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| 27 AK-74s stolen from Fort Irwin |
| 2011-07-31 |
| FORT IRWIN, Calif. (KABC) -- A reward of $10,000 is being offered for information regarding several assault rifles stolen from an Inland Empire Army post. Twenty-six AK-74 rifles and one Dragunov rifle were stolen from the weapons storage area at the Fort Irwin Army Post. After questioning employees, at least one person was arrested and one firearm was recovered. However, investigators are hoping the public can help them find the rest of the guns. |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #15 This was discovered on July 15, by the way. Who knows when it actually happened. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2011-07-31 19:05 |
| #14 OPFOR and the AK-74 uses the 5.56mm round (the ones at Ft. Irwin are modified to use the NATO version) and is the newer version of the AK-47 that the former Warsaw pact nations use. Either way, this is a huge black eye for the base. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2011-07-31 18:43 |
| #13 I read where some of them have supposedly surfaced in Fresno. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2011-07-31 17:18 |
| #12 By road Barstow is closer Well, yes. If you're taking paved roads. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2011-07-31 17:08 |
| #11 Frank, to investigate or for questioning? |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2011-07-31 16:35 |
| #10 By road Barstow is closer, but the base is rarely visited by anyone not military or defense contrator civilians. Opfor weapons (Russian and the like) for the opfor 11th ACR are plentiful. The pool of suspects is pretty clearly defined I'm afraid, since they all have ID photo and fingerprints. |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2011-07-31 13:45 |
| #9 "ATFE called? I feel so much better now" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2011-07-31 13:30 |
| #8 Irwin's the National Training Center, home of OPFOR. They use a lotta Russian weapons. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2011-07-31 12:41 |
| #7 Curious as to why a US military base would have russian firearms. Crosstraining? |
| Posted by: Snating Elmising4939 2011-07-31 12:37 |
| #6 Asking the public? Looks like the local gumshoes are clueless idiots. I know you don't get all the news about SoCal in your little Corner of Paradise, but "asking the public for help" is community-friendly-boilerplate for police here. Inland Empire? And a Russian sniper rifle? Fort Irwin is out in the middle of nowhere. Nearest town is Ridgecrest (where Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake is), and that too is surrounded by nothingness. I'd go with collectors, or locals. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2011-07-31 09:35 |
| #5 Oh gosh I hope nobody gets hurt with them, it's all so scary. |
| Posted by: Hupamp Gonque1036 2011-07-31 08:20 |
| #4 Collectors. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2011-07-31 06:39 |
| #3 Inland Empire? And a Russian sniper rifle? |
| Posted by: phil_b 2011-07-31 02:48 |
| #2 Asking the public? Looks like the local gumshoes are clueless idiots. Whatta surprise. |
| Posted by: gromky 2011-07-31 02:23 |
| #1 Someone should talk to the employee, real hard. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2011-07-31 01:23 |