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6 arrests made in connection to theft of 27 handguns from Greenville store
By Brandon Bossert 3:50pm, July 30, 2016 - Updated 11:08am, July 31, 2016
Five teens have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the burglary and theft of 27 handguns from a Greenville-area sporting goods store.
The incident took place Friday, July 22 at about 1:40 a.m., after four unknown male suspects
smashed through the front door glass of the Artemus Outfitters, located at 4021 Kennett Pike.
The suspects then entered and stole 27 handguns from a display before fleeing the scene. Although no photos were released, the incident was captured on surveillance cameras.
On Saturday, July 23, Wilmington Police responded to a shooting in the 3500 block of North Church Street. While investigating the shooting, four stolen firearms were recovered and connected to the sporting good store burglary. The victim of the shooting, William Morgan, 17 of Newark, would later be implicated in the burglary through the joint investigation.
After further investigation, detectives were able to link Morgan and four others, Tomier M. Cooper, 16 of Wilmington, Jamir Stewart, 16 of Newark, Tyliek Church, 16 of Newark, and Jordan Banks, 17 of Wilmington, to the burglary.
The five teens were all charged with 27 counts of theft of a firearm, third-degree burglary, wearing a disguise during the commission of a felony, second-degree conspiracy, and criminal mischief. Banks was charged additionally with two counts of obliterating a serial number on a firearm. All of the teens are currently incarcerated in the New Castle County Detention Center on cash bonds.
Additionally, on Thursday, July 28, around 12:43 a.m., troopers patrolling U.S. route 40 near SR route 72 in Bear conducted a traffic stop on a Toyota sedan after the vehicle made an abrupt lane change in front of the patrol vehicle. The driver, identified as Gregory M. Wise, 18 of Bear, had a "strong odor of marijuana" coming from his vehicle. A search was conducted on the car after a state police K9 alerted to the presence of drugs and a total of 255.91 grams of marijuana was located. Also located in the search was a Ruger handgun which was found to be one of the guns stolen in the Artemus Outfitters burglary.
Wise was charged with possession with intent to deliver marijuana, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and receiving a stolen firearm. He was arraigned at Justice of the Peace 2 and released on $53,000 unsecured bond.
http://www.wdel.com/story/76416-6-a...to-theft-of-27-handguns-from-greenville-store
By Brandon Bossert 3:50pm, July 30, 2016 - Updated 11:08am, July 31, 2016
Five teens have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the burglary and theft of 27 handguns from a Greenville-area sporting goods store.
The incident took place Friday, July 22 at about 1:40 a.m., after four unknown male suspects
smashed through the front door glass of the Artemus Outfitters, located at 4021 Kennett Pike.
The suspects then entered and stole 27 handguns from a display before fleeing the scene. Although no photos were released, the incident was captured on surveillance cameras.
On Saturday, July 23, Wilmington Police responded to a shooting in the 3500 block of North Church Street. While investigating the shooting, four stolen firearms were recovered and connected to the sporting good store burglary. The victim of the shooting, William Morgan, 17 of Newark, would later be implicated in the burglary through the joint investigation.
After further investigation, detectives were able to link Morgan and four others, Tomier M. Cooper, 16 of Wilmington, Jamir Stewart, 16 of Newark, Tyliek Church, 16 of Newark, and Jordan Banks, 17 of Wilmington, to the burglary.
The five teens were all charged with 27 counts of theft of a firearm, third-degree burglary, wearing a disguise during the commission of a felony, second-degree conspiracy, and criminal mischief. Banks was charged additionally with two counts of obliterating a serial number on a firearm. All of the teens are currently incarcerated in the New Castle County Detention Center on cash bonds.
Additionally, on Thursday, July 28, around 12:43 a.m., troopers patrolling U.S. route 40 near SR route 72 in Bear conducted a traffic stop on a Toyota sedan after the vehicle made an abrupt lane change in front of the patrol vehicle. The driver, identified as Gregory M. Wise, 18 of Bear, had a "strong odor of marijuana" coming from his vehicle. A search was conducted on the car after a state police K9 alerted to the presence of drugs and a total of 255.91 grams of marijuana was located. Also located in the search was a Ruger handgun which was found to be one of the guns stolen in the Artemus Outfitters burglary.
Wise was charged with possession with intent to deliver marijuana, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and receiving a stolen firearm. He was arraigned at Justice of the Peace 2 and released on $53,000 unsecured bond.
http://www.wdel.com/story/76416-6-a...to-theft-of-27-handguns-from-greenville-store