Small arsenal stolen from owner's garage
By News-Argus Staff
Published in News on February 19, 2018 4:34 PM
The Wayne County Sheriff's Office is investigating after someone stole thousands of dollars in guns and hunting equipment from a detached garage in Seven Springs Friday morning.
According to a sheriff's office investigation report, the owner of the garage in the 1800 block of Pineview Cemetery Road told police that someone entered the building and stole the following items.
• One Browning/Gold Hunter 12-gauge semi-automatic shotgun
• One Remington .243 caliber rifle with a Bushnell scope, sling and bipod.
• One Mossberg 702/Pinkster .22 caliber rifle with a 25-round magazine and Bushnell scope.
• One Remington/Wingmaster 12-gauge semi-automatic shotgun.
• One Savage HMR .17 caliber rifle with a sling, Tasco scope and Assassinator light.
• A Dewalt bag with a drill, sawzall, impact drill and accessories.
• A Primos Alpha dog call.
• An Assassinator light kit.
• A Cuddeback trail camera.
The total value of the stolen items is estimated on the report at around $4,830.
The victim told police that the stolen items were all left on a pool table inside the garage. The victim was certain the garage was locked, but there were no signs of forced entry. The victim was unable to provide serial numbers for any of the stolen firearms, according to the report.
Anyone with information regarding the this or any other crime in Wayne County is asked to call or text Crime Stoppers at 919-735-2255 or submit a tip a p3tips.com
Callers will remain anonymous and information leading to a felony arrest can be eligible for a cash reward.