Three masked men used a truck stolen from Columbus and Greenville Railway to knock down the wall of a pawnshop early Friday.
The men, who were dressed in “ninja-type” suits, drove the 2005 Chevrolet into the front entrance of Frank”s Pawn & Gun on 1301 Gardner Blvd. at about 4:21 a.m., said Columbus Police Department Public Information Officer Terrie Songer.
“It busted my whole front. Pushed it in,” said owner Frank Shelton.
Surveillance video showed the men went straight to a showcase, broke the $300 window and took about nine handgun clips and a few boxes of ammunition, worth a total of $300, Shelton said. Nothing else was taken from the building, which is covered by insurance.
Shelton keeps six handguns, worth about $2,000, on display in the case during the day, he added. The rifles on the wall behind the showcase were untouched.
“It just doesn”t make any sense,” he said.
The suspects left the truck running at the front of the building and escaped, possibly on foot, Songer said.
The truck was stolen from the railway mechanic shop at 1821 Third Avenue N., she said.
The suspects apparently entered the building by cutting through the shop”s door. They moved one vehicle around, damaging it slightly, and took another.
Nothing else was taken from the shop.
The stolen truck was returned to the shop with a broken grill, bent fender and other damage.
No one is currently in custody for the break-ins, Songer said.
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