A reward of up to $15,000 for information is being offered after a burglary and attempted burglary happened almost a week apart at the same Rockville, Maryland, gun store last November.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) released photos of the suspected robbers this week.
The ATF said just before 4 a.m. on Nov. 19, Montgomery County police responded to Atlantic Guns on 15813 Frederick Road about a report of a burglary. When they arrived, they found a stolen vehicle on a sidewalk.
After looking at video surveillance footage, authorities said that a number of suspects unsuccessfully tried to ram the stolen vehicle into the store for entry and “no property was stolen.”
ATF said around 1 a.m. on Nov. 25, police responded to a report of a burglary in progress at the same gun store. When they arrived, they found a stolen black sedan on a sidewalk. Video surveillance footage showed the suspects using the vehicle to ram into the store successfully.
Four of the suspects entered the store and took seven pistols and five rifles before fleeing the area with two additional suspects in awaiting vehicle, ATF said in a news release.
Montgomery County police, along with ATF, are working to identify the people and to recover the stolen firearms.
They’re asking people with information about the burglaries to call ATF at 1-888-ATF-TIPS.