UPDATE: Police say a stolen truck was driven through the front wall of a Winkler gun store before thieves escaped with a large number of handguns and long guns.

In the early morning hours Tuesday at 3:40 a.m, Winkler Police Service responded to an alarm at a business on 1st St. Upon arrival police discovered a large hole in the front of the store.

The preliminary investigation has determined that a stolen truck was backed through the front wall of the store before the suspects fled the scene.

The stolen truck was later recovered outside of Winkler.

Winkler Police are continuing to investigate this incident.

Police are asking anyone with information regarding this incident to contact the Winkler Police Service at 204-325-0829 or Manitoba Crime Stoppers at 1(800) 222-8477.

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Winkler Police are at the scene of an incident at a local business this morning.

It appears that a front store-front window of Dominion Outdoors was smashed, and window bars removed.

Pembina Valley Online.come will have more details, when they become available.