Pittsburgh man accused of stealing AK-47-style rifles during Venango County Rural King burglary

SUGARCREEK BOROUGH. TWO AK 47 SECONDS WERE STOLEN FROM THIS RURAL KING IN VENANGO COUNTY. AS POLICE LOOK FOR THE SUSPECT, THEY ALSO RELEASED IMAGES OF THE INTERNET. PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE SAY IT HAPPENED JUST BEFORE 2 A.M. SATURDAY MORNING. A MAN BROKE INTO THE RURAL KING RETAIL DEPARTMENT STORE AND CONCENTRATED ON THE STORE’S GUN SECTION. POLICE RELEASED SURVEILLANCE IMAGES SAYING THE MAN SMASHED THE GLASS DISPLAY CASE CONTAINING HANDGUNS, BUT HE TOOK TWO AK 47 SECONDS FROM THE DISPLAY CASE. VENANGO COUNTY IS AN AREA WHERE MANY RESIDENTS USE GUNS FOR HUNTING, BUT EVEN THEY ARE STUNNED WHEN HEARING TWO AK 47 SECONDS WAS STOLEN. I WAS IN THE MILITARY. THEY’RE KILLERS, YOU KNOW. NO, THAT’S NOT RIGHT. AND THE FACT THAT SOMEONE STOLE THOSE TYPE OF GUNS. RIGHT. WHAT DOES THAT TELL YOU? I TELL YOU, THEY’RE OUT TO KILL PEOPLE. SOME PEOPLE AREN’T RESPONSIBLE WITH THEM AND THEY SEEM TO USE THEM FOR VIOLENCE AND THEY DON’T RESPECT THE GUN AND THAT’S WRONG. AK 47 ARE NASTY. THAT’S HORRIBLE. TO BE ABLE TO STEAL AN AUTOMATIC WEAPON. WOW. POLICE RELEASED A VAGUE DESCRIPTION OF THE SUSPECT, A BLACK MALE WEARING A BLACK MASK, BLACK HOODIE AND WHITE TENNIS SHOES, LEAVING ON FOOT. ANYTIME YOU STEAL ANYTHING LIKE THAT, THAT’S BAD NEWS. ALL THE WAY AROUND. I’VE ALWAYS HAD GUNS. I HAVE MY CARRY PERMIT. I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE GUNS, BUT IN THIS SITUATION, IN THIS SITUATION, THAT IT IS NERVE WRACKING. AND AGAIN TONIGHT, STATE POLICE ANNOUNCED THAT THEY’RE STILL LOOKING FOR THE SUSPECT IN VENANG

Pittsburgh man accused of stealing AK-47-style rifles during Venango County Rural King burglary

Updated: 11:10 AM EDT May 25, 2023

Police say they’ve identified the man accused of stealing two AK-47-style rifles during a burglary at the Rural King in Sugarcreek Borough, Venango County.The burglary happened a little before 2 a.m. on May 13 at the store on Allegheny Boulevard.A Pittsburgh man, 18-year-old Raejon Williams, is facing several charges. Police said that Williams smashed a display case to try to get to some handguns but ended up taking the two rifles from a display rack instead before fleeing.Police say a witness recognized the Ohio State hoodie he was seen wearing in surveillance pictures, and that helped police identify Williams.Police said when he was arrested, Williams told them he no longer had possession of the rifles.

Police say they’ve identified the man accused of stealing two AK-47-style rifles during a burglary at the Rural King in Sugarcreek Borough, Venango County.

The burglary happened a little before 2 a.m. on May 13 at the store on Allegheny Boulevard.

A Pittsburgh man, 18-year-old Raejon Williams, is facing several charges. Police said that Williams smashed a display case to try to get to some handguns but ended up taking the two rifles from a display rack instead before fleeing.

Police say a witness recognized the Ohio State hoodie he was seen wearing in surveillance pictures, and that helped police identify Williams.

Police said when he was arrested, Williams told them he no longer had possession of the rifles.