How do i find out when a man broke into the kearny mesa armory & stole the tank?

Question

I need to know when this happened, and how to get ahold of a copy of a news story about this incident.

Answer 1

Your local library usually has access to newspaper archives. You can also download a copy on-line from the archives of newspapers that carried the story, for a price. An article about Shawn Timothy Nelson is at Wikipedia. See my source link.

"Shawn Timothy Nelson was a US Army veteran and unemployed plumber who, at the age of 35 and under the influence of methamphetamine, stole an M-60 Patton Tank from a National Guard Armory in San Diego, California and went on a rampage on May 17, 1995 destroying cars, fire hydrants, and even an RV, before being shot dead by police."