Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

ST. PAUL, Minn — 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 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the theft of firearms from the Box Elder Trading Post, a federal firearm licensee (FFL) in Box Elder, South Dakota.

ATF is offering a reward of up to $5,000, which will be matched by the NSSF for a total reward of up to $10,000.

This reward is part of a larger national initiative between the NSSF and ATF in which NSSF matches ATF rewards in cases involving the theft of firearms from federally licensed firearms retailers.  ATF works closely with members of the firearms industry to stop the criminal acquisition and misuse of firearms.

Approximately 20 firearms were stolen between the evening of Sept. 8^th and the morning of Sept. 9^th at Box Elder Trading Post, 300 Box Elder Road, Box Elder, South Dakota.

ATF, the Box Elder Police Department and the Pennington County Sheriff’s Department are investigating the theft.

Any information regarding this burglary should be reported to:

Rapid City ATF Office at (605) 355-0018
or
Box Elder Police Department at (605) 394-2151

Or

Pennington County Sheriff’s Office at (605) 394-6115

All calls will be kept confidential.

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

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