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400 guns stolen from UPS in Memphis over the weekend UPDATE, caught in Illinois
October 01, 2018, 03:38 PM
flashguy400 guns stolen from UPS in Memphis over the weekend UPDATE, caught in Illinois
OK. I just thought that major arms cargo shipments would be done by specialized, armed, shippers.
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Texan by choice, not accident of birth October 01, 2018, 03:43 PM
parabellumTwo words:
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October 01, 2018, 04:05 PM
Baron FlyntI remember years ago somebody at a Roadway terminal in CA stole all the Oscars statues. IIRC, the cops got a tip and found them in the culprit’s garage not long before the day of the show.
October 01, 2018, 04:09 PM
TigerDorequote:
Originally posted by arfmel:
Sounds suspiciously like an “inside job” to me.
Me too. Somebody had to know they were there, and where they were in the facility. At one time, working at UPS meant one had a solid background. It was hard to get hired and hard to make the cut once there, but that was 35-40 years ago.
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October 01, 2018, 04:11 PM
HayesGreenerIn my experience terminals tend to hold high value/high theft items in special security areas while they are sitting still. You would want to hit the shipment when it was not in the security area. Successful thefts like this one are often done by a professional crew who know exactly what they are after. Or just some really lucky amateurs. Trucking terminal hijackers I encountered in Dayton were bad asses.
The best security for firearms in shipment is for them to never stop moving. I doubt they will ever clear the case unless someone squeals.
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October 01, 2018, 04:30 PM
corsairquote:
Originally posted by ulsterman:
I believe Memphis is a UPS hub.
FedEx SuperHub is located in Memphis.
UPS Worldport is located in Louisville.
October 01, 2018, 05:23 PM
darthfusterEveryone knows robbers never change their clothes and their shirts are black and white horizontal stripes
You’re a lying dog-faced pony soldier October 01, 2018, 05:29 PM
HayesGreenerquote:
Originally posted by darthfuster:
Everyone knows robbers never change their clothes and their shirts are black and white horizontal stripes
And wear masks, don't forget the masks.
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October 01, 2018, 06:57 PM
nhtagmemberwhat address did they give on the 4473?
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October 01, 2018, 07:00 PM
ArtyMy Sig P320s shipped through Memphis during their "up-grade." Glad they went FedEx.
"Ride to the sound of the big guns." October 01, 2018, 07:06 PM
Anushquote:
At one time, working at UPS meant one had a solid background.
Hard to find in Memphis!
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October 02, 2018, 12:16 PM
dusty3030Caught the Uhaul in Illinois.
They were Rugers, original shipment headed from the Ruger factory in North Carolina to Dallas, TX. (RSR distributors distribution center in Grand Prairie would be my guess)
https://wreg.com/2018/10/02/so...d-on-way-to-chicago/MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Approximately 364 of the guns stolen from an UPS facility in Memphis have been recovered in route to Chicago.
According to a federal criminal complaint, the UPS facility received a shipment from the Ruger factory in North Carolina on September 28. The 16 pallets of firearms were scheduled to leave two days later for Dallas, Texas.
Before they could be shipped, two men entered the Brooks Road facility, loaded three pallets into a U-Haul van and sped away. Authorities said there were roughly 367 guns in those pallets. All of the weapons were either .22 caliber or .380 caliber firearms, authorities said.
On September 30, law enforcement in Midlothian, Illinois were called to a store after someone reported suspicious activity in the parking lot.
When they arrived, responding officers noticed a U-Haul parked in the lot and two men inside the van. The driver was identified as Roland Jackson and the passenger was Taveyan Turnbo, police said.
October 02, 2018, 12:18 PM
TigerDorequote:
Originally posted by Anush:
quote:
At one time, working at UPS meant one had a solid background.
Hard to find in Memphis!
I think it is probably getting harder anywhere.
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October 02, 2018, 12:27 PM
LS1 GTOquote:
Originally posted by dusty3030:
Caught the Uhaul in Illinois.
They were Rugers, original shipment headed from the Ruger factory in North Carolina to Dallas, TX. (RSR distributors distribution center in Grand Prairie would be my guess)
https://wreg.com/2018/10/02/so...d-on-way-to-chicago/MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Approximately 364 of the guns stolen from an UPS facility in Memphis have been recovered in route to Chicago.
According to a federal criminal complaint, the UPS facility received a shipment from the Ruger factory in North Carolina on September 28. The 16 pallets of firearms were scheduled to leave two days later for Dallas, Texas.
Before they could be shipped, two men entered the Brooks Road facility, loaded three pallets into a U-Haul van and sped away. Authorities said there were roughly 367 guns in those pallets. All of the weapons were either .22 caliber or .380 caliber firearms, authorities said.
On September 30, law enforcement in Midlothian, Illinois were called to a store after someone reported suspicious activity in the parking lot.
When they arrived, responding officers noticed a U-Haul parked in the lot and two men inside the van. The driver was identified as Roland Jackson and the passenger was Taveyan Turnbo, police said.
Sounds like Chicago needs a law banning the importation of stolen guns.
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October 02, 2018, 12:36 PM
RHINOWSOSheeeit, I'm glad that they shipped mine FEDEX this time around!!!!
October 02, 2018, 12:39 PM
parabellumI imagine a GPS tracking device was stowed somewhere in that shipment.
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October 02, 2018, 12:56 PM
smithnsig.22s and .380s. Must have been Walthers, or Smith & Wesson.
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October 02, 2018, 01:30 PM
M-11quote:
Originally posted by parabellum:
Two words:
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jljonesquote:
Originally posted by parabellum:
I imagine a GPS tracking device was stowed somewhere in that shipment.
Give that man a cigar!
High end packages, as Para mentioned, are equipped with motion activated trackers.
October 02, 2018, 02:19 PM
bald1Headed for ChiTown. Now who would have thought? LOL
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