FBI Offering $15,000 Reward for Stolen Firearms

The Boston Division of the FBI is offering a reward up to $15,000 for information leading to the recovery of the remaining six firearms stolen from the United States Army Reserve Center in Worcester.

A total of 16 weapons (six M-4 rifles and ten M-11 pistols) were stolen from the facility sometime between the evening hours of Saturday, Nov. 14, and early morning hours of Sunday, Nov. 15.

To date, ten weapons have already been recovered, including all six M-4 rifles.

The outstanding stolen weapons are:
• Six M-11 pistols (Sig Sauer model P228, 9mm)

Photographs of firearms similar to those stolen are attached to this article. Note the ‘U.S.’ government etching unique to these weapons.

The FBI continues to devote significant resources to locate and recover these firearms and remove them from the possession of the unauthorized individual(s) who may have them. All local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies were quickly made aware of the theft and are assisting the FBI as warranted.

A New York judge ordered James Morales, 34, accused of the armory theft in Worcester to stand federal weapons charges in Massachusetts. He will face federal weapons charges in connection with breaking in to the Lincoln Stoddard Army Reserve on Saturday.

The former Army reservist was arrested was arrested in New York on Wednesday evening. Walker is accused of stealing six rifles and 10 pistols that are valued at more than $1,000.

“We’re asking anyone with information about the location of these weapons to come forward, and anyone who may have access to these weapons to turn them in to either the FBI or their local police department,” said Harold H. Shaw, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Boston Division, in a statement.

Anyone with information should contact the FBI immediately at 1-617-742-5533.