AUSTIN (KXAN) — Pflugerville police arrested two teenagers after nearly a month-long investigation into the reported theft of 34 firearms from a local gun store, according to court records.
Arrest warrants, filed by Pflugerville police, say officers responding to the July 2 robbery saw two individuals enter an SUV and drive away from the store. It said the vehicle had a custom license plate and distinctive modifications.
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“Inside the business, multiple firearm display cases and storage cases had been damaged and shattered glass was scattered throughout the sales floor,” an affidavit says. “A large rock was located near the damaged display cases and was believed to have been used to break the front door glass and firearm display cases.”
The SUV had been spotted by an automatic license plate reader roughly an hour prior to the robbery. Its owner had reported to Austin Police that it had been stolen. It was recovered midway through Pflugerville’s investigation, and forensic investigators lifted fingerprints from the vehicle…