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Subjects Burglarize FBI Vehicle in Washington, D.C.; Steal Weapons The FBI’s Washington Field Office is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the recovery of stolen weapons. On Sunday, July 10, 2016, between 12:00 a.m. and 2:00 a.m., unknown subjects burglarized an FBI special agent’s vehicle and removed a secured gun lock box which contained weapons and other equipment. The vehicle was parked in the H Street Corridor near H and Seventh Streets, N.E., in Washington, D.C. The lock box, which contained the items listed below, was fitted for authorized use in a government vehicle. Glock-22...

General Sumali gives his account of what happened on May 27, 2011. On that day, several hundred militants laid siege to Zinjibar, thirty miles northeast of the important southern city of Aden, killing several soldiers, driving out local officials and taking control within two days. Sumali attributes the takeover to an “intelligence breakdown,” explaining, “We were surprised in late May with the flow of a large number of terrorist militants into Zinjibar.” He adds that the militants “raided and attacked some security sites. They were able to seize these institutions. We were surprised when the governor, his deputies and other...

Two separate investigations are underway Monday after multiple submachine guns and pistols used for SWAT training by the LAPD were found missing. KNX 1070′s Pete Demetriou reports the weapons were stolen from a building owned and used specifically for training by the LAPD. The 21 MP-5 submachine guns and a dozen Colt 45 automatic pistols were taken from a locked container inside the Kennedy Building on San Pedro Street, police officials said. The location — which formerly housed clothing firms before it was donated to the LAPD several years ago — is considered a secure site, Deputy Chief Michael Downing...

When 16-year-old Luis Cosgaya-Alvarez wanted to get a gun, police say, he didn't have to look far. Cosgaya-Alvarez bought a .40-caliber handgun on the street in downtown Kent from an illegal dealer, court documents say. Less than two weeks later, Cosgaya-Alvarez, a self-proclaimed gang member, fired a single shot from that gun to kill a man he argued with outside a Federal Way school, according to documents used to charge him with murder. The shooting underscored a persistent problem of juveniles using guns in crime: The weapons are simple to get and cheap. They are for sale not just on...

A search on google.com for "missing ordnance" and "stolen weapons" found page after page of articles and studies from around the world about this rampant problem. Israel. South Africa. The U.S. England, etc. And not just handguns and ammo, but missiles, grenades, launchers, even weapons grade uranium. All over the world weapons have been stolen or simply misplaced. Who has these weapons, and what are their intentions? And why hasn't anyone reported on just how bad the problem is. All you find are articles about individual incidents.