An officer discovered the weapons missing from a locked box on the first floor of the downtown L.A. facility on Thursday morning, the Los Angeles Times reported. swat training guns stolen,
The thieves cut through locks on three doors and smashed through a metal roll gate to get to the weapons, which were modified to fire only blanks and set to be used in SWAT team training exercises, the newspaper said. LAPD swat MP-5 submachine guns large caliber handguns,
The building, which was set up with a series of rooms indented to provide realistic high-risk and hostage situations, did not have an alarm system or surveillance cameras. SWAT special weapons and tactics,
"I guess 'secure' is all relative now," LAPD Deputy Chief Michael Downing told the Times. "It's embarrassing…It's a lesson learned." LAPD SWAT chief it's embarrassing,
No suspects were named. Investigators found electric tools near the break-in site, suggesting the thieves may have fled in a hurry when the officer arrived, the Times reported.
The stolen weapons included nearly two dozen MP-5 submachine guns and 12 .45-caliber handguns.
Investigators were concerned that the thieves could convert the weapons back to being able to fire live ammo and either use them in future crimes or sell them on the black market. LAPD SWAT weapons only fire blanks,
"This is a big deal," Downing said. "We're concerned. We want to recover them."
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