Showoff leads to stolen guns

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Source: The Oregonian


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Two days after 130 guns were stolen during a break-in at a Vancouver firearms store, a 15-year-old boy was discovered with one of the handguns at his junior high school in Pierce County, Wash. He and two 14-year-old boys had been seen walking around Bethel Junior High School in Spanaway, Wash., with the loaded .22-caliber pistol in their waistbands.

"They were showing it off in school," said Detective Ed Troyer, spokesman for the Pierce County Sheriff's Office.

A quick run of the handgun's serial number revealed its origin and set off a multi-agency investigation that led to the recovery of 124 of the stolen firearms and ammunition. The guns were packed in suitcases and backpacks in two homes in Vancouver and Southeast Portland.

The 15-year-old boy and his older brother, Christopher Aguon, 21, of Vancouver, are now in custody, accused of the Nov. 30 smash-and-grab at Brightwater Ventures in Vancouver during the Thanksgiving holiday. They each face 126 counts of theft of a firearm, first-degree burglary and criminal conspiracy to traffic in stolen firearms.



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