Dozens of law enforcement agencies across the US are now reporting the loss of the military weapons given to them under the Pentagon’s 1033 program.
Ooops, now where did we put that M-16??
Take Huntington Beach, Calif., which was given 23 M-16 rifles and has reported one missing.
“Bottom line is the gun is not here and we were suspended from the program, haven’t received anything since 1999,” Huntington Beach Police Department Lt. Mitchell O’Brien told ABC News Friday.
O’Brien told the network the lost weapon could have been melted down, but that’s uncertain.
“Bottom line is the gun is not here and we were suspended from the program.”- Huntington Beach Police Department Lt. Mitchell O’Brien
“Probably, [it was] one of those things where we used it for parts and the spare parts probably got discarded at some point — but again, it’s inconclusive,” he said. “But we are pretty confident nobody got into our armory and took it.
The program O’Brien was referencing is the Pentagon’s 1033 program, which gives away surplus military weapons to local police departments. In a report Friday theCox Washington Bureau said Huntington Beach is one of 145 local law enforcement agencies across the country that has been suspended from the program. Three states — Alabama, North Carolina and Minnesota — also have been suspended.
Cox named some of the banned agencies.
The Daytona Beach Police Department was suspended after reporting a lost M-16 in January.
“We still have not been able to find it,” Daytona Beach Police spokesman Jimmie Flynt told Cox.
The Napa County Sheriff’s Office was banned after someone stole a rifle from an employee’s personal vehicle.
“If I knew where it was, I’d go get it,” Undersheriff Jean Donaldson told Cox. “It’s equipment we can obtain at no cost to our budget, so the taxpayers don’t get taxed twice.”
KARK-TV in Arkansas said three law enforcement agencies in the state have been suspended for losing weapons or having weapons stolen: the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office, the Woodruff County Sheriff’s Office and the Judsonia Police Department.
James Ray, who oversees the 1033 program in Arkansas, told the station officials are worried the missing weapons could end up in the wrong hands.
“I have no reason to believe that, but if we don’t know where they are then hopefully we can get them back,” he said. “I mean they’ve been reported stolen by the law enforcement agencies….”
“It just appears that the Pentagon’s not minding the store, that once the inventory is gone, it’s out of sight, out of mind—and we can’t afford to have weapons of this type walking around the streets,” Steve Ellis, vice president of Tax Payers for Common Sense, told ABC.
A Pentagon spokesman told the station that 8,000 law enforcement agencies participate in the 1033 program and that 98 percent remain in good standing.
Source: foxnews.com
Photo: AP
John West are you blind? That OmRon McCain sitting there with the leader of ISIS. A picture is worth a thousand words. Are you just blaming ONE man because youre racist bro? God forbid a white man betray America even though Bush Sr and his CIA murdered JFK…. Look I belive Obama is also a traitor but all the people in the pics above are just as responsible. Get real dude. Obama is a puppet and Israel’s Zionists have a giant hand in this. How the $#%&!@* are there Christians in Iraq! Are you that dense? There were no Christina there until some muslim converted with cohersian from US occupiers! Our government knew this would happen and that why they set it up, everyone with intellect or common sense should know if you live in a country with muslim extremists and you leave Islam they are going to kill you!! This is all coordinated but of course you cant see the truth cuz racism blinds you. You dont even know who the bad guys are! Why would ISIS attack America be for Israel when Israel is killing thousands of muslims? They are right there in the same area, why $#%&!@* with the US first? Because they know idiots like you are to dumb to add it all up because you dont know how to criticality think!! Wake up fool and see the truth. If ISIS is coming to the US first then we’ve been set up by ALL the people and more in the pics above!
Uncle tom traitor!
Do you need more $#%&!@*ing proof!!!!!!!
I’m sure they r just hiding them in case the people decide to change the law that allows them to have it in the first place. It story comes out right after reports of cities trying to ban MRADS used by police, but you know were r all just that ignorant. (at least what the police think anyway) 🙁
Good because they have ZERO need for them!
That’s a scary thought.
Probably went to ISIS thats in the country. 9-11 is coming up soon. They are planning something big in our country that has been left unprotected.
Charlotte your statement is right on !
They lost the military weapons supplied by the Pentagon! Well, I have few questions: What for our police need weapons from the Pentagon, why should they be armed so tough? Because of the number of terrorists and illegals in our country?
because the illegal muslim peace of $#%&!@* in our white house is giving them to any one or anything who promises to kill americans with them wake up they are here to $#%&!@*ing kill and exterminate us and brain wash the kids to buy into their freedom is wrong bs.
This is not a big problem! Come on in we’ll give the weapons you need to us on our Citizens.