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Reward offered in Roanoke Rapids gun shop burglary

The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives on Thursday offered a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the people responsible for stealing dozens of guns from a Roanoke Rapids store.

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ROANOKE RAPIDS, N.C. — The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives on Thursday offered a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the people responsible for stealing dozens of guns from a Roanoke Rapids store.

Early last Friday, someone broke into P&A Pawn, at 930 Roanoke Ave., and stole 43 handguns, authorities said.

Anyone with information about the burglary is asked to call the ATF in Raleigh at 919-719-2021, the Roanoke Rapids Police Department at 252-533-2810, the ATF's Gun Hotline at 800-283-4867 or Halifax County Crime Stoppers at 252-583-4444.

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