Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

News Release

St. Paul Field Division

At The Frontline Against Violent Crime

For Immediate Release

June 28, 2010

www.atf.gov

Contact: Special Agent Robert Schmidt, PIO-ATF
Office: (651) 726-0316

ATF Announces $5,000 Reward in Gun Theft

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Special Agent in Charge Bernard J. Zapor of the St. Paul Field Division, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), today announced that ATF is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the theft of firearms that occurred at Gun and Reel Sports in Jamestown, N.D.

There were approximately eight firearms stolen in a burglary June 23, from Gun and Reel Sports, a federally licensed firearms dealer. ATF and the Jamestown Police Department are investigating the theft.

We are asking for the public’s help to recover these firearms and bring the person or persons responsible for this crime to justice, said Zapor.Any information regarding this burglary should be reported to:

ATF at (701) 293-2860
or
Jamestown Police Department at (701) 252-2414

More information about ATF and its programs is available at www.atf.gov.

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