TROOPERS SEARCH FOR SUSPECTS AND GUNS IN CARROLL COUNTY GUN STORE BURGLARY

(Woodbine, MD) – Maryland State Police are searching for the person or persons responsible for the burglary of a southern Carroll County gun store and the theft of more than a dozen rifles and pistols.

Just before 9:00 a.m. yesterday, state troopers from the Westminster Barracks were dispatched to JC Arms, in the 7700-block of Woodbine Road, Woodbine, for the report of a burglary. The business is located in the first floor of a two-story house that is situated very close to the northbound edge of Woodbine Road near the bridge at the Carroll County line.

Troopers learned the unknown suspect or suspects apparently gained access by unscrewing and removing a piece of plywood that was covering a previously broken front window on the building. Once through the window opening and inside the store, the suspect or suspects removed at least eight AR-15 rifles, two H & K submachine guns, and three .22 caliber semi-automatic pistols. Also missing from the store were dozens of boxes of ammunition and scopes and other firearm accessories. The owner is still reviewing records to determine if any other firearms were taken in the burglary.

Crime scene technicians from the Maryland State Police Forensic Sciences Division responded and processed the scene. Members of the Westminster Barracks Criminal Investigation Section responded and took charge of the investigation.

Information regarding the missing weapons has been entered into the National Crime Information Center database. State Police investigators contacted the Baltimore Gun Task Force and agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and requested their assistance with the ongoing investigation.

Investigators believe the burglary occurred sometime between the hours of 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 26th, and 8:55 a.m. on Wednesday, May 27th. Anyone who may have been traveling on Woodbine Road at the Carroll/Howard County line during that period of time is urged to contact Trooper First Class Corey Green in the Criminal Investigation Section at 410-386-3053.