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Stolen firearm recovered
Posted: 01.17.2011 at 5:16 AM
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Suspect arrested in Quincy
An investigation into the reported theft of a firearm in Marion County on Friday led to the arrest of Lebanon Illinois man in Quincy on Sunday.
QUINCY, ILL. --
Richard Jones Jr. was arrested after and off duty Quincy Police officer who spotted a man who matched the description.
He contacted the QPD Street Crimes unit who saw the suspect run into an apartment in the 500 block of Grant Drive.
Richard Jones surrendered to police and a search of the apartment recovered a stolen firearm.
He is in the Adams County Jail on a charge of Possession of a Stolen Firearm.
The Missouri investigation in still underway.