Vehicle burglary case leads to massive cache of weapons, rocket propelled grenade launcher, explosive device
A vehicle burglary in the high desert community of Barstow led to a major bust of weapons, assault rifles, and even a military-grade explosive device 90 miles away in San Dimas.
The Barstow Police Department said the investigation into a vehicle burglary and personal property theft on May 25 led them to San Dimas and the 500 block of Valley Center Avenue.
They served a search warrant at the property and discovered a massive cache of weapons inside. Among the items confiscated:
51 firearms, including several unregistered assault rifles
A military-grade explosive device
A rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) launcherDetectives say they recovered the victim’s stolen property from the vehicle burglary, which was valued at $10,000, and then discovered the cache of weapons.
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