VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Virginia Beach police said on Saturday, a local firearms dealer reported a burglary in progress at his business after noticing it on his surveillance cameras.
When officers arrived at the business in the 900 block of Reon Drive, they found a 16-year-old boy from Chesapeake inside the store. The teen was arrested and charged with burglary of a business, 23 counts of attempted larceny of a firearm, possession of burglarious tools, possession of a firearm by a minor, and destruction of property.
“We are incredibly thankful the owner implemented surveillance cameras in his business. As a result, he was able to discover the crime in progress and quickly alert law enforcement," said Virginia Beach Police Chief Paul Neudigate. "Our officers were able to immediately respond and arrest the subject. In doing so, they prevented 23 firearms that the subject was trying to abscond with from falling into the hands of those that cannot legally possess them or would use them in the furtherance of other criminal activity.”
