LOS ANGELES -- Dozens of police weapons, including submachine guns, were stolen from a SWAT training building by thieves who cut through a series of locked doors, police said.To whomever planned this remember these words, "Dear Chief Beck.....". Hopefully he won't soon have to remember the words, "Would you like fries with that?
The 21 MP-5 submachine guns and 12 large-caliber handguns were altered to fire blanks, but police were concerned that they could be converted back to take live ammunition.
The unguarded building was considered secure, LAPD Deputy Chief Michael Downing told the Los Angeles Times.
"I guess 'secure' is all relative now," he said. "It's embarrassing. ... It's a lesson learned."
The guns were moved Wednesday night to a multistory downtown building and stored in a locked box on the first floor, Downing said...
SWAT members were scheduled to train at the building Thursday, but a police officer arriving at about 9 a.m. found that the weapons were missing, Downing said.
Thieves cut locks on an outside door and two inside doors and forced their way through a metal roll gate, he said.
The building was openly used as a SWAT training site and sometimes public demonstrations were held there. However, police have not ruled out the possibility that the theft might have involved police officers, Downing said...
Monday, October 17, 2011
Eric Holder must be proud......
Fast and Furious is expanding.
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