Mr. Kim was transporting his firearms from his parents’ house in New Jersey to South Carolina when he stopped at Walter Reed in Washington for a medical appointment [...]]]> After being injured on his second tour of duty in Afghanistan, Lt. Augustine Kim spent the night in a D.C. jail for possessing unregistered guns.

Mr. Kim was transporting his firearms from his parents’ house in New Jersey to South Carolina when he stopped at Walter Reed in Washington for a medical appointment in the summer of 2010.

After being pulled over, handcuffed, arrested, thrown in jail overnight, his guns were confiscated by the city.

In the end, the platoon leader felt forced to plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge, which was later dismissed, but the District still refuses to return to him $10,000 worth of firearms and parts. The national guardsman will deploy to Kosovo this summer. The city should return his property before he leaves to serve our nation overseas for the third time.-[source]

The theft happened while the Hidalgo County sheriff’s deputy responded to a call regarding criminal mischief at a home in Hargill, [...]]]> Sheriff Lupe Treviño placed a deputy on paid administrative leave Monday after the officer shot at a fleeing suspect who stole his patrol unit and personal assault rifle early Sunday morning.

The theft happened while the Hidalgo County sheriff’s deputy responded to a call regarding criminal mischief at a home in Hargill, according to a news release from the agency.

The deputy arrived at the home in the 29000 block of Gill Street about 1:45 a.m. and left the patrol unit, which he had parked along the street with its engine on, to speak to the victim who had called and to collect information for his report.

A man wearing a white shirt and jeans walked toward the officer and the victim, but stopped at the unit, the release stated. The suspect then opened the driver’s side door, sat down and closed it behind him. The deputy ran to the vehicle, managed to open the door, but could not pry the suspect out of the unit. The suspect eventually put the vehicle in drive and sped off, but not before the officer shot at the fleeing suspect multiple times.

Authorities did not report any injures in connection with the shooting.
“What disturbs me the most is that the vehicle was left running and the weapon was not secured,” Treviño said. “But perhaps more important than that, is the discharging of a weapon at a vehicle that was fleeing.”

Officers found the vehicle about five hours later in an open field near the intersection of Wilson Avenue and Farm-to-Market Road 490 — less than a mile from where it was originally taken.

Investigators, however, did not recover the deputy’s personal assault rifle, a .223-caliber, semi-automatic AR 15.-[source]

Wheat Ridge Police say they arrested Wylie Gene Newton of Erie for allegedly stealing the gun from a private museum in New Mexico in December. The gun is a [...]]]> Police arrested a 64-year-old man accused of stealing a rare, antique gun after he was spotted trying to sell it on a television show.

Wheat Ridge Police say they arrested Wylie Gene Newton of Erie for allegedly stealing the gun from a private museum in New Mexico in December. The gun is a Colt Dragoon black powder revolver that dates back to the 1800s. It’s reportedly valued at $20,000.

Police say Newton tried to sell the gun on a reality TV show called “American Guns,” which is filmed at a Wheat Ridge gun shop.

A viewer who knew about the investigation let authorities know about Newton after he watched the episode, which aired in December. The man on the show went by “Wylie” and took two black-powder revolvers to sell at the shop.

Authorities in New Mexico contacted the police in Colorado. On May 10, undercover detectives met with Newton and offered to buy the stolen gun.

He was arrested and police recovered the stolen revolver. He is being held in the Jefferson County Detention Center pending extradition.-[source]

Culiacan. The secretary of state Public Safety, Francisco Cordova Celaya, reported that members of criminal groups wear similar clothes to [...]]]> DETECTION. Criminals killed by soldiers in Sinaloa, between April 28 and May 10, wore uniforms, helmets and boots, authorities reported. (Photo: UNIVERSAL ARCHIVE)
Sunday May 13, 2012
Javier Cabrera / Correspondent | The Universal

Culiacan. The secretary of state Public Safety, Francisco Cordova Celaya, reported that members of criminal groups wear similar clothes to uniforms bearing the Army and the various corporations to confuse the population.

He said that in recent events have secured three patrol vehicles cloned as local and federal police forces and a Hummer, olive green, with a 50 caliber Barret rifle-mounted.

He noted that in cases that have occurred between April 28 and May 10, in the municipalities of Choix, Guasave and Salvador Alvarado, criminals who have fallen killed by military forces wore uniforms, helmets and boots. He explained that the case raised on the Mexico-Nogales, at the entrance to the city of Guamuchil, in which five gunmen were killed, their clothing was similar to police and military elements.

He stressed that in this, where the five suspects were killed and their bodies were in an armored van, registration 76-26 VHWs that caught fire, there were helmets, boots and camouflage uniforms.-[source]

On April 28, 19 suspected gunmen were killed by soldiers during a clash.

According to official information, [...]]]> Elements of the Mexican Army stationed in the Ninth Military Zone were in a surveillance tours Hummer abandoned in the mountains of the town of Choix, which had a grenade launcher attachment, plus thousands of cartridges.

On April 28, 19 suspected gunmen were killed by soldiers during a clash.

According to official information, military personnel on a tour by land on a road between Old and Yecorato Homes in the community of Vinarerías, Choix, when armed men escaped detect military presence, leaving the abandoned luxury unit.

This is a Hummer H2, Sinaloa plates, which were superimposed. When staff reviewed 89 Infantry Battalion located the truck with thousands of cartridges, and an grenade launcher attachments.

The military said three thousand 637 cartridges caliber 7.62 x 39 AK-47 rifle, 711 of caliber 9 millimeter, 357 .223 caliber, for AR-15 rifle, .45 caliber was 49 and 49 of 5.7 x 28 to the gun called cop killer.

In the Hummer unit also found a grenade launcher attachment installed and eight mags, of whom seven are for goat horn (AK)  and one for AR-15.-[source]

Police found 15 handguns and fully-automatic weapons at the home where the two people, a man and a woman, were arrested, according to Elias Johnson, spokesman [...]]]> Authorities arrested two people and seized more than 100 pounds of marijuana along with automatic weapons during a raid Friday morning in a quiet Chandler neighborhood.

Police found 15 handguns and fully-automatic weapons at the home where the two people, a man and a woman, were arrested, according to Elias Johnson, spokesman for the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office.

Authorities forced their way into the home around 6:15 a.m. near Ray and McQueen roads, Johnson said. The suspects were asleep when the raid began.

Authorities used a no-knock search warrant, which needed court approval, because they felt there was a high risk of violent retaliation from those inside the home, Johnson said.

Weapons were found scattered throughout the house, including an AK-47, an Uzi, and an unspecified projectile launcher, Johnson said. One weapon was found in the pantry of the home.

The raid was part of a long-term investigation that included several federal and local agencies such as the Drug Enforcement Administration, Chandler Police Department and the Pinal County Narcotics Task Force, according to officials.

Some neighbors described the two arrested as quiet people who kept to themselves. The neighbors also said they never noticed anything suspicious in the peaceful neighborhood.

The DEA was not willing to comment on the investigation because it was still ongoing.-[source]

With his head destroyed with a gun known as the  ‘cop killer’, was found [...]]]> Note:  Another rare report of the 5.7 being used.  For the non gunnies, the ammo available here is the varmint load, not the armor piercing.  Rapid expansion, little penetration.  Original AP (armor piercing) ammo only available to governments.

With his head destroyed with a gun known as the  ‘cop killer’, was found the body of an unknown on side of the road, in the vicinity of the community of El Ranchito.

The discovery was made in about 23:00 pm yesterday, by locals that circulated on the road that leads from El Ranchito to the ejido Los Huizaches, who upon seeing the bloody subject gave notice to the authorities.

The police requested the presence of the Special Public Prosecutor in intentional homicide, who found the murder scene 15 cases of  5.7 x 28 mm gauge of so-called ‘cop killer’, which were collected as part of investigations.-[source]

The Colombian newspaper stated that the police investigation led to the arrest of 12 members of [...]]]> A group of U.S. soldiers was part of a network that sent cocaine from Colombia abroad and was disbanded after several months of investigations in this country and the nation’s north, said the newspaper El Tiempo.

The Colombian newspaper stated that the police investigation led to the arrest of 12 members of the network, including the American Deion Lemar Burton, who is imprisoned in a prison in Bogota since last October.

Lemar recalled that Deion was arrested when he tried to go through the migration positions of Bogota’s Eldorado airport without going through any review, citing its status as a noncommissioned officer of the U.S. Navy.

“His hustle and his insistence seemed suspicious to an agent of the former DAS (Administrative Department of Security-secret police), who ordered the case very closely requisition of uniform. They found 5.4 kilos of pure cocaine,” he added.

In giving details of the police operation, the Colombian newspaper stated that “this was the start of an investigation, six months later, have 12 people behind bars in the two countries.”

The publication revealed that the “partner” in Colombia, the U.S. military was Victor Manuel Ramirez, “said to be one of the heads of the foreign network used to move cocaine into Spain, Italy, Germany and France.”-[source]

While Customs and Border Protection officers were conducting operations, they were referred two Mexican nationals for a secondary inspection of their Dodge truck.

During the inspection, officers found [...]]]> A man was arrested for attempting to smuggle nearly 6,000 rounds of ammunition into Mexico through the Lukeville Port of Entry near Yuma on Friday.

While Customs and Border Protection officers were conducting operations, they were referred two Mexican nationals for a secondary inspection of their Dodge truck.

During the inspection, officers found 5,950 rounds of ammunition ranging from 7.62 x 39 mm to .50 caliber.

The vehicle and ammunition were processed for seizure.

The 34-year-old male driver was turned over to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security investigations. His female passenger was released.

Authorities did not release any names in this case.-[source]