ATF Offers Reward in Gun Store Burglary
Kansas City, MO — The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department, today announced a reward for information leading to the identification and arrest of the person responsible for stealing several firearms from a federally licensed firearms dealer in Kansas City, Kansas.
On October 24th at approximately 11:55p.m., an unknown individual rammed a stolen black Kia Soul through the front doors of Frontier Justice, 10000 France Family Drive, Kansas City, KS. The Kansas City Field Division of ATF and the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department are investigating. ATF has offered a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the identification and arrest of the lone suspect. Investigators have learned that the same suspect attempted to break into a Bass Pro Shop, approximately one mile south of Frontier Justice, on the evening of the 24th, but was unable to gain entry. Surveillance photos of the suspect and vehicle are attached to this release. The vehicle used in the break in has since been recovered.
Anyone with information about this theft should contact ATF at 1-800-ATF-GUNS (800-283-4867), email ATFTips@atf.gov, contact ATF through its website at www.atf.gov/contact/atftips, or text ATFKC to 63975 and follow the prompts. Tips can also be submitted using the Reportit app, available from both Google Play and the Apple App Store, or by visiting www.reportit.com. Tipsters can remain anonymous.
ATF is the federal agency with jurisdiction over violations of federal firearms laws and is responsible for regulating the firearms industry. For more information about ATF and its programs, go to www.atf.gov and follow the Kansas City Field Division on Twitter, @ATFKansasCity.
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