The subject was the manager of a weapons store located within the Los Angeles Police Academy.
The manager of a weapons store located inside the Los Angeles Police Academy he was arrested on the charges of theft of arms and illegal sale.
Buyers were various officers from the Sheriff's Department and the Los Angeles Police Department and they would have been for personal use, as reported by the L.A. Times.
Archi Duenas, 33 years old, was known to many officers who frequent the place because he had been working for Los Angeles Police Revolver and Athletic Club, who manages the weapons store, a uniform store, and a cafe located at the LAPD training facility.
Authorities suspect that the subject stole at least 30 weapons. Sales would have been made without the necessary paperwork and at a reduced price.
A source told the newspaper that this could expose to those bought into criminal charges because the officers know the legal requirements and prices of weapons.
Authorities noted the theft of weapons and sales irregularities in one of the routine audits last month. During the investigation they would have found several empty gun boxes.
