FBI seeking submachine gun stolen from agent’s car in East Bay

The FBI is missing a submachine gun and a bulletproof vest and is seeking the public’s help to track down the tactical gear.

The items were stolen from a special agent’s vehicle on the evening of Jan. 8 or the morning of Jan. 9 in either Concord, Orinda or Lafayette, according to a brief statement released Friday by the FBI’s field office in San Francisco.

The FBI is being assisted by the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office to “locate and recover items in the interest of public safety,” according to the statement.

In September, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill requiring people who leave guns in unattended vehicles, including law enforcement officers, to lock them in a trunk or in a container that is not left in plain sight.