DALLAS - A thief stole a Dallas SWAT officer's weapons and other items on Wednesday. The incident happened outside an apartment building on Fitzhugh Avenue, where the sergeant had parked his vehicle for about 5 hours. Officials said someone entered the unmarked Chevrolet Tahoe through the driver's side door and then broke into a heavy-duty safe inside the SUV.
The thief stole several weapons, body armor, uniforms and a badge, officials said. One rifle, which shoots three bullets with one trigger pull, is valued at $10,000 and could sell for as much as $25,000 on the black market.
Officials said a total of three SWAT vehicles have been burglarized in the past six months but that the most recent marked the first time someone stole all the gear inside the vehicle.
SWAT Weapons, Uniform Stolen
Badge, Body Armor Also Taken
Published : Friday, 30 Oct 2009, 8:30 AM CDT
Adapted for Web by Kevin Boie, myfoxdfw.com
DALLAS - A thief stole a Dallas SWAT officer's weapons and other items on Wednesday. The incident happened outside an apartment building on Fitzhugh Avenue, where the sergeant had parked his vehicle for about 5 hours. Officials said someone entered the unmarked Chevrolet Tahoe through the driver's side door and then broke into a heavy-duty safe inside the SUV.
The thief stole several weapons, body armor, uniforms and a badge, officials said. One rifle, which shoots three bullets with one trigger pull, is valued at $10,000 and could sell for as much as $25,000 on the black market.
Officials said a total of three SWAT vehicles have been burglarized in the past six months but that the most recent marked the first time someone stole all the gear inside the vehicle.
- Stephen M. Smith