Man gets prison for tunneling into Placer County gun store to steal firearms

A judge last week sentenced a Bay Area man to 38 years in prison for his role in a burglary last year at a Placer County gun store where a thief tunneled his way into the business and stole an estimated $40,000 worth of firearms.

On July 1, a jury found Tyrone Brennen, 40, of San Rafael guilty on 68 felony charges stemming from the July 22, 2024, burglary at Foothill Firearms in Newcastle, according to the Placer County District Attorney’s Office.

Prosecutors on Thursday afternoon announced that Placer Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Penney sentenced Brennen…

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