Suspects sought after break-ins at 2 gun shops; "We do not want these illegal guns on the street"



WAUKESHA COUNTY -- Thieves break into two guns shops in Waukesha County. At one, the suspects got guns -- the other, nothing.

Early Friday morning, Jan. 19 at Freedom Arms Unlimited -- a gun shop located on Brown Street -- police say multiple suspects broke into the front door. Police say the suspects smashed display cases and stole firearms.

"You have a group of people steal these guns ultimately they're not going through the legal channels to purchase these guns and use them lawfully," said Brian Dorow, security expert.

Freedom Arms Unlimited



Freedom Arms Unlimited



Officials are now trying to determine how man and what types of guns were taken.

 

Freedom Arms Unlimited



According to police, officers responded to the store around 1:30 a.m. for a burglar alarm. The suspects then exited back through the front door.

Brian Dorow



"A lot of times what these gun stores do is they take all of their merchandise at the end of the night, gets put into a very, very secure safe in another room or so, regardless if someone does make that initial entry into that establishment, they're not going to get the guns," Dorow said.

That's exactly what the owner of Select Fire Weapons in Waukesha does. That store was also victimized early Friday. Someone broke the front window to get in. But thieves were not able to find any guns -- and got away with nothing.

Select Fire Weapons



Select Fire Weapons



Dorow said each municipality can pass its own ordinance governing how gun shops have to secure their weapons when the store is closed. Dorow said what is important now is that anyone with information calls police to help get the stolen guns off the streets -- and out of the hands of criminals.

"We do not want these illegal guns on the street. We know the danger that occurs when they're out on the street," Dorow said.

Both incidents remain under investigation.