RICHMOND, Maine (AP) – Maine police investigating a 16-year-old suspected of theft discovered 4,000 rounds of ammunition, a bulletproof vest and helmet, a shotgun, a deactivated grenade and Nazi-related items during a search of his room.

The Kennebec Journal reports the boy was arrested on a theft charge July 12 for allegedly stealing more than $10,000 from his parents.

Police also confiscated makeshift weapons; a shotgun; and assorted materials,including a Nazi flag and an armband with a swastika on it.

Police said the boy was fascinated by military-related television shows.


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