Troy Police recovered over $10,000 worth of stolen firearms and arrested six people involved with the theft. According to the Troy Police Department, on January 8th, a Troy resident reported six firearms, considered collector's items valued over $10,000, were stolen from her home. During the course of the investigation, it was determined the firearms were stolen during a house party on January 1st. The investigation also revealed one of the stolen guns was found in a Metro-East high school on January 7th. A police officer at the Collinsville High School took a juvenile suspect into custody after the stolen gun was discovered. The Troy and Collinsville Police Departments learned of an exchange of four of the stolen firearms which they intercepted. The remaining firearm was voluntarily returned. On February 3rd, after results of the investigation were presented to the Madison County State's Attorney's Office, warrants were issued for the six suspects. Eighteen-year-old Kameron Garcia and 18-year-old Cole Young, both of Collinsville and four juveniles were arrested without incident for Aggravated Possession of Stolen Firearms. Garcia and Young are being held on $100,000 bond at the Madison County Jail and the juveniles are at the Madison County Juvenile Detention Center. Aggravated Possession of six to ten firearms is a Class X felony with a sentence of six to 30 years in prison. The Class One felony of Unlawful Delivery of Stolen Firearms carries a sentence of four to 15 years in prison.

Thomack 2/10/16