Police: Woman reported guns stolen, then ends up in jail

A Berwick woman reported that someone stole her guns, even though she's a convicted felon prohibited by law from possessing firearms, the Police Department said. She was arrested Monday on weapons charges after a traffic stop.

Alyssa Ashmore, 31, River Road, Berwick, was arrested at 12:22 p.m. Tuesday on three counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and on a Berwick warrant for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

On Sunday, Berwick detectives began an investigation after Ashmore reported that her guns had been stolen. During the course of this investigation, Investigators determined that Ashmore was a convicted felon and was not able to possess firearms, the Police Department said.

After further investigation, an arrest warrant was prepared. At 12:22 p.m. Tuesday, Berwick officers spotted Ashmore on Berwick South Road and conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle. Ashmore was identified as the driver and was immediately taken into custody on the warrant.

During the course of the traffic stop, Ashmore alerted officers to other guns being in her vehicle. Consent to search her vehicle was given and officers located three loaded firearms, magazines and ammunition.

She was placed under arrest and transported to the Berwick Jail, where she was processed on the warrant and additionally charged on the three counts of possession of a firearm by a felon.
The investigation is ongoing and more arrest are possible.