Police uncover web of crimes after handful of firearms stolen from Wolcott store

Police uncover web of crimes after handful of firearms stolen from Wolcott store

WOLCOTT, Conn. (WTNH) — Three teens are among the seven arrested this week in connection to handguns stolen from the Sportsmen’s Outpost in April, Wolcott police say. On April 18, nine handguns were stolen after a vehicle rammed into the front of a business. Wolcott Police responded in 30 seconds, but that was still enough time for the thieves to grab more than a handful. The vehicle involved was later determined stolen from Bristol. BACKGR…

Three teens accused of burglary at Wolcott gun store arrested

Wolcott police have arrested three 16-year-olds who are suspected of committing a burglary at a gun store in April and they said one of the teens was accidentally shot in the hand. The burglars crashed a stolen Hyundai into the front of Sportsmen’s Outpost on Wolcott Road just before 5:30 a.m. on April 18 and stole nine guns, according to police. The suspects fled in a stolen Kia, which the burglars had use earlier to try to burglarize a former …