BREAKING NEWS: RB police bust legal gun dealer suspected of illegally selling guns
Police seized 82 guns Tuesday and arrested a Gardena weapons dealer suspected of selling firearms without filling out the proper paperwork or allowing for the 10-day waiting period, investigators said.
George Cronin, 62, was arrested about 11 a.m when Redondo Beach police and federal Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms agents raided his home in the 1900 block of St. Andrews Place, Redondo Beach police Sgt. Jon Naylor said.
The Redondo Beach Police Department's Special Investigations Unit opened an investigation in late 2009 when they learned the licensed dealer was allegedly selling guns without adhering to the rules.
"Redondo Beach detectives purchased numerous firearms from Cronin without completing any documentation or waiting the required 10-day waiting period," Naylor said.
During the search Tuesday, police recovered 82 firearms, including shotguns, handguns, rifles, an unregistered assault rifle and silencers.
Cronin was booked at the Lennox station jail on suspicion of various weapons offenses. He was held on $10,000 bail.
George Cronin, 62, was arrested about 11 a.m when Redondo Beach police and federal Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms agents raided his home in the 1900 block of St. Andrews Place, Redondo Beach police Sgt. Jon Naylor said.
The Redondo Beach Police Department's Special Investigations Unit opened an investigation in late 2009 when they learned the licensed dealer was allegedly selling guns without adhering to the rules.
"Redondo Beach detectives purchased numerous firearms from Cronin without completing any documentation or waiting the required 10-day waiting period," Naylor said.
During the search Tuesday, police recovered 82 firearms, including shotguns, handguns, rifles, an unregistered assault rifle and silencers.
Cronin was booked at the Lennox station jail on suspicion of various weapons offenses. He was held on $10,000 bail.
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