into the business through the front door. They took six handguns and two airsoft pistols before leaving, police said. Detectives are asking anyone with information regarding this incident or others to call the detectives at our Mount Vernon District Station at 703-360-8400. Tips can also be submitted ano…
Lower Paxton, PA
Police & Fire
Steelton Man Wanted By US Marshals, Had Ghost Guns During Pursuit: PA State Police
A man out on bail for a gun shop theft and wanted by the US Marshals Service — was found fleeing from Pennsylvania State Police with teens and ghost guns, according to a PSP release on Saturday, Jan. 13. James Timothy Scott Jr., 20 of Steelton, was among the three people arrested following a pursuit by Pennsylvania State Police in Harrisburg on Thursday, Jan. 11, as detailed in the release. Scott was the driver of a 2015 Kia Optima that was stolen from a 29-year-old woman who is a city resident, troopers explained. Scott — along with his two teenage passengers …
Ashburn, VA
Police & Fire
Thieves Armed With Long Guns After Plowing Stolen Car Through Leesburg Shop (
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Masked thieves plowed a stolen car through the front of a Loudoun County gun store before swiping long guns overnight, authorities said. Officers responding to reports of sounds of a crash found the stolen 4-door Kia sedan lodged in the front of Loudoun Guns on Industrial Court in Leesburg around 4 a.m., local police said. Four masked individuals then went into the building and stole multiple long guns, police said. The four suspects fled the scene before officers arrived, leaving the vehicle behind. Police are investigating the incident as a burglary but did not say whether or…
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
'54th Street' Gang Robbed Bucks, Montco Gun Shops; 13 Charged
More than a dozen people are charged in connection with a string of brazen break-ins at gun stores across greater Philadelphia, and authorities say dozens of the ill-gotten firearms are still out on the streets. In a joint statement by prosecutors from Montgomery and Bucks counties on Wednesday, Jan. 25, officials said that two adults and 11 teens were taken into custody following a months-long investigation into the burglaries. The group, which detectives say is affiliated with a "neighborhood-based juvenile street gang" in West Philly called "54th Street," stole 93 guns from l…
Albany, NY
Police & Fire
Burglar Breaks Into Capital District Walmart, Steals Guns
Police are searching for a suspect who broke into a Walmart in the Capitol District and stole multiple guns. The burglar in Albany County got in through the Glenmont store’s garden center at around 1:15 a.m. Tuesday, May 10, according to Bethlehem Police. The burglar then went to the gun section and used a fire extinguisher to smash open a gun case, before grabbing five long guns before fleeing through an emergency exit, according to police. The suspect was last seen entering a wooded area near Bender Lane, police said. Bethlehem Police, the Albany County Sheriff’s Department, and N…
Glen Burnie, MD
Police & Fire
Three Anne Arundel Teens Crash Into Millersville Business With Stolen Car: Police
Three teenagers, ages 15-16, from Anne Arundel County have been arrested for crashing a stolen car into a business in Millersville in an attempt to steal guns, authorities said. Officers responded to a reported robbery at Worth A Shot Firearms, located at 8424 Veterans Highway, around 3:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 13, Anne Arundel Police said. Responding officers saw that a vehicle had crashed through the business and while inside, the teenagers were trying to steal firearms, police said. One was taken into custody while the other two fled in a car. They were later taken in…
Stamford, CT
Police & Fire
Stamford Man Charged With Reckless Endangerment After Pistol Stolen From Car, Police Say
A 29-year-old man who reported that his handgun had been stolen out of his unlocked vehicle has been charged with reckless endangerment in Fairfield County. Tyler Burchard, of Stamford, reported that his 9mm Smith & Wesson semiautomatic pistol was stolen last week out of the unlocked center console of his car, which parked in the driveway of his home, said Stamford Police Capt. Richard Conklin said. Burchard was also charged with the unsafe storage of a firearm in a vehicle, Conklin said. He was released after posting a $5,000 bond. Conklin said the department has seen "an explosion" …
