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DC Burglar’s Shot At Gun Store Ends With Alarm, Not Firearms For Masked Man In Virginia: Police DC Burglar’s Shot At Gun Store Ends With Alarm, Not Firearms For Masked Man In Virginia: Police
DC Burglar’s Shot At Gun Store Ends With Alarm, Not Firearms For Masked Man In Virginia: Police A District man was caught red-handed trying to break into a Springfield gun store during an attempted early morning heist on Friday morning, authorities say. Preston Adams, 20, was arrested after triggering a commercial burglary alarm at Dominion Defense on Fullerton Road around 3:15 a.m. on Dec. 20, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. The same store was targeted earlier this year, though the would-be thieves were also thwarted. A store employee watching surveillance cameras reportedly saw Adams attempting to force his way inside and called the police. Officers arrived qui…

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by Zak Failla
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Would-Be Gun Store Robbers Wanted Following Failed Fairfax County Burglaries: Police Would-Be Gun Store Robbers Wanted Following Failed Fairfax County Burglaries: Police
Would-Be Gun Store Robbers Wanted Following Failed Fairfax County Burglaries: Police A group targeting gun stores in Fairfax County is wanted following a multiple incidents at separate locations earlier this month. An alert was issued by police on Friday as they attempt to identify and locate those responsible for attempting - and failing - to get into the stores. According to the Fairfax County Police Department, their spree began on Thursday, July 4, when officers were called to Dominion Defense on Fullerton Road in Springfield.  Upon arrival, they found shattered glass from the store window, though three suspects were unable to get in and fled before officers arriv…

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by Zak Failla
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Feds Capture Thief Who Stole 53 Weapons From Fairfax County Gun Store: Police Feds Capture Thief Who Stole 53 Weapons From Fairfax County Gun Store: Police
Feds Capture Thief Who Stole 53 Weapons From Fairfax County Gun Store: Police Police have arrested a Maryland man who they say burglarized a gun store in Fairfax County last April. Cedric Antonio Minger, 20, was arrested by the United States Department of Justice Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) at a home in Washington DC on Monday, May 22, county police said. Minger and three other masked men were captured on surveillance footage breaking into Dominion Defense on Fullerton Road in Springfield through a small opening above the door around 3 a.m. Saturday, April 29, county police said. Minger and others stole 53 firearms, which were a combination of long …

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by Cecilia Levine