Weapons arrests made in Valley

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Weapons arrests made in ValleyBy KEVIN PREVITALIWhen the Big Bear City Sheriff's dispatcher received the call last Friday, it was from a woman who sounded "very nervous and was speaking very fast."The caller went on to tell the dispatcher that her husband, Robert Wounderlick, "had several illegal guns at the location and (she) would like them removed."Taking advantage of the fact that Wounderlick, 55, was out of the house, deputies moved in after receiving a search warrant for the home located in the 600 block of Cienga Rd. in Big Bear Lake.Inside the home, deputies recovered some 30 unregistered assault weapons and three hand grenades.Wounderlick was arrested and booked into the local jail for the illegal possession of assault weapons. In what appears to be an unrelated incident, the owners of Steve's Army Surplus in Big Bear Lake and Crestline have been arrested on suspicion of, and sales of, illegal weapons, reported San Bernardino Sheriff's officials.Arrested last Wednesday, just after 10 a.m. in his Big Bear store, was Stephen Hinkle on a $15,000 warrant charge. His wife, Catherine, was later arrested at their Crestline store after deputies arranged to purchase illegal weapons from them.Confiscated from both their Green Valley Lake home and from both stores, deputies found several illegal knives, one assault rifle and an inert military grenade.According to officials, the pair have been under investigation since early September.Stephen Hinkle was booked into the local jail. Catherine Hinkle was booked into West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga. Bail for the suspects was set at $15,000 each. http://www.bigbeargrizzly.net/display/inn_news/news6.txt