Minneapolis police have arrested a man who allegedly stole 27 handguns from a UPS facility where he worked.
The Police Department’s Northside Community Response Team tracked the suspect to Mystic Lake Casino where they took him into custody and recovered narcotics and thousands of dollars in cash.
Officers recovered eight of the missing guns, police said in a Facebook posting.
Minneapolis police are working with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to locate 19 handguns that are still missing.
The thefts occurred at a distribution center on NE. Broadway. In late March, between 10 and 12 guns had been taken out of shipping boxes being loaded onto trucks, a police report said.
An internal investigation showed the suspect “was taking boxes off trucks outside of normal procedures” and then observed with something concealed in his pants and under his shirt, the police report said.
The 33-year-old suspect was observed near the end of his shift on March 26, the police report said.
The suspect was taken to the Hennepin County jail and later released. He could face weapons and narcotics charges, police said. Charges have yet to be filed.
