69°F
weather icon Clear

Henderson police investigate burglary at gun store

Henderson police are investigating after someone broke into a gun store early Wednesday morning.

Police responded about 4:15 a.m. to reports of a burglary in progress at Gun Shop Las Vegas, 2980 St. Rose Parkway, near Eastern Avenue, according to Henderson police spokesman Rod Peña.

The thief or thieves were gone by the time officers arrived and an “undisclosed amount of property” was stolen, Peña said.

At 7 a.m. Wednesday, police were still investigating at the scene. The glass on the store’s front door was smashed and several long guns or rifles appeared to be missing from the wall.

Contact Max Michor at mmichor@reviewjournal.com. Follow @MaxMichor on Twitter.

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.
THE LATEST
Las Vegas man arrested in $7M US Treasury check scheme

A Las Vegas man indicted in a scheme to steal $7 million in U.S. Treasury checks in Utah was arrested over the weekend in Lyon County, Nevada, a federal prosecutor said Monday.