Martinez California Highway Patrol Office Loses Assault Rifle And Ammo To Thief Who Cut Fence And Broke Into Patrol Cars

MARTINEZ, CALIFORNIA – A thief cut through a fence at the California Highway Patrol’s Martinez office early Tuesday, broke into numerous cruisers, and made off with a semiautomatic rifle and ammunition, authorities said.
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The theft was discovered about 12:30 a.m. in the locked parking lot of the Highway Patrol office at 5001 Blum St., said CHP Officer Tom Maguire. The culprit cut through the fence, broke into several Ford Crown Victoria cruisers, and stole the AR-15 semiautomatic rifle and ammunition, Maguire said.

No arrests have been made.

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