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Burglar Breaks Into Northern California Gun Store, Steals 50 Firearms

Burglar Breaks Into Northern California Gun Store, Steals 50 Firearms
Foothill Firearms on Taylor Road in Newcastle, Calif., in January 2023. Google Maps/Screenshot via California Insider
Jill McLaughlin
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Sheriff’s investigators are looking for a burglar who burrowed into a Northern California gun store and stole 50 handguns.

At about 1:20 a.m. July 22, the suspect made a hole in the wood-paneled exterior wall of the family-owned Foothill Firearms in the Placer County town of Newcastle. He then pushed through the drywall inside the store to enter, according to sheriff’s department spokeswoman Elise Soviar.

Jill McLaughlin
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Jill McLaughlin is an award-winning journalist covering politics, environment, and statewide issues. She has been a reporter and editor for newspapers in Oregon, Nevada, and New Mexico. Jill was born in Yosemite National Park and enjoys the majestic outdoors, traveling, golfing, and hiking.