free pass to the unemployment office, a dishonorable discharge, or both. Other charges optional.also in this story: WHAT A DUMBASS - LEAVING A NOTE! Let the handwriting analysis and fingerprinting begin (on the weapons, the pay phone and the note of apology)! Is everyone in Utah STUPID / BRAIN DEAD? In Miami, those rifles would already be on a boat headed toward South America! Here in Utah, they not only return them, but leave a NOTE OF APOLOGY!
Major Smith's comment about "return these weapons back" makes the grammar police in my head CRINGE. In addition, The AP story itself (which was written in Utah) contained a typo.
Case of rifles missing from Hill AFB found
HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah (AP) - Hill Air Force Base says a missing case of M-16 assault rifles has been found.
In an 11:30 press conference, officials said that an anonymous person calling from a Layton pay phone said that the rifles were back on that base at the horse stables.
Officials said the person likely had a change of heart. They thanks [sic] the media for the many reports on the story.
“I cannot thank you enough,” said Col Linda Meddler. “What you did in getting our story out, we really think made the difference in getting these weapons back to our installation. “We think that he saw these news reports and decided the best thing to do would be to return these weapons back,” said Major Shannon Smith.
Officials believe the case fell off a government truck while the vehicle was moving on the base Tuesday.
“This was a simple mistake,” said Smith. Someone forgot to put the tailgate up on the HUMV.”
The suspect is believed to have access to the base and has base credentials. They say the suspect left a note of apology.
“This gentleman has taken the first step to making this situation right but we really want to take this opportunity to tell him to take the next step and turn himself in,” said Smith.
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