MOBILE, Alabama -- Authorities are offering a $3,000 reward for information about a trio of reported burglaries at local gun shops. According to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, 35 firearms were stolen between May 3 and June 16.

Burglars stole seven firearms from Stone Arms Incorporated and another 28 from Parkway Pawn and Gun, according to the ATF. On June 20, an attempted break-in was also reported at Roberts Gun Rack on Old Shell Road.

Anyone with information on the crimes can contact the Mobile Police Department's Crime Stoppers unit at 251-208-7000.

The ATF is offering a $1,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the burglars. The National Shooting Sports Foundation, the trade association for the firearms industry, will match the reward for a total of $3,000.

"(The) ATF works closely with members of the firearms industry to curb the criminal acquisition and misuse of firearms," Special Agent Michael Knight said in a news release.

On May 3, burglars grabbed seven firearms before fleeing from Stone Arms Incorporated on Airport Boulevard, according to the ATF. City crime information from MPD show officers were looking for two men after they broke into the shop through a door. The burglary was reported around 3:40 a.m.

On June 16, police responded to Parkway Pawn and Gun on Dauphin Island Parkway. Twenty-eight firearms had been stolen. Officers said the burglar or burglars broke in through a door. The incident was reported around 2:20 a.m.