Clifford Helm Meet Clifford Helm. Mr. Helm is the primary suspect in the theft of 29 weapons—including machine guns—and 20,000 rounds of ammunition stolen in Indianapolis this past Friday night/early Saturday morning. His accomplice Linda Panken is also cooling her heels in jail. Helm said that he “had no idea” what was in the trailer when he stole it, and yet, when authorities came knocking at his door, he’d already managed to unload roughly 20 of the weapons. Authorities are very tight-lipped about which guns are missing, but I suspect it is far to assume that they include automatic weapons.

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