A $1,000 reward is being offered for anyone with information that leads to the arrest of a suspect or suspects responsible for a recent string of gun shop burglaries.

In the past week, four gun shops have had stolen vehicles rammed into them in the early morning on two separate days. At least two of the stores had multiple firearms stolen from them while the potential thieves couldn’t break into the storefront of another.

The reward is being offered by Pikes Peak Crime Stoppers, who said in a news release that a “significant number” of pistols and rifles were taken during the burglaries.

“Detectives are working hard to identify the suspect(s). We are asking for help from our community for any information or anything they may know about these crimes,” Colorado Springs Department Chief Adrian Vasquez said in a news release.

A CSPD spokesperson told The Gazette in a previous article that the reason people steal firearms is almost always to conduct more violent crime.

The burglaries follow a recent trend that are known as “smash-and-grabs,” which involves breaking a window or door of a vehicle, home or business through various means, in Colorado Springs. Many of the recent smash-and-grabs are reportedly juveniles who have rammed vehicles, often stolen, into smoke shops, according to previous reporting from The Gazette.

The trend has outpaced both Pueblo and Denver in such crimes through the first half of 2024. Since May, the city has seen at least for such crimes each month.

Anyone with information can call Pikes Peak Crime Stoppers at 719-634-7867 to remain anonymous. Police can be contacted at 719-444-7000.