© 2026 Connecticut Public

FCC Public Inspection Files:
WEDH · WEDN · WEDW · WEDY
WEDW-FM · WNPR · WPKT · WRLI-FM
Public Files Contact · ATSC 3.0 FAQ
Donate
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Suspect Arrested in Firearms Theft From Massachusetts Armory

Connecticut Public Radio | By The Associated Press
Published November 19, 2015 at 1:14 PM EST
1 of 2
An M4 rifle.
Peter Hellberg flickr.com/photos/peterhellberg/5040911035 / Creative Commons
2 of 2
Sig Sauer M11 handgun.
BankingBum / Wikimedia/Creative Commons

The FBI has made an arrest in connection with the theft of 16 firearms from a Massachusetts Army Reserve armory.

According to an FBI affidavit, James Morales was arrested in New York on Wednesday.

Six M4 rifles and 10 Sig Sauer M11 handguns were stolen from the Lincoln Stoddard U.S. Army Reserve Center in Worcester last weekend.

The theft was reported Sunday morning.

The FBI affidavit said Morales was tied to the theft through DNA evidence as well as an electronic monitoring bracelet that he is wearing because he is out on bail on a child rape charge.

Morales is scheduled to appear in federal court in New York on Thursday. It could not immediately be determined if he has a lawyer.

The FBI has said that the theft is not terrorism related.
News
The Associated Press
The Associated Press is one of the largest and most trusted sources of independent newsgathering, supplying a steady stream of news to its members, international subscribers and commercial customers. AP is neither privately owned nor government-funded; instead, it's a not-for-profit news cooperative owned by its American newspaper and broadcast members.
See stories by The Associated Press

Federal funding is gone.

Congress has eliminated all funding for public media.

That means $2.1 million per year that Connecticut Public relied on to deliver you news, information, and entertainment programs you enjoyed is gone.

The future of public media is in your hands.

All donations are appreciated, but we ask in this moment you consider starting a monthly gift as a Sustainer to help replace what’s been lost.

Donate

SOMOS CONNECTICUT is an initiative from Connecticut Public, the state’s local NPR and PBS station, to elevate Latino stories and expand programming that uplifts and informs our Latino communities. Visit CTPublic.org/latino for more stories and resources. For updates, sign up for the SOMOS CONNECTICUT newsletter at ctpublic.org/newsletters.

SOMOS CONNECTICUT es una iniciativa de Connecticut Public, la emisora local de NPR y PBS del estado, que busca elevar nuestras historias latinas y expandir programación que alza y informa nuestras comunidades latinas locales. Visita CTPublic.org/latino para más reportajes y recursos. Para noticias, suscríbase a nuestro boletín informativo en ctpublic.org/newsletters.

Federal funding is gone.

Congress has eliminated all funding for public media.

That means $2.1 million per year that Connecticut Public relied on to deliver you news, information, and entertainment programs you enjoyed is gone.

The future of public media is in your hands.

All donations are appreciated, but we ask in this moment you consider starting a monthly gift as a Sustainer to help replace what’s been lost.

Donate

Connecticut Public’s journalism is made possible, in part by funding from Jeffrey Hoffman and Robert Jaeger.