Over a dozen high-powered military weapons were stolen in a brazen weekend break-in to an Army Reserve Center armory in central Massachusetts, according to an FBI spokeswoman.
Though authorities haven’t yet determined exactly when or how the break-in occurred, early reports are that recent construction at the center may have disabled the alarm system. And there is speculation that the theft, at least on some level, may have been an inside job.
According to multiple reports, at least six M4 assault rifles, ten pistols, and several ‘long rifles’ were stolen.
Kristen Setera said the Boston FBI became aware of the break-in at the Lincoln Army Reserve Center in Worcester on Sunday.
Setera says, “Every effort will be made to recover these weapons immediately.”
The break-in was first made public during a press conference with Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker. State Police referred questions to the FBI.
This isn’t the first time that military equipment had been stolen from a military compound in the United States. Earlier this year, two soldiers were officially accused of stealing high-tech surveillance equipment worth $187,000 from Fort Carson and selling at least some of it on eBay, according to reports.
The Associated Press contributed to this article
How is it so easy to steal military weapons from Reserve Centers (not the first time) and to kill soldiers on base? A thorough investigation is in order and when it follows a trail to the top of OUR government, heads need to roll.
You can bet Isis is behind it getting ready to hit Washington just like Parris and Obama knows about it! That’s my opinion!
These days it could easily have been illegal Mexican migrants working on the construction crew. I had a room addition built on my home, and the company sent a whole bunch of Mexicans (only the foreman spoke English, so it is unlikely that any of rest of the crew were legal immigrants), most of whom had facial tattoos with a tear drop or two on their cheeks.
Someone on the crew had found my handgun in the nightstand drawer and had moved it, along with all of my power tools, to a box in my garage on the last day the crew was in my home. They had staged everything there so that they could come back after they had left the job to steal everything and have cover of plausible deniability.
When I reported the staged theft, the police refused to make an official report, because, as they said, “No crime had been committed since the goods had not been removed from my property.” I suggested that they at least take fingerprints, and again they refused, saying, “No crime, no fingerprints.” I then suggested that if they had the fingerprints, they’d have a short list of suspects for any future break-in. Again, they said, “Not gonna happen.” I said, “Well, I do hope you have a stick of chalk to draw an outline around my body when these people come back to finish what they started.”
The officer then simply hung up on me without so much as a “Good-bye.” These are the people who supposedly “protect and serve.” What they have done for me is force me to wake up and reconsider my defensive posture, figuring the police would be useless at any rate. We’re all really on our own, and we had better be prepared for every contingency.
They forgot to say that the police are only interested in protecting & serving Themselves
YOU SHOULD WANT TO KNOW, WHY HILLARY AND OBAMA,
WANT ALL OUR GUNS. HITLER DID THIS AND HISTORY TELLS US WHAT HAPPENED.
THEY ARE TRYING TO DESTROY OUR COUNTRY.
TRIED TO BUY UP ALL AMMUNITION.
THEY HAVE BUILT A LARGE GUARDED HOUSING COMPLEX IN EASTERN KENTUCKY.
THE SHIPMENT OF PLANES AND TANKS TO EGYPT WAS STOPPED WHEN THE ARMY KICKED THE
RACICALS OUT.
OBAMA SAID HE WAS A CHRISTIAN AND SWITCHED TO SAYING HE WAS A MUSLIM ON TV.
OBAMA CLAIMS TO BE BLACK WHEN HE IS 50% WHITE, 46% ARAB AND 4% BALCK.
THEY ARE WANTING TO LET 260 YOUNG MUSLIMS INTO THIS COUNTRY. COULD IT BE TO HAVE A ARMY OF MUSLIMS TO TRY AND INVADE US?
THEY ARE LETTING 35 MUSLIM TRAINING CAMPS STAY UP AND RUNNING.
THEY WILL NOT ALLOW OUR TROOPS CARRY GUNS AND AMMO.
THEY ARE ALLOWING THE MAJOR TO LIVE THAT KILLED 18 OF OUR TROOPS IN TEXAS.
THEY AND THE NEWS MEDIA ARE COVERING UP WHEN A MUSLIM KILLS ONE OF US.
ASK THEM IS THEY ARE TRYING TO SET US UP FOR AN INVASION BY THE RADICALS. IF SO, GET READY FOR A BLOOD BATH HERE.
FOLKS I AM A REGISTERED DEMOCRAT AND I AM SURE THERE ARE A LOT MORE QUESTIONS, BUT PASS THESE ON TO YOUR FRIENDS.
BET YOU OBAMA DOES NOT SAY A THING ABOUT THIS. WHY ARE OUR TROOPS NOT ALLOWED TO CARRY GUNS. IS IT TO MAKE IT EASY FOR THE MUSLIMS TO RAID US. WHY IS THE MAJOR IN TEXAS STILL LIVING, HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN HUNG WITHING 24 HOURS AND BURIED WITH HOG GUTS.
I am still trying to get past the story of all of the SAM rockets that disappeared from the warehouse in Libya. I mean really we sent either 10,000 or 20.000 SAM rocket to Libya and stored them in a unguarded, unlocked warehouse and then we were surprised they turned up missing? Really?
And then to stand up in front of congress with a straight face and tell this story and no one in congress even bats an eye?
Easy, thru stupidity!
Absolutely! I smell the top of the US government being the major cog in the stealing of these weapons. This is all tied together. This could be a diversion, this could foretell that bad stuff is on the way, but clearly, this thing is not random, it stinks to high heaven, and our dear government is behind this all the way. Worcester’s version of Fast and Furious, count on it.
Inside job ! that you can take to the bank. I worked in 6 different divisions in 20 years and they only way in to a gun vault is the combo and key or a explosive charge or concrete and rebar cutting saw, but no alarms were set off so you know it was a inside job.
The FBI WILL FIND THEM
Incidents like these keep happening over and over and no one ever get held accountable and I don’t only mean the guilty parties, perpetrators, but the people who had custodial responsibility!
Once again we see that gun control laws will not be able to restrict all access to guns. These stolen firearms are likely going to show up in a future crime. I’m going to guess these have the ability to be more lethal than what can be purchased at a gun store by the average civilian.
DUH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yea well we have 22 Muslim training camps here in America now.
Paris France was just hit, who is to say where not next.
We are next and don’t think were not. They new Tuesday of last week that the terrorist were coming in as refugees on the boats. France was letting them in just like we are letting them in. It is going to happen, just a matter of time. They gonna be in for a shock when they come south tho, cause every southern redneck has a gun (or 20) and knows how to use them. They used to hiding in the dessert, we know how to take cover in the trees and bushes. Send’em south, we got somethin waitin fer’em. Told you “THE SOUTH IS GONNA RISE AGAIN!!!!!!!”
They should remember that in the US we carry guns .That stopped the communist in the 60s and look what happened to Japan.
Over half of our males have military training and will fight
All state/federal arsenals of such military weapons must be inspected immediately & security enhanced @ those that require it. Optimally, each weapon should be chipped for tracking purposes @ point of manufacture & if not those stored in arsenals should be chipped, although time & financial constraints probably make that impractical.
Why do I have to wait for my remarks to be moderated? It’s the truth and you know it!!! Open your eyes and see what Obama is doing!!!!!
Relax, like the article says, “Every effort will be made to recover these weapons immediately”.
I’ve been waiting many years now to regain my stolen guns, maybe if the local police could stop assaulting innocent people they could solve my crime & return my property
OH shit , well guess what you have here ,you have a Muslim ISIS on the inside of that units Reserve center.If these guns are not found soon you will see another Paris attack here in the USA and could come withing days.
john you are right…the raid was done by four isis boys who broke into the place and stole what they wanted..its so easy in america. and more is gonna be…..that info was supplied to me yesterday by my informed sources who now claim that blood will flow in america very soon. sorry, but your media outlets and military treat you like mushrooms. the isis lunatics are pouring into america. quite a lot are being rounded up but many are in hiding…waiting. maybe you could ask your wonderful pres. what’s going on. he DOES know..but he parades around making ‘feel good’ speeches and the media bow to him. but.. some of the military top brass, and even some top c.i.a. people and two leading congressman want this man impeached. they better be quick. they know that they need a two thirds majority in your senate to impeach him. obt..many euro leaders think that obama has lost the plot..mentally unbalanced as it were. i don’t believe that..he is a man on a mission..and its taking its course.