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Detectives at the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office are requesting the public’s assistance in recovering a collector’s edition Browning Automatic Rifle to its rightful owner. The rifle was stolen from the Leicester area on September 6, 2014.
This incident is believed to be related to breaking and enterings in that have taken place in the area, with ties to other breaking and entering incidents in Madison and Haywood counties.
Please contact the Sheriff’s Office at 250-6670 if you have any information regarding the whereabouts of this rifle.
See attached below for pictures of the rifle.