Historic Guns Stolen From Museum
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (CBS4) - Police on the Western Slope say someone stole three guns from inside the Museum of the West on Monday.
Shortly after 5 p.m. Monday, officers with the Grand Junction Police Department responded to a glass break alarm at the museum located at 462 Ute Avenue. The Museum of the West is a part of the Museums of Western Colorado.
Officers were on scene within minutes of the initial alarm notification. The building was searched and no one was located.
Further investigation revealed that three weapons that were displayed in a glass case in the museum had been stolen.
These included two handguns that had previously belonged to Sheriffs of Mesa County. There was also a pistol stolen, which had belonged to a famous actor.
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