Stolen Guns

Where's My Gun?: Janie gotta gun or so Aerosmith tell us. But Iowans in two counties seem to have lost theirs. We just received this news release from Ringgold County. Looks like someone has been busy stealin:

Date/Time: 04-17-11 Crime/Incident: Burglary and Theft Investigative Dept. /Officer: Chief Deputy Rob Haley Ringgold County Sheriff’s Office. Sgt. Dan McNeil with Union County Sheriff’s Office.

What Happened: The Ringgold County Sheriff’s Office and the Union County Sheriff’s Office has had approx. 50 guns stolen from rural residences in their counties. Ringgold County has had approx. 20 guns stolen in the last 5 days and Union County has had approx. 30 guns stolen in the last 3 weeks. We believe most of thefts are occurring during the day time hours. Person or persons involved are believed to be taking firearms only. We are asking that if anyone has seen anything suspicious or different vehicles in their area to contact the Ringgold County and Union County Sheriff’s Offices.

The Ringgold County Sheriff’s Office can be contacted at 641-464-3921 and the Union County Sheriff’s Office can be contacted at 1-800-252-3520.