ATF Offers $2,500 Reward for Gun Store Burglary

ROANOKE RAPIDS, N.C., Dec. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Melvin D. King, Jr., acting special agent in charge of the Charlotte Field Division, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), has announced a reward of up to $2,500 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the persons responsible for a gun store burglary in Roanoke Rapids, N.C.

On Friday, December 2, 2011, at approximately 3:00 a.m., unknown persons broke into P&A Pawn, 930 Roanoke Avenue, Roanoke Rapids, and stole 43 firearms, all of which were handguns. P&A Pawn is a federally licensed firearms dealer.

The burglary investigation of P&A Pawn is being conducted by ATF and the Roanoke Rapids Police Department. Anyone with information about this crime may report it to any of the following offices:

ATF Raleigh Field Office:  (919) 719-2021

ATF Gun Hotline: (800) ATF GUNS (800) 283-4867

Roanoke Rapids Police Department: (252) 533-2810

Halifax County Crime Stoppers: (252) 583-4444

All information will be treated confidentially and callers will remain anonymous upon request.

ATF is the federal agency with jurisdiction for investigating federal firearms violations and regulating the firearms industry. More information on ATF and its programs can be found at www.atf.gov.

Contact: David Riddleberger, Supervisor
(919) 719-2021
Earl Woodham, PIO Supervisor 
(704) 716-1843

SOURCE Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

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