Ten handguns were reportedly stolen from a gun store in Southington on Sunday. Officers responded to Lock N’ Load Firearms on Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike.
Ten handguns were reportedly stolen from a gun store in Southington on Sunday.
Officers responded to Lock N' Load Firearms on Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike early in the morning.
Investigators said video from inside of the business showed suspects entering the gun store through the front window and activating the alarm. The gun store reported that a total of 10 handguns were stolen during the incident.
“They came in through an access that I believe is through a window or a small opening in the building,” Southington Police Lt. Keith Egan said.
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Authorities did not give a description of the suspects that are seen on the video.
After the burglary, an officer found the suspect vehicle fleeing the burglary. It was tracked until it was later abandoned in Cheshire across from Interstate 691 on Route 10.
“At the time he initially got the information he knew there was a burglary in that particular store which we can assume has firearms, but we didn’t know anything was stolen so that does change the circumstances in which we can pursue them,” Egan said.
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One handgun was found inside of the abandoned vehicle. No suspects were found in the area.
“Our officers were able to check the vehicle, recovered one of the firearms, one of the glocks in the vehicle but weren’t able to locate the suspects,” Egan said.
Southington Police Department is working with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and business owners to identify and find the stolen guns. Anyone with information should contact Detective Tom Atterrato at 860-378-1646.
