GUN STEALER ARRESTED S.S.

A MAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH ONE OF THE LARGEST GUN THEFTS IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA. 38 YEAR-OLD SAN MATEO RESIDENT ARTHUR GATES IS SUSPECTED OF STEALING MORE THAN 1 HUNDRED FIREARMS FROM ?ANNIE?S ATTIC? (A MILLBRAE STORAGE FACILITY). THE THEFT IS BELIEVED TO HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN 2002 (ALTHOUGH IT WAS NOT DISCOVERED UNTIL LAST MONTH, WHEN A SANTA CRUZ COUNTY MAN CHECKED HIS STORAGE UNIT THERE. LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES BELIEVE THAT GATES RENTED SPACE AT ?ANNIE?S ATTIC?, AND WENT THROUGH SEVERAL LOCKERS, BEFORE COMING ACROSS THE COLLECTION OF FIREARMS THAT KEN DOOLITTLE (OF MONTEREY BAY SECURITIES) HAD STORED THERE FOR A CLIENT. ONLY 19 OF THE 127 FIREARMS HAVE BEEN RECOVERED. GATES IS CHARGED WITH 1 COUNT OF POSSESSION OF STOLEN FIREARMS WHICH HAVE BEEN TRANSPORTED FOR INTERSTATE COMMERCE.