14-year-old boy charged in Delaware gun shop burglary
NEW CASTLE, De. - Investigators say a 14-year-old boy is facing charges after several firearms were stolen from a Delaware gun shop on Memorial Day.
The teen, who was not publicly identified by police, was taken into custody a day after the heist at Miller's Gun Center in New Castle.
Responding officers were told by a witness that a flat bed truck had slammed into the front of the business, causing the exterior to crumble.
Investigators found the truck parked behind a business on Dupont Highway, roughly 7 miles north of Miller's Gun Center.
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The investigation into a gun store burglary continues as federal ATF agents join New Castle police to find the lone thief who stole guns from the store.
Robert Miller, the owner of the 65-year-old family run business, said security footage showed a lone burglar in the store for 90 seconds stealing handguns.
Investigators were quickly able to identify the teenage suspect and located him inside a vehicle on Tuesday.
The teen is facing 16 felony counts of theft of a firearm, two counts of third-degree burglary, and other crimes.
He was arraigned in a New Castle County court and taken to a correctional facility after failing to pay $79k bail.