A pickup truck stolen in Vermont, reported to have weapons and body armor inside, was found in Massachusetts Tuesday morning, but after a sweep by a SWAT team, the weapons weren't found, police said.
The truck was stolen from Whitingham, Vermont, overnight and located by Palmer police at an apartment building on Gay Street about 9:30 a.m., according to Massachusetts State Police. They sent troopers and tactical units, including their Special Tactical Operations team.
As the investigation began, state police tweeted that they had closed off the area, but didn't provide more information.
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At the apartment building, the officers didn't find anyone with the truck, and when they closed off the area to look inside, they didn't see any weapons inside, police said. The person suspected of stealing the truck wasn't inside the apartment building or a house nearby.
No arrests were announced, and the investigation into the theft of the truck and possible theft of the weapons continued Tuesday afternoon, police said.
Police shared an image of a person in a red sweatshirt and asked anyone with information about them to call Vermont investigators at 802-722-4600 or to leave an anonymous tip at vsp.vermont.gov/tipsubmit.
