NEW CASTLE COUNTY, Delaware (WPVI) — A vehicle believed to have been involved in the robbery of a gun store in New Castle County was recovered Tuesday, directly across the street from the crime scene .
A gun store owner spoke to Action News Tuesday after his store was robbed.
He says Monday morning’s robbery was nothing short of well-planned and brazen.
“Being right on this road, in a very secure building, and we have New Castle County Police Headquarters three miles north of us, we have Delaware State Police Troop 2 five miles from us. It was absolutely brazen to even try this,” said Bob Miller, owner of Miller’s Guns Center in Wilmington Manor, Delaware.
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Investigators say the thief began by stealing a flatbed truck from a facility approximately 10 miles away.
A short time later, just before 2 a.m. Monday, the suspect backed the rig toward the front of the gun store on Route 13.
The store’s security system notified police immediately, but a witness told authorities what they would be looking for.
“A passerby called and said he saw a flatbed truck backing into the business,” said New Castle County Sheriff Richard Chambers.
The robber ended up escaping with an undisclosed number of guns.
However, in a strange twist, a trail of bricks revealed how the suspect fled the scene on southbound Route 13.
The rig was recovered more than 24 hours later at a dry cleaners, which was directly across from the gun store.
Investigators are now reviewing surveillance video to determine how, and hopefully why, the suspect returned to the scene undetected.
Meanwhile, Miller says he’s eager for investigators to catch whoever is responsible.
“I just didn’t think something like that would ever happen to us,” he said. “We have a really good security system and we have surveillance.”
“Very brazen in doing what he did, and that may be what gets him,” Miller added.
Sources close to the investigation tell Action News that at this time, investigators believe only one person was involved in this heist.
Surveillance video of the incident has not been released to the media, but is being reviewed by multiple law enforcement agencies, including the ATF, FBI and New Castle County Police.
Anyone with more information is asked to contact authorities.
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