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Yahoo
07-03-2025
- Yahoo
Gun safe stolen out of Pierce County home, filled with thousands of rounds of ammo
The Pierce County Sheriff's Office is investigating a break-in from Friday, February 28, where a person or group of thieves stole a safe out of a Parkland home. Investigators believe that given what was stolen from the home, these thieves knew what they were looking for. 'Like it was very apparent that they knew what they were looking for,' Deputy Carly Cappetto with Pierce County Sheriff's Office said. The person who was hit, Sam Peterson, says there were at least 6,000 rounds of ammunition inside along with a couple of guns and very personal items. 'There's an AR-15, a Ruger 10-22 rifle, a bunch of ammo, extra magazines,' Peterson said. Peterson says some of those personal and valuable items inside that safe are hard to replace like his birth certificate, bank information and vehicle registration. 'My whole identity could be compromised because I have to put a fraud alert on all of my accounts now,' Peterson said. Peterson says his cameras as well as neighbors caught a van circling around the block before pulling into his home. In the video, you can't see the suspect or suspects but a white van equipped with a lift, which investigators believe was used to move the safe. 'And busted out the bedroom window. That is where they gained entry and they went and removed the gun safe out of my closet,' Peterson said. 'Nothing else was gone except the safe,' he continued. The Pierce County Sheriff's Office says there isn't much out there when it comes to suspect information. Deputies are concerned about the weapons taken and the amount of ammo in the safe that could end up on the streets. 'Having this many guns and ammunition on the street in the hands of somebody that it doesn't belong to is concerning,' Deputy Cappetto said. Peterson feels he did everything right when it came to locking up his personal stuff, but he says this break in has changed his perspective. 'I have a hard time trusting people before and I am trying to figure out what I am going to do going forward because this hurt me so much that I can't sleep at night since this has happened,' Peterson said. If anyone knows anything about the suspects or suspected vehicle, give the Pierce County Sheriff's Department a call.
Yahoo
20-02-2025
- Yahoo
Man fires gun into air to quiet dogs, shoots bystander's vehicle instead: Deputies
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Mo. – A man from rural Franklin County, Missouri, was arrested and charged for reportedly firing a rifle into the air and striking a vehicle. According to Franklin County Sheriff Steven Pelton, a witness called the sheriff's office, saying they heard around five to six gunshots that came from the intersection between Walnut and Second streets in Berger, Missouri. A deputy arrived at the scene, saw that the witnesses' vehicle had been struck by gunfire in the 200 block of Market Street, and called 911 for further assistance. The witness told the deputy that he was driving a utility vehicle on Walnut Street when two gunshots rang out, striking his vehicle in the intersection. The victim directed the deputy to the suspect's house, where he saw a male standing on his back porch with his rifle in hand. Snowfall totals in St. Louis: How much snow did we get? The deputies took the suspect, Timothy McKinney, 63, into custody at his home. Sheriff Pelton said McKinney confessed to deputies that he'd fired an air rifle to quiet dogs, but he insisted that the weapon was empty. According to the sheriff, a neighboring resident shared with deputies text messages from McKinney, who apologized for the incident. The resident also told deputies that McKinney was drinking heavily and had been upset by the noise from the four-wheelers, prompting him to fire the rifle into the air. The neighbor gave deputies a Ruger 10-22 rifle, alleged to be McKinney's weapon. McKinney was transported to a detention center and given a BAC test. His test revealed a .27 blood alcohol level. The Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney's Office charged McKinney with first-degree assault and armed criminal action. McKinney was jailed on a $100,000 cash-only bond. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
