View Full Version : Unmarked police car stolen with rifle inside
http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_18953227
Geology Rocks
09-22-2011, 10:41
oooppps. bring your shit inside at the end of your shift.
joe
sneakerd
09-22-2011, 11:00
That's a terrible area too. Figgered a copper would know better than to live around there, much less leave firearms in his vehicle overnight.
I can see this turning out to be quite a fun little adventure for local LEOs... I'm bringing another mag with me in my car in addition to the 2 I already have.
i guess he figured that being a cop makes you exempt from theft . hope he gets in trouble for negligence and they catch the thief
BushMasterBoy
09-22-2011, 12:00
Maybe the car has LoJack or Onstar? Prolly in a chop shop by now...
Colorado_Outback
09-22-2011, 12:05
Hopefully his chit was at least locked up in the trunk..
Zundfolge
09-22-2011, 13:15
http://www.reece-eu.net/gallery/var/resizes/funny/tactical-face-palm.jpg
SuperiorDG
09-22-2011, 13:34
I love how accurate they are with the AR15 Rifle and magazine description. I wounder if it is used in a crime if it will be redefined as an assault rifle with a clip.
I don't have a take home car, but my wife does.
I wouldn't leave my police vehicle in an apartment lot around there. Or anywhere.
I make enough to have a garage, and so does that Boulder Dep! He was probably seeing his chip. :D
This, boys and girls, is why you remove your weapon from your vehicle when it is unattended. Any bets that they devote a lot more resources to this case than if a private citizen had reported the same crime? Car theft = meh, firearm theft = meh+ about 1, combined it would usually warrant a junior detective for about an hour to make a few phone calls.
Guys, don't worry. The BATF will find the gun, they were just borrowing it. It wasn't "stolen".... hehehe
OneGuy67
09-22-2011, 13:53
I don't have a take home car, but my wife does.
I wouldn't leave my police vehicle in an apartment lot around there. Or anywhere.
I make enough to have a garage, and so does that Boulder Dep! He was probably seeing his chip. :D
Or, he was recently divorced and she got the house and child care/maintenance payments, so the apartment is all he can afford.
The rifle was probably his, so its his loss, not the agencies.
Or, he was recently divorced and she got the house and child care/maintenance payments, so the apartment is all he can afford.
The rifle was probably his, so its his loss, not the agencies.
I guess I was a bigger dick in my divorce. [Coffee]
I carry my own guns too. All that more reason to be careful. If it was an unmarked Taurus, it probably didn't have a rifle rack. Which means it was in a case in the trunk more than likely.
Hopefully, some big mouth car trespasser slips up before one of us encounters it on the street.
:/
I guess I was a bigger dick in my divorce. [Coffee]
I carry my own guns too. All that more reason to be careful. If it was an unmarked Taurus, it probably didn't have a rifle rack. Which means it was in a case in the trunk more than likely.
Hopefully, some big mouth car trespasser slips up before one of us encounters it on the street.
:/
Please let me be the one to encounter it on the street! I'd love to record that phone call:
"Boulder county sheriff's office."
Yeah I found your missing Taurus... looks like the guy who did it needs an ambulance too.
Zundfolge
09-22-2011, 14:09
I love how accurate they are with the AR15 Rifle and magazine description. I wounder if it is used in a crime if it will be redefined as an assault rifle with a clip.
Interesting ... you're probably right.
The tools of our masters are to be described with reverence and accuracy whereas us proles just be packin' gats with clips. [Tooth]
OneGuy67
09-22-2011, 14:30
I guess I was a bigger dick in my divorce. [Coffee]
I carry my own guns too. All that more reason to be careful. If it was an unmarked Taurus, it probably didn't have a rifle rack. Which means it was in a case in the trunk more than likely.
Hopefully, some big mouth car trespasser slips up before one of us encounters it on the street.
:/
I have an unmarked vehicle and the shotgun belongs to the state and the AR belongs to me that is in it. I don't have a garage to put the vehicle in; my wife insists she park in it. So my G-ride is on the driveway. I guess I'm also subject to all the ridicule the officer is getting from everyone here.
I'm sure it will be tracked to a mexican cartel incident.[LOL]
Please let me be the one to encounter it on the street! I'd love to record that phone call:
"Boulder county sheriff's office."
Yeah I found your missing Taurus... looks like the guy who did it needs an ambulance too.
I can only imagine what you would do with your ccw piece against a criminal with a stolen carbine and likely nothing to lose.
I have an unmarked vehicle and the shotgun belongs to the state and the AR belongs to me that is in it. I don't have a garage to put the vehicle in; my wife insists she park in it. So my G-ride is on the driveway. I guess I'm also subject to all the ridicule the officer is getting from everyone here.
I'm not ridiculing you or anyone. Just different. If I had a take home, I would be too worried about losing a $2,000 rifle to leave it in there. My wife has a take home unmarked car and it gets parked outside too. She doesn't keep guns in it though.
We have waves of trespasses here every two months or so.
They would already be gone if she did.
I have an extra two gun case you can have if you want.
Geology Rocks
09-22-2011, 14:49
I can only imagine what you would do with your ccw piece against a criminal with a stolen carbine and likely nothing to lose.
That depends on how hard he trains. If it is with in 500 yards then he could do well if he trains hard.
joe
He must live in the same apartments as I do. Shit I better remove a tire before I go in for the night.
I guess I'm also subject to all the ridicule the officer is getting from everyone here.
If your car gets jacked, yeah, probably [LOL]
[Beer] Meanin' no disrespect...
I would (and do) remove my weapons from my vehicles at night, regardless of if they are parked in the garage or in the street. Too much risk for my taste not to.
That would explain why fox31 was here today.
SuperiorDG
09-22-2011, 16:53
Looks they got the car back, without the gun and other stuff.
http://www.9news.com/news/article/220527/339/Deputys-stolen-car-found-items-still-missing
Byte Stryke
09-22-2011, 20:38
I think the question becomes "Did I Do everything to prevent my weapon from being stolen and used in a crime?" If you can say yes, you are good.
Scanker19
09-22-2011, 20:43
I'm sure it will be tracked to a mexican cartel incident.[LOL]
They prefer Hispanic-American Cartel.
Its eric holders new operation gun runner. Give thieves a spare set of keys to the drug cartels.
OneGuy67
09-22-2011, 22:20
I have an extra two gun case you can have if you want.
Thanks for the offer! Both are in gun cases already. The way I figure it, the bad guy would go after my neighbor who parks his marked State Patrol vehicle in the driveway over my unmarked Trailblazer in my driveway.
OneGuy67
09-22-2011, 22:27
I think the question becomes "Did I Do everything to prevent my weapon from being stolen and used in a crime?" If you can say yes, you are good.
Like that officer, I keep my ballistic vest, ballistic gear, a portable radio, a vehicle mounted radio, two bags of work supplies, my work "bug out" gear, two firearms in cases with extra ammo, a ram, a houligan, a case of water, some yummy MRE's and a coffee pot with coffee supplies in the back of my Trailblazer. I'm NOT going to hump all that in and out everyday, so no, I guess I'm not doing everything in my power to ensure it isn't stolen.
From the article, "The sedan's keys are also missing." Does that mean he left the keys in it?
OneGuy67
09-22-2011, 22:37
From the article, "The sedan's keys are also missing." Does that mean he left the keys in it?
He left the keys in the door of his apartment.
He left the keys in the door of his apartment.
Guess I should have read the second article.
I have to sometimes yell at my fiance for leaving the keys in the damn door.
Byte Stryke
09-23-2011, 05:48
Like that officer, I keep my ballistic vest, ballistic gear, a portable radio, a vehicle mounted radio, two bags of work supplies, my work "bug out" gear, two firearms in cases with extra ammo, a ram, a houligan, a case of water, some yummy MRE's and a coffee pot with coffee supplies in the back of my Trailblazer. I'm NOT going to hump all that in and out everyday, so no, I guess I'm not doing everything in my power to ensure it isn't stolen.
I Guess what I was trying to say is that, we can armchair this guys actions all day and its ultimately himself he has to life with if things goes from bad to critical.
I really wasn't trying to bash anyone.
on another note:
You seriously have a working/connected coffeepot with supplies in the back?
what are you, a portable Starbucks franchise? [ROFL1]
(I Kid)
Flatline
09-23-2011, 10:31
Like that officer, I keep my ballistic vest, ballistic gear, a portable radio, a vehicle mounted radio, two bags of work supplies, my work "bug out" gear, two firearms in cases with extra ammo, a ram, a houligan, a case of water, some yummy MRE's and a coffee pot with coffee supplies in the back of my Trailblazer. I'm NOT going to hump all that in and out everyday, so no, I guess I'm not doing everything in my power to ensure it isn't stolen.
Are you the one man forced entry team?
Like that officer, I keep my ballistic vest, ballistic gear, a portable radio, a vehicle mounted radio, two bags of work supplies, my work "bug out" gear, two firearms in cases with extra ammo, a ram, a houligan, a case of water, some yummy MRE's and a coffee pot with coffee supplies in the back of my Trailblazer. I'm NOT going to hump all that in and out everyday, so no, I guess I'm not doing everything in my power to ensure it isn't stolen.
and what colors is your trailblazer , [ROFL1] [ROFL1] , just kidding .
it would seem to me that the gear is one thing but the guns another , whats the harm in totting them in and out each day . i leave a ton of stuff in the truck all the time but never guns . i just dont want to be responsible for guns in the hands of heathens.
JBDenver
09-23-2011, 10:46
I don't have a take home car, but my wife does.
I wouldn't leave my police vehicle in an apartment lot around there. Or anywhere.
I make enough to have a garage, and so does that Boulder Dep! He was probably seeing his chip. :D
Been around a while and can smell the chippy involvement in this one. Kind of reminds me of a Denver capper a few years back....Same kind of deal, but found out later that she had given the keys to her hoodrat boyfriend, while she was playing nice with the officer.....LOL
OneGuy67
09-23-2011, 10:59
I Guess what I was trying to say is that, we can armchair this guys actions all day and its ultimately himself he has to life with if things goes from bad to critical.
I really wasn't trying to bash anyone.
on another note:
You seriously have a working/connected coffeepot with supplies in the back?
what are you, a portable Starbucks franchise? [ROFL1]
(I Kid)
Ha ha! No, it is a 12volt 4 cup coffee pot. I sometimes work in areas where the closest 7-Eleven is 20-30 miles away. You never know when you need a cup of joe. I keep all those coffee supplies you get in the hotels (cups, lids, coffee, stir sticks, sugar packets, etc) in a big ziplock and use them when I am out dealing with a scene in the middle of nowhere.
Are you the one man forced entry team?
Ha, no dude! It's my issued equipment and you never know when you need to pop a door for a search warrant. Getting too old to do it with my shoulder and my knees are getting too bad to kick it in anymore.
and what colors is your trailblazer , [ROFL1] [ROFL1] , just kidding .
it would seem to me that the gear is one thing but the guns another , whats the harm in totting them in and out each day . i leave a ton of stuff in the truck all the time but never guns . i just dont want to be responsible for guns in the hands of heathens.
Alex, my vehicle is....white, yeah, that's it, that's the ticket! Truly, because it is a pain in the ass to do everyday.
tonantius
09-23-2011, 11:03
I contacted via email Kathy Walker at KOA for d3scribing it as an assault rifle. I sent her the Wikipedia article that states that AR-15s are not assault rifles but M-16s and M-4s are. It describes semi-auto versus full auto in the article.
She wrote back and cc'd various clear channel folks that they would correct the problem. In a later newscast they changed the wording to AR-15 rifle instead of assault rifle.
i do understand , i leave things that go bang in my truck after the range sometimes because i dont want to freak out the good neighbors and i dont want the hoodlums to know i have guns in the house . i do love 5 am though , everyone around here is asleep or indoors
i do understand , i leave things that go bang in my truck after the range sometimes because i dont want to freak out the good neighbors and i dont want the hoodlums to know i have guns in the house . i do love 5 am though , everyone around here is asleep or indoors
I know what you mean Alex! I open carry to and from my car everyday (because I dress like I'm going to church for work- golf shirt and slacks- and can't CC while shirt is tucked in), and sometimes I'll be walking with my rifle case and my ammo can if I'm going to the range. One neighbor just assumed I was a cop, you can imagine their surprise when I told them I'm and insurance agent. But whatever, one of our neighbors is CSP.
BushMasterBoy
09-23-2011, 11:11
It was found in this trailer park...
http://mytrailerpark.com/
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