COUNTY: Urgent police hunt begins after raiders steal shotguns

BURGLARS have stolen six shotguns and a clutch of other imitation firearms in a raid at a Hampshire home.
A main road has been closed off after a suspected bomb was foundA main road has been closed off after a suspected bomb was found
A main road has been closed off after a suspected bomb was found

The weapons were snatched on Friday from a home in Southampton in what police are describing as a ‘targeted burglary’.

The guns were fully licensed and locked in suitable cabinets and kept securely however burglars who broke into a house in Mousehole Lane still managed to take them.

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They also took a number of imitation firearms, some ammunition, a quantity of cash and other items from the house.

The burglary happened sometime between 8.30am and 2pm on Friday.

Detective Inspector Pete Boakes said: ‘It’s likely this was a targeted burglary which resulted in firearms being stolen. Our priority is to locate these weapons so they can’t be used in criminal activities. A number of officers are working on the case to try identify the offenders and recover the guns as soon as possible.

‘We would urge anyone who has information about the burglars, any suspicious vehicles seen near the address, or the whereabouts of any of the guns or other items stolen to call us on 101, 999 in the case of an emergency, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111

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‘I’m also asking anyone with a working dash cam that was travelling on Mousehole Lane, turning from Montgomery Road onto Mousehole Lane or travelling along Vanguard Road between 8.30am and 2.30pm to contact us as they may have footage that is useful for us.’

The shotguns taken were:

12 bore Baikal shotgun single shot, serial no 34379

12 bore Maroccini over under shotgun, serial no 58562

12 bore BSA single shot, serial no 43835 .

410 single barrel Spanish nvn, serial no 83233

20 gauge single barrel Harrington and Richardson, serial no au502337

12 gauge over and under shotgun baikal mark 27, serial no 8806280

The imitation firearms are:

Replica Berretta handgun

Replica Thompson 45 sub machine gun

An HW 100 Weihrauch gas air rifle was also taken along with a replica 9mm Browning handgun 66 BB gun.