Uh Oh.... another gun got lost.....

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GUN LOST: Battle Creek police are searching for a handgun lost Tuesday by an off-duty officer. Police said the officer placed his loaded .40 caliber Glock handgun on the roof of his car near the intersection of Michigan and Kimber avenues and then forgot it as he pulled away. Commander Jackie Hampton said the officer realized when he arrived at a school on Wagner Drive near Bailey Park that he had left it on the car. Several officers searched the route along Michigan Avenue, Ridgemoor Street, Goodale Avenue, Roosevelt Avenue and Wagner Drive but were not able to find the gun. Anyone with information about the gun is being asked to call 911.

http://www.battlecreekenquirer.com/news/stories/20040424/localnews/285559.html

...course, I'd be careful when turning it in, you might still wind up cuffed and in the back of a police cruiser....
 
If they sold the found gun from private party to private party. Nothing since they did not record the serial number with anyone. However, if your in a state that records serial numbers to the owner (Michigan) or required to record the serial number with the locals upon transfer of ownership.... watch out. In Michigan, Every gun needs to be registered to an owner and will have it's own ID card listing you as an owner. Before you buy a gun, you need to go to the county clerk/policce station to get a permit to buy.

I had past experiance in Michigan concerning the track of the serial number to the person. I just inherited a 1911 that had been in the family for over 75 years in a different state, originally from the armorer. Like a good citizen took said gun to county clerk for a safety check (ha, Ha), and they ran the serial number. It came back stolen. The they were going to keep the gun... I debated with them about the history. They dug deeper into the discription with the desk sargent and found that it was a 6 shot... Revolver. Now it's mine lawfully... It was tense for a bit.

Just thinking about that experiance, I thought it was great that if a gun was reported stolen that it could be returned to the rightful owner, if found during a transfer such as this. In retrospect, now the State knows what I have. Just a little invasion of privacy... If your moving to Michigan, Beware...
 
.......on the roof of his car near the intersection of Michigan and Kimber avenues and then forgot it as he pulled away.
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Doesn't anyone else find that ironic?

Ed
 
Ya....

A Glock on Kimber street. The address must be 40 something...
 
:uhoh: I guess Barney Fife will get re-trained on weapon retention. On top of the car? Why was it unholstered again?

I am more concerned about the scratches resulting from hitting the pavement :eek:
 
Ok FIRST why was his pistol out of its holster, and SECOND why in God's name did he put it on top of his car at all?
 
I lost three cellphone putting them on top of the car. I would never put a gun on top of the car. This cop must not have been thinking.
 
Anytime that something like this happens, it not a good thing. I would not be too hard on the officer, since it is an item that they have everyday. How many times have anyone seen someone drive off with their coffee on top of the car, or other items? I know of 2 incidents at the range, where guns were left behind:what:

Not LEO either, just someone shooting, who got distracted on something else, and mind wandered.
 
It would be amusing if he put his radio on his roof and drove away. However, I'm amazed by the number of stories of law enforcment officers being careless with their guns.

Considering the number of police in the US, these stories are pretty rare, but there are still way too many.
 
Last summer a cop in Detroit somehow managed to misplace his ar15 on the side of the road, with 2 loaded clips what an a$$. I only see 2 types of cops the old men and "hey don't I look cool I have a gun and power" type. I am considering going to college to get my criminal justice degree, but these things make me reconsider. Some people are just to dumb to own a gun, ok Ill stop ranting.
 
If this gun turns up in a school yard, wonder if anything will be done to the officer, or will they use it to ban civilians weapons again....:fire: :banghead:
 
Keyhole...

I would not be too hard on the officer, since it is an item that they have everyday. How many times have anyone seen someone drive off with their coffee on top of the car, or other items?
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Well, like C Yeager asked...
Ok FIRST why was his pistol out of its holster, and SECOND why in God's name did he put it on top of his car at all?
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Not too unusual to have a cup of coffee in my furry little paw. Then when writing or digging in a pocket for change or whatever, the cup gets set down, maybe on the car.
But why is the gun OUT of the holster? Certainly the officer didn't draw down on a suspect, then put his gun on the car to handcuff said suspect?

I'll be first to admit I have my moments of brainfade. This is abusing the priviledge.
 
its obvious the glock got freaked out when it saw what intersection it was at, and bolted for fear of having to face its old rival Mr K. the two never got along, and even though the glock had plenty of friends, he knew that experienced gunnys would choose a steel framed 1911 over some cheesy tupperware any day of the week.
 
Maybe it was cased up? That's the only scenario I can think of that wouldn't scream "What the F&#$ are you doing?!" if I were to do it myself.

Unholster gun and place on top of car? Not going to happen, at least not with me.
Put a guncase on a car and drive away? Far far more likely.
 
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