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Huron OPP search for stolen guns

Huron County OPP officers are searching for a rifle and a pellet gun taken from an unoccupied home east of Kinburn.

An unknown number of people forced their way through a rear door of the two-storey home sometime between noon of June 8 and June 14. Once inside, the culprits ransacked the home and stole some change, a bicycle, a rifle and a pellet gun.

The stolen rifle is described as a single shot .22 calibre long gun, with a wood stock and a rusted metal barrel. The gun was manufactured prior to 1973. The make and model number is unknown.

The pellet gun is a black Crosman M4-177 .177 calibre pump-action.

The stolen bicycle is a black Schwinn men's bike valued at approximately $300.

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