Authorities in Philadelphia have arrested two adults and 11 juveniles in connection with a string of burglaries at gun stores across the city in which more than 90 firearms were stolen.
The arrests were announced in a statement (pdf) by Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele, who said the suspects will face charges in connection to three burglaries and one attempted burglary at licensed firearm dealers in Montgomery and Bucks.
Police revealed that 93 firearms were stolen in total, of which only 33 have been recovered by law enforcement, leaving dozens of firearms unaccounted for.
“These defendants brazenly broke into gun stores and stole nearly 100 firearms, then sold and transferred them widely throughout Southeastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware,” Steele alleged….