Crime & Safety
Thieves Target Fountain Valley Gun Stores
Thieves made off with a stash of guns in two smash and grab burglaries targeting gun stores in the city.
A stash of guns were stolen from a Fountain Valley gun store today for the second time in a week.
Since last week, two gun stores in the city were burglarized overnight, with the thieves making off with a stockpile of weapons.
Fountain Valley Police responded to a burglary alarm at Rifle Gear Firearms in the 18000 block of Mount Shay Street just before 5 a.m. today.
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“When officers arrived they discovered a broken window leading to inside the business,” Sgt. Tony Luce said in a written statement.
The thieves had already left after taking a number of weapons.
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A similar burglary took place on Saturday.
“Store employees arrived on scene and discovered a broken window leading to inside the business,” said Luce. “An unknown number of firearms were stolen from inside the store. The suspects left the location without being detected.”
Anyone with information about the burglaries should call 714-593-4485.
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