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Law enforcement discovered a cache of weaponry and armor, including a machine gun and grenade launchers, along with Nazi paraphernalia during a raid of a home in Washington state, authorities said Tuesday.

Derek Sanders, the elected sheriff of Thurston County, said in a Facebook post that the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division asked his office for assistance Monday as an FBI special weapons and tactics team executed a search warrant in Lacey, near the state capitol of Olympia, “as a result of a violent robbery and theft of military weaponry/armor.”

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[–] supernicepojo@lemmy.world 45 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I dislike that the headline flippantly ignores the whole story of what precluded the raid on their house. They probably shouldnt have stolen from an army base…

[–] floo@retrolemmy.com 15 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Sounds like the beginnings of a fallout game…

[–] supernicepojo@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Theft….theft never changes

[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 40 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Derek Sanders, the elected sheriff of Thurston County

Reading this, I thought that was who was the owner of these items. Sad that one's mind goes immediately to a LEO being the nazi

[–] SPRUNT@lemmy.world 22 points 1 week ago

It IS sad, but it's also just playing the percentages.

[–] BigMacHole@sopuli.xyz 30 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They then APOLOGIZED for Infringing on this Proud American's RIGHTS and Promptly left!

[–] slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org 5 points 1 week ago

Oh no we made a mistake. That's a fine patriot and not a weed smoking black guy

[–] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Let me guess, everything was moved to mara-taco golf barn and the ones involved are going to be pardoned?

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago

He's going to be offered a job at ICE.

[–] ExtremeDullard 11 points 1 week ago

Derek Sanders, the elected sheriff of Thurston County,

For a minute, I thought they had raided Harlan Crow's residence. But his Nazi memorabilia collection is in Texas, not Washington state. Also, he's a well-connected billionnaire, so he's unlikely to be raided by anyone.

[–] SnarkoPolo@lemm.ee 7 points 1 week ago

They raided a Tr*mp administration official?

[–] shiroininja@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

That looks like an ICE supply closet

Oh look! They found a potential recruit!

[–] MoreFPSmorebetter@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Do those flags look like they were unfolded and put up at the same time 10 minutes before the picture was taken to anyone else?

I am generally not a conspiracy guy, but I have had my fair share of wall hung flags in my life and they don't look like that for very long.

They just look weirdly staged or planted.

[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 35 points 1 week ago (2 children)

There aren't a lot of companies selling high quality Nazi flags. Bargain bin polyester stays creased like that forever unless you iron it.

[–] MoreFPSmorebetter@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 week ago

Fair point lol.

Maybe I just got lucky with my Nazi flags. The creases were gone after a few days.

/s

[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What? Who's your Nazi flag guy?

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I've got a buddy who does WW2 reenactments if you need a new source. He collects Allied gear but obviously he knows guys on the "Other Team" as part of it.

Assuming you're not just being indignant at people knowing easily extrapolated facts.

[–] Manifish_Destiny@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I have an 8 year old pirate flag. I can see the creases still.

[–] MoreFPSmorebetter@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I have a similarly old redbull f1 flag on my wall at home. It doesn't have any creases anymore. I wonder if heat/humidity have anything to do with it. It does get hella hot here in the summer. Multiple days over 110 most summers.

[–] Eldritch@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

It's absolutely can. As well as the materials that it is made of.

[–] Ironfist79@lemmy.world -1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

No. You are spreading conspiracy theorist BS for something that has a perfectly logical explanation available. The flags hold creases if you don't iron them.

[–] MoreFPSmorebetter@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago

Calm down there brother. I just noticed something that looked off to me and was seeing if anyone else saw the same thing. Clearly most people agree it's just a cheap shitty flag that wasnt ironed. I must have gotten lucky with all my flags because none of them had creases or wrinkles after a few days of being hung up.