Posted October 2, 2018 10:00 am by Comments

By Christen Smith

Surveillance cameras captured these images of two black male suspects stealing at least 400 guns from a UPS facility in Memphis. (Photo: Memphis Police Department)
Federal authorities want the public’s help tracking down hundreds of firearms stolen from a United Parcel Service facility in Memphis over the weekend.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives offered a $5,000 reward for any information leading to the arrest of two suspects caught on surveillance camera Sunday loading at least 400 firearms into a U-Haul before taking off.
Michael Knight, an ATF spokesman, told the Associated Press its one of the single largest gun thefts the agency ever investigated. He warned the process of tracking down stolen guns through shipping manifests will be “a very tedious process” — more complicated than tracing firearms stolen from licensed dealers.
“We are concerned that the firearms will end up on the streets not only potentially in the Memphis area, but also across the country,” he said. “The criminal element knows no geographical boundary.”
ATF Special Agent in Charge Marcus Watson said in a press release Monday, “ATF’s Crime Gun Intelligence will leverage investigative resources combined with the community partnerships to solve this violent criminal act.”
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Source: Guns.com

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