Authorities in Georgia are offering a reward for information that leads to the arrest of people suspected of stealing two firearms out of police vehicles then setting the cars on fire.
The incident happened during the first week of protests in Atlanta that erupted following the police custody death of George Floyd on May 25.
"During the civil unrest, and later rioting and looting that plagued the Zone 5 area of operations, these three vehicles were destroyed," an Atlanta police officer said in the report. "All three vehicles were unoccupied, and no officers were injured as a direct result of the destruction of the vehicles."
Atlanta detectives are investigating who took the guns and set fire to the police vehicles, but so far they have no suspects.
Two of the vehicles were completely burned, according to the report. One semi-automatic rifle was stolen from one of the burned vehicles.
Another police car that was parked nearby was also declared a loss after the flames from the burning vehicles spread. A semi-automatic rifle was also missing from that third vehicle, police said.
"In general we don’t know necessarily if it’s the protesters or if it’s just somebody taking advantage of the situation," she told the outlet. "I feel like more so the people breaking into the buildings and people who are stealing stuff out of cop cars—some of them are just taking advantage of the situation."
Georgia authorities have offered a reward of up to $2,000 for anyone who steps forward and provides a tip that leads to an arrest.