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Worcester weapons theft suspect collared in New York, FBI says

Worcester weapons theft suspect collared in New York, FBI says

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BOSTON – A man accused of child rape in May was named in an FBI affidavit Wednesday as a suspect in the theft of six M4 automatic rifles and 10 military pistols from a U.S. Army Reserve center in Worcester last weekend. Authorities apprehended the man, James W. Morales, hours later in New York. The theft by the former Army reservist was not terrorism-related, the FBI said, according to the Associated Press.

BOSTON – A man accused of child rape in May was named in an FBI affidavit Wednesday as a suspect in the theft of six M4 automatic rifles and 10 military pistols from a U.S. Army Reserve center in Worcester last weekend. Authorities apprehended the man, James W. Morales, hours later in New York. The theft by the former Army reservist was not terrorism-related, the FBI said, according to the Associated Press.…