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POLICE RECOVER 15 OF 18 STOLEN GUNS

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Police in Salt Lake County on Saturday recovered most of the 18 guns stolen from an Orem store last week.

Officers obtained a warrant to search a Sandy storage unit and a Salt Lake apartment Saturday night. Orem Police Lt. Mike Larsen said they found 13 handguns and two shotguns that were stolen from Park's Sportsman early last Tuesday. Police also seized a bullet-proof vest, he said.Three other handguns are still missing.

Police booked a former Orem man living in an Avenues apartment into the Utah County Jail for investigation of suspicion of possession of stolen property. The man is also a suspect in the burglary, Larsen said.