They stole my Sig Sauer!!

Status
Not open for further replies.
M

Mr. Bojangles

Member
Joined
Nov 14, 2008
Messages
415
Location
Kennewick, WA
I had my Sig Sauer P220 stolen from my pickup from in front of my house last Monday night. I did not realize it until the morning. The jerk(s) broke in, took the gun out of the locked glovebox, left the holster and two spare magazines on the seat (not sure why). They did not take anything else.

I reported it to the Sheriff, as we live just outside of city limits. The Deputy who responded was very promot and professional, and recommended that I go in person with the police report to the local gun shops and pawn shops. I also plan on calling some of the shops in other towns that are about 1- 1 1/2 hours away.

I was wondering if it would also be a good idea to take out an ad in the local paper or nickel ads (our local free for-sale newspaper). I am willing to offer a reward of $500 for it.

I would also appreciate any other suggestions/tips/pointers. I do have the serial number for this firearm. If any of you in Southease Washington have any information please PM me.
 
I bought a cheap Norinco 54 -1 pistol and thats my truck gun. I got it for $ 200. So if worse comes to worse one steal s it, it would be not much. And i hope if the thief steals it dont know the controls he shoots himself. Good ending.!
 
I'm sorry about your loss but thinking your gun is a little naive and a lot of people make the mistake of thinking it's secure that way. Even a locked glovebox is not going to keep a determined thief away from your gun, most glovebox locks are weak to say the least and even an armature thief can force them open in no time. Also if you leave your holster and mags on the car seat you may as well be baiting thieves.

If you plan on leaving your gun in the car then take steps to keep it secure, they make fairly decent vehicle gun safes that bolt to the floor, it may not be enough to stop the most determined of thieves but it's more secure than a locked glovebox.

Hope you get you gun back!
 
Criminals rarely if ever use a holster, and they don't need extra mags, not for robberies where they usually don't try to start a shootout. Shoot the gun dry and ditch it, steal another.
 
You may want to consider who "knows" you kept your weapon in there. It sounds like they knew exactly what they were going for. You mentioned the glove box was locked.....but what about the vehicle?? You said they "broke in"......how?? Break the window? Jimmy the lock??

Sorry for the trouble. I'm sure the Sheriff will list the serial no. in NCIC so make sure he gets it.
 
Last edited:
Many of you feel that this was an inside job. I only moved to this area about 8 months ago, and like many of you who cc, I don't advertise it. There are three guys from work whom I shoot with, and aside from my spouse and a few people who live where I moved from (about two hours away), no one else knows I carry. Two of the guys I work with were at work that night, and the third is a reliable family man who I am convinced would not steal it. The others in my hometown have no idea of my schedule or that I would leave the firearm in the glovebox (I rarely do, and chose a poor time to do so).

I should add that about one month ago there were a couple of cars that were broken in to two streets over.

I also do not routinely store the firearm in the glove box. The gun, holster, and magazines were all locked in the glove box out of view. There was nothing visible to let the intruder know there was a firearm in the vehicle. As far as leaving the firearm in the vehicle I know this was very foolish. The door was "jimmied" as indicated by scratches around the window felts and the glove box was pried open, possibly with a screwdiver.

I think it is likely they were after the stereo and after discovering their "treasure" they forgot about the stereo and left.

Thank-you all for your replies. I am still considering the idea of listing the firearm as stolen in classified ads with a $500 reward. I would like your input as to whether or not you think this is a good idea and if you have any other advice.
 
A $500 reward is pretty hefty. While $500 is less than what it would cost to get you a new one, not that much less. You don't mention which Sig, but figure a brand new one goes for between $650-1000 across the entire Sig model line. While I'd be pissed about having it stolen, I'm not sure I'd want it back if I had to pay 50-80% of the price of a new one. And that goes without saying that you can find excellent deals on used models.

I get that part of your motivation in offering the reward is that you want to see justice and see the person that nabbed it convicted. Sadly, prosecutors simply aren't going to think this is much of a big deal, and unless it was Charles Manson that stole your gun, they probably aren't going to be too interested in spending a whole lot of effort punishing the guy. If you were to find him. And he still had the gun. Or if he were to make incriminating statements talking about what amounts to a smash and grab kind of thing.

My $0.02.
 
Last edited:
I disagree, I have a J-Frame that I'd offer a similar reward for. I know this gun, I know it works and I have a lot of rounds through it.

Given the option to trade this one for a new one, I'd have to pass.
 
Must be a common feeling among us New Hampshireites,I have a old 1911 that is a member of my family(my gramps carried it in WWII),and I know what it cost back then.But I would offer $500 if stolen,no problem.......can't put a price on a family member.
 
This is why I keep a cheap gun in my truck and have a car alarm; I have some really nice guns, which I would prefer to keep in my truck, but I don't for this exact reason.

Just like "Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to destroy", I have a "do not store anything in your vehicle you are not willing to lose" rule.

Sorry for your loss. Hopefully it gets found!
 
VERY Irresponsible Handling

I guess This may seem harsh but this type of irresponsible action is exactly how many criminals get guns. This is also why many people think that by banning guns the criminals will not be able to get them. I live in a state where your guns must be unloaded and locked-up when they are not in your immediate vicinity. If less people did things such as locking your guns in a glovebox there would be less theft and less harassment from anti-gun people. I am sorry for your loss but even more sorry for the rest of us whom also have to suffer the consequences.
 
Why anyone would leave any weapon locked in a vehicle on the street at night is beyond me.


Every parked vehicle is a target for burglary, every night. Money, GPS receiver, credit cards, cell phone, power saw, computer, gun....
 
Sorry for your loss.
Probably a hard lesson to be learned here. (no doubt you're feeling it)

I've had 2 trucks broken into w/ the glove box and tool boxes rifled. Pissed me off to no end. I assume they were looking for weapons, biggest loss being tools, as I keep weaponry with me and it always goes inside at night.

Again, sorry for your loss. Hope it's not used in a crime against another "victim".

That'd be a tough nut for me to swallow, knowing it's all due to...
 
I wonder why the thief took the time to take the gun and mags out of the holster.

I figure it would be easier just to gank the entire thing.
 
I keep a gun in the car---but its long gun---locked in the trunk---locked in my garage which is below my bedroom---I don't worry much about it.
 
Some of you guys beating him up for leaving it in a locked car is beyond me. Maybe you guys who wrote those things should take a writing class to say things a bit more tactfully.

I bet I follow you around all day and monitor your behavior and actions you aren't perfect either.

Fun guys at the dinner table.
 
Condolences for sure.

Some time ago I began to realize how thoroughly our civilized society is becoming uncivilized ... how years of coddling criminal behavior in our national politics and on our streets has lowered the bar for tolerable behavior. Shameful behavior becomes acceptable, then even normal. Crimes are "understood" since the perp had a bad childhood ... and we should go easy on them and give them another chance. It is now accepted that millions of our youth are graduating from school without English, Math or communication skills ... and thus we leave our youth and young adults no realistic way to earn an honest living.

As we became a kinder, a more understanding and a more forgiving society, we have dramatically modified the social environment in which we all live ... AND NOW WE MUST MODIFY OUR OWN BEHAVIOR to compensate for what we have done. Consider the comment made above which I quote below:

[ Sadly, prosecutors simply aren't going to think this is much of a big deal, and unless it was Charles Manson that stole your gun, they probably aren't going to be too interested in spending a whole lot of effort punishing the guy.]

The lesson we are all learning (and you just got a really hard lesson for sure) is that with our increased willingness to tolerate criminal or anti-social behavior, we must also accept significantly more responsibility for protecting ourselves, our loved ones and our property. And we must do this with much more care.

We simply cannot set this many ne'er-do-wells loose on our streets and not expect our lives to change ... and change quite dramatically.
 
There are a couple of websites where you can put your stolen gun on I think one is hotgunz.com. I'd Google and put the serial number on all the ones that you can find. Best of luck to you.
 
Don't keep guns in your house

I disgusts me how so many of you lock your guns in your gun safes or closets in your homes. That's how guns get into the hands of criminals who use them to commit crimes and beat little puppy dogs. Don't you realize that criminals break into homes and steal guns. The same applies for your prescription drugs that you fail to keep on your person 24/7 to avoid theft. YOU are the cause of all their crimes and drug addictions!

Possession of guns and drugs should be outlawed for everybody except for people like me who duct tape them their bodies 24/7. :barf:
 
Status
Not open for further replies.

Similar threads

SSN Vet
  • Locked
SIG offers cash for clunkers....
Replies
14
Views
986
Acera
Acera
L
  • Locked
45 Sig = Criminal
2
Replies
28
Views
3K
mgregg85
M
R
  • Locked
Best way to sell firearms and get good prices.
Replies
13
Views
1K
Mudinyeri
M
W
  • Locked
Sig Sauer 225 newly acquired.
Replies
1
Views
532
a454me
A
G
  • Locked
Complicated Legal Question About The History of Sig Sauer.
Replies
1
Views
570
Frank Ettin
Frank Ettin
Back
Top