NORTH RIDGEVILLE, Ohio — North Ridgeville Police, the Lorain County Sheriff's Office and Amherst Police are each investigating gun store burglaries in their jurisdictions early Wednesday morning.
Police in Amherst told News 5 they received a call about a possible break-in at Amherst Arms at around 4 a.m.
Shortly thereafter, in North Ridgeville, the Transform and Renew Arms store's alarm went off at 4:30 a.m.
And just before 5 a.m., police were called out to Rural King in Elyria.
In all three cases, police said that it does not appear any firearms were taken from the store.
"There might have been some boxes of ammo [taken], some magazines, a bluetooth speaker and that's about it," the owner of Transform & Renew Arms told News 5. "No firearms [were taken] and that’s what we’re thankful for."
It's a bit of a relief for Amherst Police Chief Mark Cawthon to see precautions work as they should. It's something he hopes will scare off future criminals and serve as an example to others.
"If they didn’t get anything, that means security measures were in place," Amherst Police Chief Mark Cawthon said. "If you do own guns, be responsible, secure those items and not let them fall into the wrong hands."
"We’re taking proper precautions to make sure that firearms are safely secured so they’re not going to be stolen if they try again, which I hope they don’t," the owner in North Ridgeville added. "That’s the whole purpose of this."
No arrests have been made. A $3,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and successful prosecution of the robber or robbers. Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives at 1-888-283-8477.
