Five firearms stolen in Kuopio – three suspects detained at cache site
Five firearms were stolen from a storage facility in Kuopio between Friday and Saturday night. Police detained three suspects and recovered most of the weapons in nearby woodland.
Five firearms stolen in Kuopio – suspects found at cache site
According to Savonsanomat.fi, Kuopio police are investigating a firearm theft that took place over the weekend, in connection with which three people have been detained.
Based on a report to the emergency services, five firearms and ammunition were stolen from a storage facility in Kuopio between Friday and Saturday night. The storage facility had been accessed using a key, and the door frames of the shed had been torn off. The weapons had been taken from a locked metal gun cabinet.
Police later found four of the stolen weapons and ammunition in woodland near the scene of the crime. Between Sunday and Monday night, two men were apprehended at the cache site, who are suspected of taking part in the theft. One of the men was detained immediately, and the other was found later with the assistance of a police dog. As a result of questioning and other investigative measures, the fifth weapon was also recovered.
The men suspected of the firearms theft were born in the 1990s and are from Kuopio and Joensuu. Police also detained a woman born in the 1980s, whose possible involvement in the theft is being investigated.
Police are investigating the matter as theft, criminal damage, and aggravated firearms offence. The owner of the firearms is suspected of a firearms offence.
Source: Google News FI — Crime (fi)