Cash and Carry? Thieves steal 30 guns from Powhatan firearms dealer

Intruders stole 30 guns early Monday from a federally licensed firearms dealer in Powhatan County and a $6,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspects, the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said today.

The break-in occurred about 5 a.m. at American Family Pawn & Guns at 2427 Anderson Highway in Powhatan, according to a news release distributed by the ATF’s Washington Field Office and a Powhatan investigator.

The firearms taken were a variety of handguns and "the vast majority of them are semi-automatic" pistols,Powhatan Sheriff's Detective Jason Tackett said. "They vary in make and model numbers, but it's a pretty extensive list."

Their theft may pose a risk to public safety ...

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glockfan said:

You'd think they'd have a nice gun safe? I didn't even know there was a gun dealer thar.

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skidmark said:

From being told by folks at the LGS - ATF allows extra bars/grates/etc. to avoid needing to take everything down each night and have to put it back up the next day.

Can you imagine how long it would take Bass Pro or Green Top to put stuff away every night? The overhead would make gun show prices seem like bargains.

stay safe.

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Two men have been arrested in Monday’s break-in at a Powhatan County pawn shop and gun store where thieves stole 30 handguns, a spokesman for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives confirmed Thursday.

The men, identified as Jonathan Xavier Thorne and Jerell Markes Broadie, were arraigned in federal court Thursday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Roderick C. Young in Richmond, said ATF spokesman Thomas A. Faison.

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A Powhatan County Crime Solvers tip received nine hours after authorities announced the theft of 30 handguns from a Powhatan firearms shop was instrumental in identifying and arresting two men who were already in the process of selling the weapons, according to a federal court affidavit.

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Investigators also recovered from the car’s trunk price tags for two of the handguns stolen in the burglary — a Sig Sauer Model P250 and a Smith & Wesson Model 22A. Agents also recovered a headlamp from the trunk.

From the hotel room, authorities seized another headlamp, a small amount of green leafy material, a glass smoking pipe, a ball cap and a Trojan condom in a purple wrapper, the complaint says.

The condom matches the description of three purple Trojan condoms that were recovered at the scene of the burglary, the complaint adds.

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Nine of 30 handguns stolen from a Powhatan County business last week may have wound up in the hands of a gang.

Questioned during a preliminary hearing this morning, Special Agent Michael Liptak, of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said investigation indicates that nine of the firearms were sold to "a reported gang member" for $4,000.

Liptak did not reveal the name or location of the gang under questioning by Mastandrea-Miller, an assistant U.S. attorney. However, [strike]her[/strike] she said the $4,000 was a higher price than the handguns would have sold for legally.

All told, Liptajk said 27 of the 30 weapons have yet to be recovered.

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Authorities now believe as many as a dozen of the 30 handguns stolen in the burglary of a Powhatan County pawn shop last month were sold to a gang member in New York and others went to the Norfolk area.

Only three have been recovered, Michael Liptak, a special agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives testified Tuesday ...

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Repeater said:

So, remind me again why UBC would help reduce 'gun violence' in New York, as though we are to blame?

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