The ring is accused of using stolen cars to ram the stores and grab the guns.
Orange police and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were investigating after approximately 10 men stole more than 50 firearms from Fowler’s Gun Room in Orange early Saturday morning. Six men have been arrested and charged with being part of a group that used stolen cars to ram gun stores around Southern California and grab a total of more than 300 firearms.
Fowler’s Gun Room in Orange, where a group of men used a stolen Kia sedan, reversed it into the shop and stole 70 firearms The men are being charged with conspiracy to steal the weapons from the premises of federal firearms licensees, authorities said. They could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted, said Ciaran McEvoy, spokesman for the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
While searching the home, officers found 45 firearms that had been stolen from Fowler’s Gun Room, two firearms that had been stolen from the Camarillo Gun Store, one stolen from Chaparral Coin and Gun and one stolen from Poway Weapons and Gear, McEvoy said. In each case, the suspects would use a stolen car, ram the storefront to get inside and then run in and smash display cases to steal the firearms.The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Ventura County Sheriff’s Office, Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, San Diego Sheriff’s Department, and Orange Police Department are investigating.
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