DENVER — The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
Explosives and the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the trade
association for the firearms industry, have announced a reward of up to $10,000
for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspects
responsible for robbing Pawn Bank, located at 1360 W. Littleton Blvd., in
Littleton, Colorado.
On October 17, 2018, around 1 p.m., two suspects entered
PawnBank and held two employees at gunpoint and smashed a glass display case.
The suspects stole 20 handguns, placing them in a backpack worn backwards. The
suspects fled in a black Chevy Aveo driven by an unknown 3rd suspect.
Suspect 1 is described as a white or Hispanic male,
mid-teens to early 20’s, approx. 5’5"-5’-7", slim build with short
cropped brown hair, wearing a black long sleeve shirt, black pants, black
shoes, a red bandana over his faces and white or light-colored gloves.
Suspect 2 is described as a white or Hispanic male,
mid-teens to early 20’s, approx. 5’5"-5’-7", slim build, with short
cropped brown hair that has a distinctive hairline, wearing a white long sleeve
shirt, black pants, black shoes with white soles, a red bandana over his faces
and white or light-colored gloves. Suspect 2 carried a large black backpack.
Anyone with any information about this crime should contact
ATF at 1-888-ATF-GUNS. Information can also be sent to ATFTips@atf.gov (link
sends e-mail) (link sends e-mail), through ATF’s website at
www.atf.gov/contact/atftips. Tips can be submitted anonymously using the
Reportit® app, available from both Google Play and the Apple App store, or by
visiting www.reportit.com (link is external) (link is external)."
The reward is part of a larger national cooperative
initiative between the NSSF and ATF in which NSSF matches ATF rewards in cases
involving the theft of firearms from federally licensed firearms retailers. ATF
works closely with members of the firearms industry to curb the criminal
acquisition and misuse of firearms.
ATF is the lead federal law enforcement agency with
jurisdiction involving firearms and violent crimes, and regulates the firearm
industry. More information about ATF and its programs is available at
www.atf.gov.
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