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Calgary police issue arrest warrants for suspected gun thief

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WATCH: Calgary police say it’s urgent to get five guns stolen from a residential parkade off the streets. Doug Vaessen reports – Aug 24, 2017

Calgary police are asking for help in locating a man accused of stealing $65,000 worth of firearms.

The guns were stolen from a parkade on Monday morning and surveillance cameras show a man on a bicycle breaking into a storage room and taking five cases that contained five high-end long guns.

After reviewing security cameras, police have identified the man believed to be responsible for the crime.

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Colton Wayne Hilgen, 23, is wanted on warrants for one count of break and enter and five counts each of possession of a firearm without a licence and possession of a weapon obtained by crime, in relation to this offence.

Hilgen is also wanted on unrelated warrants for three counts of break and enter, three counts of failing to comply with a probation order, one count of theft under $5,000 and one count of mischief to property.

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He is described by police as 6 feet tall, 180 pounds, with a slim build. He has blond short hair, blue eyes, and may have a goatee.

Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call the Calgary Police Service’s non-emergency line at 403-266-1234 or contact Crime Stoppers.

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