A relaxing night out for SWAT team members last Wednesday ended with a vehicle break-in, and the disappearance of an HK MP5.
The thief or thieves also got away with ammunition, bulletproof vests and other tactical gear used by the SWAT team...
The MP5 hasn't been sold in gun stores since the late 1980s, and is now only available to law enforcement. [Emphasis added]
The SWAT team member who had his car broken into is a 14-year veteran of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department and a four-and-a-half year veteran of the Special Weapons and Tactics squad.
He is not on leave and is using a replacement weapon.
Only available for "The Only Ones." That's to ensure they don't end up in the wrong hands, you know.
I just sent the following off to the "authorized journalist" who wrote this story:
Why is it in stories like these, the name of the officer is always protected? You can bet if it were a citizen involved, we’d know his name and the town he lives in.
I thought one of the main purposes of a free press was to be a watchdog over government.
What gives?
Stay tuned. We'll see if he responds...
[Via 45superman]