![]() ![]() The Hermosa Police Department received five Heckler and Koch 9 mm machine guns for 58-not 40-weapons, Ferrin said. In fact, when the trade was completed in December, the weapons went to Interstate Arms Corp., a national gun dealer whose Western headquarters are in Northridge. He also told the council that the arms probably would be sold to “rural area” law enforcement agencies. ![]() ![]() Wisniewski replied that criminals usually seek guns that are easy to conceal, and the weapons in the exchange were mostly shotguns and rifles. They argued that if the weapons were bought by a gun dealer, they could end up in the hands of criminals, who might use them against the Hermosa Beach police force in the future. In the August meeting, Wisniewski proposed trading about 40 surplus firearms-some of which were confiscated by police in drug busts-for machine guns sought by the Police Department.īut council members and citizens objected. The most serious allegation leveled against the chief, according to Ferrin, is that he misled the council regarding the 1991 weapons swap. ![]() Val Straser has been appointed to fill the public safety director’s post temporarily.įerrin’s initial severance talks with Wisniewski, a 90-minute session Wednesday afternoon, marked the pair’s first meeting since the city manager put the chief on administrative leave March 4. Public safety director since 1986, Wisniewski, 46, oversees the city’s police and fire departments. ![]()
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