A California sheriff’s deputy is minus an AR-15 because he drove off with the gun lying on top of his patrol car’s trunk lid
People are always driving off with a cup of coffee sitting on top of the car’s roof. Worse yet, sometimes they drive off with their brief case or the day’s cash receipts sitting on to pf the car. And even worse than that, how about leaving an AR-15 sitting on top of the car’s trunk lid?
That’s exactly what an unnamed Orange County (California) sheriff’s deputy did Tuesday. The deputy walked out of the Southwest Operations Division's Aliso Viejo station around 7 p.m. to begin his patrol shift. He placed an AR-15 on top of the patrol car’s trunk lid. He either got distracted, or his mind wandered, because he got in the car and drove off without securing the gun inside the patrol car. Around 3:15 a.m. Wednesday, he discovered the rifle was gone.
According to the Los Angeles Times:
A search for the missing rifle was launched immediately.
"Numerous resources including reserve deputies, bloodhounds and investigative personnel immediately began a search of the area in and around the station as well as retracing the streets he drove on," the sheriff's department said in a prepared release.
The search for the rifle continues, and the sheriff's department appealed to the public Wednesday for help in locating the weapon.
I’ll bet that deputy is not only deeply embarrassed, but he’s also in deep shit. I’m sure he’s facing a couple or more days off without pay. And if the rifle is not recovered real soon, its cost will be deducted from the poor schmuck’s paycheck.
2 comments:
This is not uncommon. In my opinion the feds are the worst offenders. DOJ just revealed 1300 badges were missing or stolen along with numerous weapons. Most from simple loss or vehicle break-ins.
Whoops.
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