North Carolina man arrested for Danville pawn shop gun thefts

DANVILLE, Va. (WDBJ) - A North Carolina man has been arrested for his alleged involvement in a burglary at Riverside Pawn Shop in Danville, according to the Danville Police Department Facebook page.

The Danville Police Department in conjunction with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) offices in Roanoke and Greensboro, NC arrested Charlie Joe Harrell in North Carolina January 12.

Harrell was charged with Burglary and Grand Larceny in Danville before being arrested in North Carolina.

Multiple law enforcement partners helped, including the Caswell County, NC Sheriff’s Department, Burlington, NC Police Department, Greensboro Police Department, the Danville Commonwealth’s Attorney’s office, and the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Virginia.

The teamwork between law enforcement and the public led to the recovery of all seven guns, illegal drugs and more illegal guns that had been stolen.

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