• If you enjoy the forum please consider supporting it by signing up for a NES Membership  The benefits pay for the membership many times over.

400 Bullet Proof Vests Stolen In NYC

Zappa

Zappa

Road Warrior
NES Member
Joined
May 14, 2008
Messages
63,159
Likes
51,092
Location
Living Free In The 603
Feedback: 28 / 0 / 0
not new guy said:
Criminals getting these 400 vests means it’s time for a big push to more tightly regulate vests. Wait for it.
Click to expand...
This. It is insane how politicians think. "If we had only made these vests illegal for non-LEO to own this wouldn't have happened! Let's ban them!" They just get dumber and dumber. God help us all.
 
Zappa said:
nypost.com

400 bulletproof vests set to be donated to Ukraine stolen in NYC: cops

About 400 used bulletproof vests that were supposed to be donated to Ukraine were stolen sometime overnight from a non-profit organization in Manhattan, police said Wednesday.
nypost.com nypost.com

I wonder how long until the first armed criminal is caught wearing one ???
Click to expand...

Found this little side article in that same link:
nypost.com

Womanâs âUTIâ was actually glass tumbler lodged in bladder for 4 years

The 45-year-old had come to hospital complaining of typical lower UTI (urinary tract infection) symptoms, such as leaking.
nypost.com nypost.com
 
These are the same Idiots in NYC (redundant) that wanted people to “donate” their AR’s and AK’s and let the government “store” them until they can get them over to Ukraine.

How difficult would it have been to pallet, wrap and load them in a locked trailer or storage container, behind a secured gate, and put a mouth breathing sheriff or two on detail until they are properly moved or picked up for air trans.

“Nahhhhh, f*** it, ya just stack them in the hallway here at Savor’s for now, we’re closing up at 5. I’m not dealing with these idiots all night.”

“What? No don’t worry about that. No ones going to steal them, don’t be so paranoid I know what I’m doing here, plus we got the new Ring cam after last weeks break-in and I’ll pull down the shades for the night too.”

Seriously though, there’s a literal shit ton of organized crime in NYC, from street level to legit Russian mafia, and all with eyes and ears around the city and inside LE and Fed org’s.

Not saying it’s Russians, but somebody got connections inside and enough manpower to pull it off.
 
Last edited:
Zappa said:
nypost.com

400 bulletproof vests set to be donated to Ukraine stolen in NYC: cops

About 400 used bulletproof vests that were supposed to be donated to Ukraine were stolen sometime overnight from a non-profit organization in Manhattan, police said Wednesday.
nypost.com nypost.com

I wonder how long until the first armed criminal is caught wearing one ???
Click to expand...
They were used and likely rated to stop handguns, .22 rimfires and shotgun pellets only.
I doubt they would be of much use against high-velocity rifle and machine gun fire.
 
TOM1960 said:
They were used and likely rated to stop handguns, .22 rimfires and shotgun pellets only.
I doubt they would be of much use against high-velocity rifle and machine gun fire.
Click to expand...
I didn’t see anything in the story that specified if they were soft armor or plates, but the picture they’re showing is for plates (which could also just be a stock photo some journalist cut and pasted for the story).

I’d think if they were soft armor they're probably well used, sweaty and nasty trade ins required every 5 yrs, but still very effective for pistol type rounds.

If they were plate carriers with decent plates, “used” just means “issued” and I’d bet 80% of them were never worn and still in new condition.
 
Zappa said:
I wonder how long until the first armed criminal is caught wearing one ???
Click to expand...
Someone please share a photo of them with the New York Times,
so that alert readers can be on the lookout.
DUpyj_d.jpg

NHCraigT said:
Found this little side article in that same link:
nypost.com

Womanâs âUTIâ was actually glass tumbler lodged in bladder for 4 years

The 45-year-old had come to hospital complaining of typical lower UTI (urinary tract infection) symptoms, such as leaking.
nypost.com nypost.com
Click to expand...
Green shot glass just in time for the holidays,
niiiice...

cams said:
Seriously though, there’s a literal shit ton of organized crime in NYC, from street level to legit Russian mafia, and all with eyes and ears around the city and inside LE and Fed org’s.
Click to expand...
After 9/11, the WTC debris were sent to the closed Fresh Kills landfill on Staten Island for forensic analysis.
Hijacking evidence, building failure analysis, recovery of personal property and human remains.

Some was sent by barge down the Hudson, but some was trucked there.

Connected truck drivers were redirecting their truckloads of debris
to mob junk yards, to steal the massive quantities of scrap steel girders.
It's not like the human remains were sorted out and sent onwards.[angry]

How's that for mobbed-up?

Rat187 said:
Does McNoob have an alibi....? [laugh]
Click to expand...
I came here to ask if @MGnoob is having a yard sale.[shocked]
 
AHM said:
Someone please share a photo of them with the New York Times,
so that alert readers can be on the lookout.
DUpyj_d.jpg


Green shot glass just in time for the holidays,
niiiice...


After 9/11, the WTC debris were sent to the closed Fresh Kills landfill on Staten Island for forensic analysis.
Hijacking evidence, building failure analysis, recovery of personal property and human remains.

Some was sent by barge down the Hudson, but some was trucked there.

Connected truck drivers were redirecting their truckloads of debris
to mob junk yards, to steal the massive quantities of scrap steel girders.
It's not like the human remains were sorted out and sent onwards.[angry]

How's that for mobbed-up?


I came here to ask if @MGnoob is having a yard sale.[shocked]
Click to expand...

I swear my current employer the day I started working there had a truck firearms gets stolen. But not from my location. Had a bunch of people calling me up asking me about it. I thought it was organized crime but turns out it was just a bunch of morons stole the wrong truck so I think they kept like 14 guns in the recovered the rest.

My vest doesn’t show up till Monday.. Strange coincidence about the theft though.

I’m sure hoping the vest Is light like I think it’s going to be…. I doubt we will be an issue and I’ll likely just be standing or sitting. Don’t anticipate a lot of running.

I’m glad I got mine from the manufacture even though it cost a little more. I hate to get tied up buying stolen body armor
 
Last edited:
Broccoli Iglesias said:
This is how he gets them for free.
Click to expand...
I just put on a “hi-c” or the “ Fruit punch” lipstick..

That’s a prison reference if you don’t get it I’m not gonna explain it.

I could’ve gotten the vest for free. But after I read everybody else’s testimonials, Which I couldn’t read until after I applied, I decided that I’m far too big of a piece of shit…. I also don’t have the time to sit around waiting for something I might actually need sooner then later.

I was supposed to start that job like last week. I finally got in touch with them today. They said they called me and I never got back to them. Which is impossible… Either way doesn’t look like I struck out it just looks like I might not get the position I was looking for.

My current job is pretty awesome I just like the people I work around. But I need to make that new NFA money because you always need a new NFA device….
 
Last edited:

Similar threads

Shooting past 400 yards
Replies
10
Views
254
Mountain
Mountain
Bullet Drop
2
Replies
48
Views
797
peterk123
P
True Velocity sues Sig Sauer, alleging stolen trade secrets
Replies
2
Views
98
PappyM3
PappyM3
Armed thieves in NYC steal $51K in Gucci items: video
Replies
12
Views
325
Dennis in MA
Dennis in MA
Man shot in the head in NYC subway during rush hour; person of interest in custody - UPDATE POST 16
2
Replies
49
Views
1K
Reptile
Reptile
Back
Top Bottom