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Title: Officer loses gun........
Post by: cookie62 on February 05, 2008, 06:19:08 PM

http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2008/02/05/searchers_fan_out_to_find_lost_gun

Title: Re: Officer loses gun........
Post by: Hazcat on February 05, 2008, 07:40:38 PM

Brilliant!  ::)

Title: Re: Officer loses gun........
Post by: Pathfinder on February 05, 2008, 08:13:38 PM

Well, that's nice. Of course he is a trained professional and in Illinois only trained professionals are allowed to carry concealed. After all, we're just careless, hapless civilians and we might do something stupid with a gun, like, oh, I don't know, leave it on the roof of the car and drive off after forgetting about it?

It's probably already on its way to the streets of the people's republik of chikago

Title: Re: Officer loses gun........
Post by: leatherman92 on February 05, 2008, 09:06:27 PM

why would you put a gun the roof of a car anyway?

Title: Re: Officer loses gun........
Post by: Dakotaranger on February 05, 2008, 11:12:10 PM

If I were a chief of police somewhere I don't think I'd broadcast that we have a lost firearm

Title: Re: Officer loses gun........
Post by: Glock-18 on February 06, 2008, 12:37:50 AM

Wow.... he really needs to be more careful. what if a small kid got to it and he started shooting at people thinking he was playing army or something.

Title: Re: Officer loses gun........
Post by: pioneer on February 06, 2008, 03:32:47 PM

Quote from: Dakotaranger on February 05, 2008, 11:12:10 PM

If I were a chief of police somewhere I don't think I'd broadcast that we have a lost firearm

There have been several similar cases over the years, including two that I know of by chiefs of police, one of them from my alma mater PD.  Most officer guns get left in restrooms stalls.   

(http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb294/pioneer461/Police/130-224.jpg)

Title: Re: Officer loses gun........
Post by: unique on February 06, 2008, 04:12:08 PM

Maybe 5-6 years ago I found a black canvas alongside the road, along with other stuff, had a badge, ID, and gun.  I called the officer and he had a uniformed patrol officer pick it up, never so much as a thank you.

Title: Re: Officer loses gun........
Post by: Diplomat on February 07, 2008, 01:00:40 AM

Wow what a nightmare.

What kind of cop carries a gun without one in the chamber? Oh ya, I guess the kind that puts his gun on top of car.

I hope they find it... But i think its gone.

If its local news to you, please keep us posted.