Second man charged in connection with stolen firearms

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A second person has been arrested and faces chargesconnected to the firearms stolen from a Sheriff’s Office patrol car earlierthis week. One of the two missing handguns has been recovered. Crime Stoppersis offering a substantial reward for information leading to recovery of thesecond handgun.
On Thursday, Detective David Brummer received a phone callfrom a man who said he had a .40 caliber Glock handgun he bought from 26 yearold Anthony Ostrander. He said he’d just heard on the radio about the patrolcar burglary where a similar weapon was stolen and was concerned the gun hebought might be one of the stolen handguns. He met with Detective Brummer andhanded over the weapon, which did turn out to be one stolen from the patrolvehicle.
The man told Detective Brummer he received a call on Tuesdayfrom Ostrander. He said Ostrander told him he had two guns to sell. He met withOstrander and Kalvin Cowger in the parking lot of Winn Dixie on Big Pine Key.Ostrander was driving a white Toyota pickup truck. He said the two men showedhim a .40 caliber and a .45 caliber Glock. He said he bought the .40 caliberfor $300.00.
This morning, based on the man’s information, DetectiveBrummer obtained a warrant for Ostrander’s arrest for dealing in stolenproperty. He stopped Ostrander in his white Toyota truck near the 7 mile markerof the highway. Ostrander has a suspended driver’s license and had attached atag to the vehicle which was not assigned to it. Inside the truck he had a pipelike those commonly used to smoke marijuana.
Ostrander was arrested. He was charged with dealing instolen property, driving with his license suspended, attaching a tag notassigned and possession of drug paraphernalia.
“Our detectives have gone all out to solve this case and getthe stolen weapons and equipment off the street,” said Colonel Rick Ramsay.“Their hard work has resulted in two arrests and the recovery of almost all theitems stolen. Our thanks go out to Crime Stoppers for assisting with the caseand to the community, particularly those people who came forward withinformation. Working together, we got this done quickly,” he said.
One weapon from the vehicle burglary – the .45 caliber Glock- has still not been recovered and both Ostrander and Cowger continue to denyknowing where it is. Crime Stoppers of the Florida Keys is offering a $500.00reward to anyone who calls in information which leads to the recovery of theweapon. Callers who wish to remain anonymous can call the Crime Stoppers hotline number at 1-800-346-TIPS. Tips may also be submitted anonymously on lineat www.tipsubmit.com.