50 guns, 3,000 rounds ammo hauled off with stolen truck

[livingston]

Denver... 50 guns, 3,000 rounds ammo hauled off with stolen truck​

Someone stole some 50 firearms and 3,000 rounds of ammunition. As Alliyah Sims reports, the thief used a truck also stolen from the home to haul out a gun safe and tools.

 

[Hochulsucks1234]

Only 3,000 rounds? The unwritten rule is 3k rounds PER gun.

 

[ManualF150]

Heck, back in the day, I've blown through 3k rounds in a day at the range when ammo was considerably cheaper.

That was a mix of multiple calibers, but mostly .22LR. Easy to go through that stuff plinking around.

 

[lrick]

"we never had a reason to put up security"....then you just haven't been paying attention. The time to add security is before you have a reason.

Not trying to blame them but damn...

Those folks have probably been scoped for a while.

Curious if the safe was bolted down. Obviously not well enough but there was enough muscle to move it, might have been enough to rip it loose.
But then again we've all heard stories about thieves cutting out a section of wall or floor.

So here's a suggestion in addition to wall and floor mounting....
if possible, position safes back to back on opposite sides of a wall, then through bolt them together using threaded rod. If they want what's inside they have little choice but to crack them open right there.

Something like this. Even better if both safes are enclosed in closets to limit leverage room for pry-bar attacks.


For grinder attacks, I'd add smoke alarms in those spaces, ideally connected to a security system, but even if not the alarm may be enough to scare them away.

No doubt if they want in bad enough they'll get in. The point is to make it tougher and take longer.

 

[C3D]

For those who hate watching videos:

ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. — Multiple firearms, ammunition, tools, a gun safe and a truck were stolen Saturday evening in Arapahoe County.

The Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office (ACSO) said the items were taken from an out building of a home located in the 21000 block of East Highway 30. That area is just east of Buckley Space Force Base near E-470 and Gun Club Road.

A Dodge truck stolen from the property was used to hook up to the gun safe and pull it from the building, according to the sheriff's office. The white 2016 Ram 5500 was found in Castle Rock on Thursday, the sheriff's office said.

Truck recovered, guns and ammo still unaccounted for, sheriff's office says

The Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office said the theft happened Saturday, Oct. 21 at around 6:30 p.m.

www.9news.com

 

[Saltwater60]

I’m amazed that they were able to lift the safe that was loaded with all that stuff.

 

[Uninformed and Compliant]

The joke will be on them when they try to sell those guns but the buyers fail the background check and refuse to take the 72 hour class and cannot pass the 9 hour live fire certification!

 

[Acer-m14]

Under cover AFT ..

another fast and furious

 

[Zerex]

Guns and ammo simply moved to the back end of the building.............

 

[ManualF150]

For those who hate watching videos:

ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. — Multiple firearms, ammunition, tools, a gun safe and a truck were stolen Saturday evening in Arapahoe County.

The Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office (ACSO) said the items were taken from an out building of a home located in the 21000 block of East Highway 30. That area is just east of Buckley Space Force Base near E-470 and Gun Club Road.

A Dodge truck stolen from the property was used to hook up to the gun safe and pull it from the building, according to the sheriff's office. The white 2016 Ram 5500 was found in Castle Rock on Thursday, the sheriff's office said.

Truck recovered, guns and ammo still unaccounted for, sheriff's office says

The Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office said the theft happened Saturday, Oct. 21 at around 6:30 p.m.

www.9news.com

That's one nice truck... Cummins and all.

 

[spat]

"we never had a reason to put up security"....then you just haven't been paying attention. The time to add security is before you have a reason.

Not trying to blame them but damn...

Those folks have probably been scoped for a while.

Curious if the safe was bolted down. Obviously not well enough but there was enough muscle to move it, might have been enough to rip it loose.
But then again we've all heard stories about thieves cutting out a section of wall or floor.

So here's a suggestion in addition to wall and floor mounting....
if possible, position safes back to back on opposite sides of a wall, then through bolt them together using threaded rod. If they want what's inside they have little choice but to crack them open right there.

Something like this. Even better if both safes are enclosed in closets to limit leverage room for pry-bar attacks.
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For grinder attacks, I'd add smoke alarms in those spaces, ideally connected to a security system, but even if not the alarm may be enough to scare them away.
Or you could wire it to one of these
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No doubt if they want in bad enough they'll get in. The point is to make it tougher and take longer.

Just run a 240v line to it. Put it on a switch on a wall that isn't right by the safe. Remember to turn it off before opening: )

Your move assholes.

 

[lrick]

Under cover AFT ..

another fast and furious

Yeah I thought the same at first but no dead dog to confirm so......

 

[lrick]

Just run a 240v line to it. Put it on a switch on a wall that isn't right by the safe. Remember to turn it off before opening: )

Your move assholes.

Without getting into a detailed discussion on how to electrify a safe on this *ahem* site, there are reasons that wouldn't work so well, unless your robbers are barefoot or you build a moat around your safe.... but I get your point...

I've been bit by 277v, one time was even hand to hand - one hand holding onto a Unistrut trough for support and the other hit an open Scotchlock buried in the trough - I fukkin hate Scotchlocks ....hurts, and almost shook me from the ladder, but not necessarily the instant-blow-out-your-lungs-death-sentence of a 9mm.

 

[spat]

Without getting into a detailed discussion on how to electrify a safe on this *ahem* site, there are reasons that wouldn't work so well, unless your robbers are barefoot or you build a moat around your safe.... but I get your point...

I've been bit by 277v, one time was even hand to hand - one hand holding onto a Unistrut trough for support and the other hit an open Scotchlock buried in the trough - I fukkin hate Scotchlocks ....hurts, and almost shook me from the ladder, but not necessarily the instant-blow-out-your-lungs-death-sentence of a 9mm.

For sure, it's unlikely to be a kill shot.

But I wouldn't fancy running an angle grinder on a live conductor at 240v either.

If you really wanted it to be a kill shot, then get an old microwave oven transformer and some big HV capacitors.

 

[Acer-m14]

this fucker zapped me .. used to work on them .. RF welding machines ..

the bleeder resistors on the HV Cap were bad and didn't bleed the cap down ..

why i reach in with the back of my hand ..

only 7K volts on the plate

https://frank.pocnet.net/sheets/140/3/3CX15000A7.pdf

 

[Uninformed and Compliant]

this fucker zapped me .. used to work on them .. RF welding machines ..

the bleeder resistors on the HV Cap were bad and didn't bleed the cap down ..

why i reach in with the back of my hand ..

only 7K volts on the plate

https://frank.pocnet.net/sheets/140/3/3CX15000A7.pdf

I know what that is.

Ouch.

 

[Cooolone]

As to a house safe or contents... Loose lips sink ships! Somebody knew what was there and went and got it! Simple!

Better than a safe is to build a false wall, etc. That nobody knows about... Just sayin'