LEXINGTON, Missouri — The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the National Shooting Sports Foundation
(NSSF), the trade association for the firearms industry, announced a reward
today for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible
for the theft of firearms from Pat’s Army and Sporting Goods, a federal
firearms licensee located in Lexington.
ATF is offering a reward of up to $5,000, which will be
matched by the NSSF for a total possible reward of up to $10,000.
In the early morning hours of Nov. 29, 2016 a person or
persons burglarized the business located at 12025 Main Street, stealing several
firearms. ATF, working with the Lexington Police Department is investigating
the incident.
Anyone with information about this crime should contact ATF
at 1-800-ATFGUNS (800-283-4867), email ATFTips@atf.gov (link sends e-mail), or
contact ATF through its website at www.atf.gov/contact/atftips. Tips may also
be submitted to ATF using the ReportIt® app, available on both Google Play and
the Apple App Store, or by visiting www.reportit.com (link is external). All
calls and tips will be kept confidential.
This reward is part of a larger national cooperative
initiative between the NSSF and ATF in which the NSSF matches ATF rewards in
cases involving the theft of firearms from federally licensed retailers. ATF
works closely with the members of the firearms industry to curb the criminal
acquisition and misuse of firearms
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