A new $ 103,000 3D printer capable of manufacturing "ghost gun" parts went missing from the Brooklyn MTA depot earlier this year. .. Appearing, Post learned.
The printer was delivered to the Pitkin Railroad Yard on March 24th, but was not reported missing until April 5th, 12 days later.
The MTA Inspector General has focused its investigation of the missing device into a group of yard supervisors, according to two sources familiar with the investigation.
Sources said the device, which can be used to mass-produce parts of so-called ghost guns manufactured and sold in the black market, is exposed to the wind.
"Can be used to print firearm parts," they warned. "The lack of supervision here cost the agency over $ 100,000 and probably put people at risk."
MTA IG personnel confirmed that the investigation was underway.
According to a source close to the survey, MTA workers interviewed about printer swipes were not asked if they could be used to make ghost guns.
"Most of the questions were related to the supervisor," sources said. "It was the supervisor who knew what was in the box. He was the one who approved the order and had access to many keys.
"Investigators didn't ask about ghost guns. Transit workers don't make ghost guns," the insider added. ..
"They asked the workers," What do you make with a 3D printer? " Printers are used to make train parts instead of going to the catalog.
The MTA representative confirmed that the printer was "theft". Transport authorities, who have faced many deadly shootings in recent months, did not immediately comment on how easy it is to swipe such potentially dangerous items.
"The MTA noticed the theft of a 3D printer from a depot in Brooklyn and took immediate action to investigate," MTA spokesman Dave Steckel said in a statement. ..
"Thanks to the Inspector General's Office for providing us with the resources to determine the facts that support law enforcement."
MTA officials said Thursday. Condemned the Supreme Court's decision, which broke a 100-year-old law in New York that restricted the carrying of hidden firearms.
"The presence of a gun in a delicate place like New York's transportation is an unacceptable risk," MTA legal adviser Page Graves said in a statement.
"In light of this Supreme Court ruling, we have begun drafting appropriate rules to keep dangerous weapons away from subways, buses and commuter trains."
NYPD confirmed that police were investigating a robbery in the Pitkinyard and fixed the cost of the printer at $ 103,000.
No arrests have been made.
Additional report by Tina Moore
