Gun shop in San Fernando Valley broken into twice within a week

LOS ANGELES – A store in Van Nuys that sells non-lethal weapons was broken into twice within a week.

The most recent incident was reported around 12:30 a.m. Monday at the Nake store on Van Nuys Boulevard near Raymer Street.

Authorities said at least one suspect in the latest break-in was seen on surveillance video using a rock to smash the glass door of the store, which sells nonlethal pistols and rifles commonly used by police. The weapons do not require a permit or background check and use kinetic projectiles and CO2 gas.

The same store had been the target of a burglary spree the week before on Tuesday, August 20, at around 3 a.m., when a group of at least five suspects smashed a window and entered the store.

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Store owner Mike Mahfoud said the suspects were in the store for about 20 minutes last week when the alarm went off and fled with at least half a dozen weapons and projectiles.

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The Van Nuys station of the Los Angeles Police Department is investigating the break-ins, but no arrests have been made.