ATF offers reward in Independence Bass Pro Shop burglary

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to arrests and convictions in the theft of firearms from the Bass Pro Shop in Independence.

The agency’s Kansas City Field Division said in a news release that several long guns were stolen during a burglary. Independence police were dispatched to the store’s Independence location just after 3 a.m. Thursday after an alarm went off.

The release says the ATF and Independence police are investigating.

This story was originally published February 17, 2014 at 7:12 AM with the headline "ATF offers reward in Independence Bass Pro Shop burglary."