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Judge Sets $100,000 Bail in Norwood Gun Store Break-In Case

Prosecutors cited prior similar crimes in seeking higher bail.

Overview

  • Aaron Woodrum, 33, was arraigned Monday in Dedham District Court and ordered held on $100,000 cash bail after failing to post, with a probable cause hearing set for June 17.
  • The store owner watched the break-in live at 11:42 p.m. Sunday as a masked person took three handguns, a long gun, and ammunition from display cases at Liberty Ordnance Supply in Norwood.
  • Responding officers found a broken back door and a hammer at the scene, and a K-9 tracked a scent to a Neponset Street yard where a backpack with the stolen guns, ammunition, and clothing was recovered.
  • Detectives identified Woodrum after learning he had visited the shop days earlier, and investigators say their review of his recent movements remains active.
  • A trespass call at a nearby Hampton Inn led to his arrest, and prosecutors say he wore the same Air Jordans that staff had noticed during an earlier visit.