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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Allegheny County, PA) A 19-year-old and several juveniles are facing charges in connection with a year-long investigation into stolen guns. According to sources, law enforcement arrested seven juveniles yesterday, and the Allegheny County Police Department arrested 19-year-old Chalais Ramey, of Pittsburgh, in connection with multiple crimes. A criminal complaint states that police believe Ramey and the juveniles conspired to commit burglaries and steal guns to resell them on the street. Multiple local and federal law enforcement agencies, which included the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, investigated this along with Allegheny County police.  A video obtained by KDKA shows a stolen vehicle pulled up to Allegheny Arms and Gun Works in Bethel Park at 4:30 a.m. on January 13th, 2025, and a person shoots a gun at the front window. Once they were inside, the suspects take all of 45 seconds and escape with 56 guns and an armful of ammunition. Court paperwork expresses that before the Allegheny Arms incident, Ramey allegedly took part in a burglary of Iron City R.C. Hobbies in West Mifflin the same day, even though Legion Arms was the target, as the suspects went to the wrong part of the building complex that houses both businesses. Court paperwork also states that Ramey is tied to a break-in on January 19th, 2025, near Youngstown, Ohio as police express that four suspects shot their way into Expert Outfitters Gun Shop and stole 23 guns. Multiple firearms from both gun shops were recovered during the investigation and investigators used seized cell phone data, physical evidence, video surveillance and other measures to solve the crimes. There are also other alleged crimes with this operation, including vehicles that were stolen. A press conference today is expected to shed more light on the investigation.