The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) in conjunction with the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) today announced a combined reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the persons who participated in the burglary of a gun store in Southaven, Mississippi.
ATF New Orleans is offering a reward of up to $2,500, which will be matched by the NSSF of up to $2,500, for a total reward of up to $5,000.
At about 1 a.m., on Wednesday, May 10, Fine Jewelry, a federal firearm licensee (FFL), located at 570 Goodman Road East, in Southaven, was burglarized by five unknown suspects. Multiple firearms were stolen. The suspects exited the building and fled in an unknown direction.
This total reward of $5,000 is part of a larger national cooperative initiative between the ATF and NSSF in which NSSF matches ATF’s reward in cases involving the theft of firearms from federally licensed firearms retailers. NSSF is the trade association for the firearms industry.
The ATF Oxford Field Office and Southaven Police Department are jointly investigating this crime. Anyone with any information about this crime should contact ATF at (888) ATF-TIPS (1-888-283-8477), the ATF Oxford Field Office at 662-513-2140, or the Southaven Police Department at 662-393-8652.
Information can also be sent to ATFTips@atf.gov, through ATF’s website at www.atf.gov/contact/atftips. Tips can be submitted anonymously using the Reportit® app, available from both Google Play and the Apple App store, or by visiting www.reportit.com.
ATF is the lead federal law enforcement agency with jurisdiction involving firearms and violent crimes and regulates the firearm industry. More information about ATF and its programs is available at www.atf.gov.
The community is reminded that possession of a stolen firearm is a felony. The community is also reminded that knowledge of a crime and failure to report it can bring aiding and abetting charges, which are also a felony.
Conviction of these crimes can result in hefty fines and prison time.
