16 weapons missing after break-in at Army Reserve center

BOSTON — Investigators are searching for an unidentified male suspect following a break-in at an Army Reserve center in central Massachusetts.

Worcester City Manager Edward Augustus said in a statement Monday that 16 weapons were taken from the Lincoln Army Reserve Center in Worcester.

The break-in occurred between 6 p.m. on Saturday and 1 a.m. on Sunday, according to the statement.

Firefighters and police responded to an 8:39 a.m. Sunday call from an employee reporting smoke and signs of a break-in.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker described some of the weapons as high caliber, including what he said were at least a couple of rifles.

The FBI has said that terrorism isn't suspected.

Descriptions of the missing weapons have been entered into the National Crime Information Center, an online database searchable by law enforcement.

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