Thread: Weapons stolen from Army Reserve in Massachusetts, FBI says

November 15, 2015, 10:17 PM

Weapons stolen from Army Reserve in Massachusetts, FBI says

Army Reserve armory in Worcester, Massachusetts.

CBS BOSTON

WORCESTER, Mass. -- The FBI is investigating an overnight break-in at the Lincoln Army Reserve Center in Worcester, Massachusetts, reported CBS Boston.

Officials confirmed Sunday afternoon that weapons are missing from the armory.

It is unclear what weapons and how many were stolen.

"Nothing at this point in time would tie this to any specific threat or anything else at this point," Hank Shaw, special agent in charge of the FBI's Boston division said at a press conference on Sunday.

CBS Boston reported the missing weapons were entered into a national database, and federal, state, and local law enforcement have been alerted, according to the agency.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker urged the public to remain vigilant in the wake of the terrorist attacks in Paris.

"The more opportunity people have to rely on citizenry to serve as the eyes and ears, the more it makes a difference," Baker said.

He added, "These sorts of things people are going to be chasing and investigating no matter what, and I think it's important for us to recognize that law enforcement will be collaborating, communicating, cooperating across all levels of government."

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/weapons-...etts-fbi-says/

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Susan Zalkind

11.15.157:36 PM ET

Assault Rifles Stolen From Massachusetts Armory

Someone stole more than a dozen guns from a facility in Worcester without setting off alarms.

BOSTON — The U.S. Army Reserve armory in Worcester, Massachusetts, was broken into Saturday night and more than a dozen guns were stolen, a law enforcement source told The Daily Beast.

Six M4 assault rifles, 10 pistols, and several long guns were taken from the armory, according to the source. The break-in was discovered Sunday morning. The armory’s alarms did not go off, according to the source, who added they may have been disabled due to continuing construction.

The FBI is investigating the break-in.

The missing weapons are now in a national database, FBI spokeswoman Kristen Setera said in a statement to The Daily Beast. The FBI is working in coordination with Worcester and state police, she added.

“Nothing at this point in time would tie this to any specific threat or anything else at this point,” Hank Shaw, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Boston division, said at a press conference on Sunday.

There are no suspects at this time.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/article...ve-armory.html

Homeless hero turns in duffel bag filled with military weapons

By Shawn Cohen and Larry Celona
November 21, 2015 | 12:59am

Photo: Shutterstock

A homeless man searching for bottles in a Bronx park Friday stumbled on a duffel bag containing three military weapons stolen from a Massachusetts Army reserve center — then did the right thing by turning them over to cops, The Post has learned.

The man, who was not identified, was in Mullaly Park near Yankee Stadium when he found the black bag with one M-4 rifle and two Sig Sauer M11 9 mm pistols inside, sources said.

Then he turned them over to officers.

The FBI said they were three of 16 guns — including six M-4 rifles and 10 Sig Sauer M11 9 mm pistols — swiped Sunday from the Lincoln Stoddard Center in Worcester.

A 34-year-old Bronx native and former Army reservist, James Walker Morales — who was out on bail on a child rape charge — was arrested on Long Island Wednesday in connection with the heist after his DNA was found at the reserve center, CBS Boston said.

Video surveillance showed Morales leaving the reserve center with duffle bags that he then stowed away inside a black BMW, an FBI affidavit says.

Morales, who was charged with unlawful possession of the weapons, appeared in a Long Island federal court Friday. The case was sent back to Massachusetts.

Investigators discovered that the gun thief had broken a kitchen window to enter a drill room in the center, then climbed onto the top of the weapons vault, cutting a hole through the ceiling with a saw and using a crow bar to get inside.

Morales had been wearing a monitoring bracelet since he was charged with the rape in May — and preliminary data from the bracelet showed he was at the armory Saturday night, CBS Boston reported. He cut off the device Monday morning.

Morales had stopped by the armory two days before the burglary to pick up copies of his discharge papers, the FBI said.

http://nypost.com/2015/11/21/homeles...itary-weapons/

James Walker Morales?

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James Morales: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

Published 3:10 pm EST, November 19, 2015
Updated 11:58 am EST, November 20, 2015 5 Comments
By Tom Cleary 4.4k

James Walker Morales, 34, is accused of stealing 16 guns from an Army Reserve center in Massachusetts. (Facebook)

A former Army reservist facing child rape charges is accused of stealing 16 guns from the Lincoln Stoddard Army Reserve Center in Worcester, Massachusetts, on Saturday.

James Morales, 34, was arrested Wednesday night in New York, the U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts says. Morales was charged with unlawful possession of a machine gun, two counts of possession of stolen firearms and theft of government property,according to court documents.

Morales was charged with child rape and indecent assault on a child under 14 in May. Those charges are still pending.

Morales, of Cambridge, Massachusetts, went to the base on November 12 to obtain his discharge papers, the FBI says.
The November 14 theft caused an increased level of concern because it occurred a day after the Paris terror attacks. But the FBI says the theft was not linked to terrorism.

Authorities have not yet said if the weapons were recovered.

Here’s what you need to know:

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1. He Is Accused of Cutting Through the Roof of the Base’s Armory to Steal the Guns

(Facebook)

James Morales is accused of cutting through the roof of a gun vault in the drill room of the Worcester Army Reserve facility to steal six M-4 rifles and 10 Sig Sauer M11 9mm pistols, according to the criminal complaint filed by FBI Special Agent Colgan Norman.

The theft occurred on November 14 at about 9 p.m., and was discovered the next day at about 7:30 a.m., the FBI says.
Read the criminal complaint below:

Norman said the drill room where the weapons vault is located is a “large, hanger like structure. The weapons vault, fairly described as being approximately the size of a shipping container, is located with in the drill room. The perpetrator gained access to the building in which the weapons vault is kept by breaking a window of a kitchen located in proximity of the drill room.”

Morales is accused of climbing on top of the vault and using a power saw and prya bar to cut a hole through several layers of metal and wood.

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2. The Theft Was Caught on Surveillance Video

The FBI says surveillance cameras near the Army Reserve facility recorded the theft.

According to court documents, the video shows a vehicle, possibly a dark-colored hatchback, parked near the facility at 6:43 p.m. At about 7:43 p.m., a man exits the vehicle with duffle bags and walks toward the Army facility. At 7:48 p.m., the man returns to the vehicle without the bags.

The video then shows the same man walking toward the facility with more duffle bags at about 7:55 p.m. The man does not return until 10:46 p.m., when he goes back to the car without bags. At 10:47 p.m., he returns to the building.

At 11:59 p.m., the man returns to the car again, this time carrying at least one duffle bag. He goes back into the building and returns with two bags. After going back into the building, he is seen bringing three or four duffle bags back to the car, the FBI says.

The vehicle leaves the area at about 12:08 a.m.

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3. Morales Left Behind Blood in the Weapons Vault, the FBI Says

The FBI says blood stains at the scene helped agents identify Morales as a suspect.

According to court documents, blood was found on the wall of the exterior of the weapons vault. A second stain was found on a pillar supporting the ceiling of the drill room, located adjacent to the vault. Two other stains were found inside the vault under the hole that had been drilled in the ceiling. DNA taken from the stains was sent to the FBI laboratory for testing, and matched Morales’ DNA, which was in national databases because of his criminal conviction, the FBI says.

Morales was also identified because of an electronic
monitoring bracelet he was wearing, according to court documents. Morales appeared in court on May 20, 2015, in the child rape case, and was released on conditions including electronic monitoring. The FBI says the bracelet showed he was in the area of the Worcester facility from 6:40 p.m. until 12:08 a.m. on November 14.

A warrant was issued for Morales on November 16 after he cut off the monitoring bracelet, according to court documents.

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4. Morales Joined the Army Reserve in 2007

Morales posing with a gun while in the Army Reserve. (Facebook)

Morales joined the U.S. Army Reserve in September 2008,according to his LinkedIn profile.

He was a medical logistics specialist, “primarily responsible for receiving, storing, recording and issuing Army medical supplies.”

Originally from the Bronx, New York, Morales lived in Cambridge and also worked as a maintenance repair technician at the Cambridge Housing Authority. He studied biomedical/medical engineering at Bunker Hill Community College.

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5. He Was Convicted of Aggravated Assault & Battery in 2013

Morales is also facing child rape charges in an unrelated case and has a previous assault conviction. (Summerville Police Department)

Morales was convicted of aggravated assault and battery in 2013 after an incident in Summerville, Massachusetts, the FBI says. Details of that case were not immediately available.

He was sentenced in Cambridge District Court to one year of incarceration, but the sentence was suspended and he did not serve any time in jail.

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wow, who wears a police tracking device on their ankle to break into an armory? What a moron.

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Originally Posted by ALIPAC

wow, who wears a police tracking device on their ankle to break into an armory? What a moron.

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Must be related to these guys.

Sex Offenders Killed 4 Women While Wearing GPS Ankle Monitors: Police

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While on parole in 2012, the Anaheim pair - Steven Dean Gordon, 45, and Franc Cano, 27 - had cut off their electronic monitoring bracelets and fled to Las Vegas together. They were arrested after a couple of weeks at Circus Circus.

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Read KTLA's story here: http://ktlane.ws/1sZRuzC

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