Police: 40 guns stolen from Lowell home

Police: 40 guns stolen from Lowell home

By Associated Press  |   Wednesday, January 5, 2011  |  http://www.bostonherald.com  |  Local Coverage

LOWELL - Police say federal and state investigators are trying to figure out who stole about 40 handguns and rifles from a Lowell home.

Police said Tuesday that officers responded to a Dublin Street home Monday afternoon after the owner reported that someone had broken into the cellar in which he stored a vault containing the guns.

Police say the vault had been compromised and the weapons were missing. Most were registered to the home owner.

The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, state and Lowell police officers are investigating the case.

Investigators are also trying to determine if the gun owner broke state or federal laws.

Police immediately revoked the gun owner’s Massachusetts license to carry a firearm, saying the potential of the missing firearms being used on Lowell streets is disconcerting.

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