State-Wide Manhunt for Janesville Gun Store Robber

Janesville authorities requested the help of FBI, ATF, and several stated agencies to track down Joseph Jakubowski.

During a recent press conference, the Janesville authorities announced that the search efforts for the individual who has robbed a gun store, looting multiple weapons on Tuesday night have intensified. The police official suspect that the man who robbed the weapons shop and made away with at least 16 handguns and the tactical vest is the same one who mailed an anti-government manifesto at the White House.

Bearing the signature of 32-year-old Joseph Jakubowski, the 162-page manifesto was allegedly found in a White House mailbox, being address to President Donald Trump. According to the authorities, the manifesto was placed in a plain white envelope, and have the message ‘Game Time’ written all over it.

Before staging the Janesville gun store heist, Jakubowski was seen at a Mobil gas station on Saturday. After analyzing the evidence left behind at the gun store, Jakubowski robbed on Tuesday night, the authorities have discovered that the individual made off with at least 16 high-caliber handguns, several assault rifles, and a tactical vest.

Out of an abundance of precaution, the Janesville Police Department has requested the help of several state agencies including the ATF, FBI, and the Rock County Sheriff’s Department in an attempt to track down and to apprehend Jakubowski.

Moreover, according to a Janesville Police Department spokesperson, due to the man’s radical views on religion and places of worship, all churches from Wisconsin all being kept under close surveillance. Since the state-wide manhunt for the individual has been initiated, the authorities have received approximately 200 tips from various citizens who claimed to see the man.

In addition, considering that there’s a lot of ground to cover, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has solicited additional workforce and resources from Chicago and Minneapolis.

As for Jakubowski’s views on religion and places of worship, it would appear that the authorities received several anonymous tips placing the suspect in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. A churchgoer declared that, on Sunday, just before closing time, an individual fitting Jakubowski’s description entered the church and began to ask peculiar questions.

Subsequently, Jakubowski has also been seen hanging around the Bethlehem Lutheran Church. According to an eyewitness, on Thursday, just before closing time, a man looking very much like Jakubowski entered the church and started asking the same peculiar questions. In addition, it would appear that the man was very interested in discovering how to turn people away from the church.

The authorities cautioned the local population to refrain from entering into contact with the suspect, as he is considered armed and extremely dangerous.

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