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Police: Thieves targeted gun owners’ homes to steal weapons
Q13 FOX News ^ | April 01, 2013 | Steve Kiggins

Posted on 04/01/2013 6:22:19 PM PDT by george76

BREMERTON, Wash. — A “large scale” criminal organization targeting gun owners’ homes for robberies and then reselling the guns to methamphetamine dealers was recently uncovered in Kitsap County, Bremerton police reported Monday.

According to Bremerton police, five suspects were arrested after a single residential burglary uncovered a complex crime ring where the suspects used “inside” information to target gun-owning victims.

Joseph Peck, 29, of Bremerton, is being charged in federal court, and four other West Sound men being held in state custody have not been officially charged. Three additional arrests from unrelated crimes were made during the investigation that started in October 2012 when police became aware of the criminal organization.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Washington
KEYWORDS: banglist; donutwatch; guncontrol; secondamendment
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To: george76

AGH. Pet Peeve—please put *state* name in parentheses in headline!!


21 posted on 04/01/2013 7:18:36 PM PDT by Mamzelle
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To: Secret Agent Man
I will stand with my sheriff. my local police are on their own.

My Sheriff is my local police, I'm outside city limits (thankfully). I stand with my Sheriff too, he is a big 2A supporter.

22 posted on 04/01/2013 7:27:56 PM PDT by ThunderSleeps (Stop obarma now! Stop the hussein - insane agenda!)
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To: G Larry
Pray that they get there before I do.

I like that. Police have rules, procedures they have to follow. Me, I just have to have a few minutes to set a believable scene for them to find.

23 posted on 04/01/2013 7:30:23 PM PDT by ThunderSleeps (Stop obarma now! Stop the hussein - insane agenda!)
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To: CWCoop
What does “insider information” even mean?? It would have to be some kind of government list of gun owners.

That's what I was thinking. Send in your paperwork and someone at the other end sends your address to the thieves.

24 posted on 04/01/2013 7:52:20 PM PDT by bgill
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To: CWCoop

“What does “insider information” even mean?? It would have to be some kind of government list of gun owners.”

I believe that Washington state keeps a database of gun owners...he just needed to access it.


25 posted on 04/01/2013 8:03:22 PM PDT by BobL (Look up "CSCOPE" if you want to see something really scary)
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To: george76

So... am I to understand that these individuals did NOT apply for permits and did not bother to carry ID or other credentials giving them the government’s permission to carry firearms????

I find that very difficult to believe.


26 posted on 04/02/2013 3:14:39 AM PDT by Jack Hammer
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