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ATF seeks public’s help solving South Dakota gun burglary
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The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms is providing a $10,000 reward for details about a gun housebreaking.
Over 100 firearms had been stolen from Reloader’s Nook in Isabel.
The theft occurred over the weekend of Aug. 13, with handguns, shotguns, rifles and equipment among the many stolen objects.
Ashlee Sherrill is with the ATF’s St. Paul workplace.
“We do have a few leads we’re operating down,” Sherrill stated. “There may be surveillance footage we’re going to be reviewing. One in every of our brokers went out to analyze, and he discovered the entrance door had been forcibly entered and quite a few firearms had been lacking.”
Sherrill reminds gun retailer homeowners to think about their safety.
“This was a federal firearms licensee,” Sherrill stated. “So, ATF additionally regulates the firearm trade. We all the time extremely advocate these federal firearms licensees safe their stock after they’re not on the premises.”
Sherrill stated crimes like this contribute to firearm trafficking.
“We might simply actually respect any assist from the general public who may know anyone who may be concerned on this incident,” Sherrill stated. “We undoubtedly may use any info to assist unravel this crime. Now we have to cease firearms trafficking, and 100 firearms being stolen is simply unacceptable.”
In 2020, a Speedy Metropolis gun retailer had 40 firearms stolen in a break-in, and particular person firearms are sometimes stolen from unlocked vehicles.
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Federal government pays $53M for SD farmer discrimination, $2B nationwide • South Dakota Searchlight
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More than 360 South Dakota agricultural producers are receiving a total of $53.4 million through the Discrimination Financial Assistance Program, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday.
Eligible applicants allege they experienced discrimination in USDA farm lending programs before 2021, including on the basis of race, sex, sexual orientation, religion, age and disability. An earlier USDA notice about the program also identified membership in a Native American tribe as a potential basis for a discrimination claim.
More than 43,000 producers nationwide will receive $2 billion in financial assistance through the program, funded through the Inflation Reduction Act. More than 58,000 people applied.
President Joe Biden vowed to support agricultural producers who experienced discrimination before he took office. The program was created after the Biden administration tried to provide $4 billion of debt relief for Black farmers, which was shut down amid lawsuits.
“While this financial assistance is not compensation for anyone’s losses or pain endured, it is an acknowledgement,” Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in a news release. “My hope is that this will ensure that many farmers can stay on their farms, contribute to our nation’s food supply, and continue doing what they love.”
About half of the nationwide recipients are farmers or ranchers who are receiving $10,000 to $500,000, or an average of about $82,000. South Dakota had 333 such awards. About 20,000 individuals who said they were unable to get a USDA loan are receiving an average of $5,000 to start a farming or ranching operation. South Dakota had 29 such awards.
Payments were awarded to people in every state and three territories, but residents of Alabama and Mississippi alone received almost half of the money. Vilsack said the discrimination resulted in loan denials, loan delays, higher interest rates and an overall lack of assistance.
According to The New York Times, the USDA said it was still analyzing the applications and payouts to determine demographic information about payment recipients. John Boyd, the president of the National Black Farmers Association, told the news outlet that Black farmers received about $1.5 billion of the available funds.
Applications were vetted by independent consulting firms that the Agriculture Department hired.
The USDA did not immediately respond to questions from South Dakota Searchlight.
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been updated to reflect a correction. The original story inaccurately stated the amount of funding awarded nationally.
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