Machine Guns Among Nine Firearms Stolen
WEST JORDAN, UTAH – Two masked burglars made off with nine
firearms, including two machine guns, from a gun store in West Jordan at about
7 a.m., Nov. 5.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and
the West Jordan Police Department are offering up to a $10,000 reward for
information leading to the arrest and conviction of suspects responsible for
burglarizing Flawless Firearms, LLC, at 6708 Airport Road.
Surveillance video is attached.
The machine guns, as well as two silencers, business checks
and paperwork, were kept in a safe, which the thieves took with them in a white
older model SUV. A photo of the suspect vehicle is below.
"The theft of machine guns is especially concerning.
These types of weapons are extremely dangerous in criminal hands as they can
fire several rounds with a single pull of the trigger,” said ATF Denver Field
Division Special Agent in Charge Ken Croke. “If anyone has information on the
burglary, we urge them to step forward so we can recover these firearms before
someone gets hurt.”
“It is a threat to the safety of our community, and we are
asking the public to assist our investigators by contacting West Jordan Police
Department with any information about this crime,” said West Jordan Police
Chief Doug Diamond.
Although too early in the investigation to definitively rule
out, investigators do not believe this burglary is related to the Pawn Depot
burglary in October.
Stealing firearms from a federally licensed dealer and
possessing stolen firearms are federal crimes punishable by up to 10 years in
prison.
Anyone with any information about this crime should contact
ATF at 1-800- ATF-GUNS (1-800-283-4867) or West Jordan Police Department at
801-840-4000, reference case number 16H017651. A tip can also be reported through
ATF’s new “reportit” app available at www.reportit.com (link is external) and
at Google Play and the Apple App Store. All tips are confidential and can be
anonymous.
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