Off Duty Marion County Deputy had Firearms Stolen from Car.

[kmk1012]

Good thing the police are exempt from the safe storage laws we peasants are required to abide by.

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[bionic knees]

not naming the bafoon that left his tacticool crap in the car. priceless

 

[Pahonix]

I would think policy would allow them to store that equipment in the trunk of a car so they can be mobilized quicker for emergency situations.

 

[Flopsweat]

Good thing the police are exempt from the safe storage laws we peasants are required to abide by.

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[oregonferret]

Dang.. He's never going to hear the end of it for not parking in his garage and not having camera's.
The guy's in his department ARE never going to let that one go.
As they should for such a dumb move on his part.

 

[Tony617]

Wow not that much gear. The deputy could have put the gear in a carry bag and bag could be kept inside that their home grab and go if they get called in the middle of the night.

 

[Member 53328]

He will probably get a promotion.

 

[HB of CJ]

Never keep anything in the car that you don't want stolen. Never keep a car that you can't live without if stolen. All of that stuff should be replaceable. Sad but true.

 

[bionic knees]

I would think policy would allow them to store that equipment in the trunk of a car so they can be mobilized quicker for emergency situations.

just guessing he would still have it if it was stored in the trunk.

 

[Member 53328]

I believe it was in a POV not a squad car… This deputy was obviously pretty complacent. I'm not LE and I wouldn't leave a firearm/gear unsupervised and locked in the trunk of a vehicle in the front of my house….. my guess is some SOPs were broken.

 

[HA556]

During my time in service, if one left his/her weapon unsecured and it came up missing, there were heavy and severe consequences! Should be the same for those in law enforcement IMO! That was a straight-up bonehead and rookie move on his part!

 

[L84Cabo]

I would think policy would allow them to store that equipment in the trunk of a car so they can be mobilized quicker for emergency situations.

That is a horrible policy if that's the case.

Staging it inside the home by the door would add all of 30 seconds to his response time. At minimum the rifle should be removed from the vehicle each night.

 

[Member 3687]

To start with, most rigs now days do not have a trunk as I drive a Jeep TJ and my wife a Mazda SUV and a lot of folks have trucks and it did say it was their POV.

But I do agree a basic gear bag by the front door would have been a better option even if for nothing else but the rifle.

The article also does not say if they were at home, a friend's house or a motel so there could have been other reasons he did not take the items out of the car, there is still no excuse but we are left to make assumptions.

 

[308]

I would think policy would allow them to store that equipment in the trunk of a car so they can be mobilized quicker for emergency situations.

8 out of 7 krakheds find that information useful.

 

[Alexx1401]

While I would "hope" it was in a trunk? I still can't for the life of me understand the rifle. The gear? OK, maybe. As mentioned he could easily have a gear bag and just leave it by the door. The rifle is the really bad one. If that rifle ends up at some high profile crime the tax payers will be expected to pay out.

 

[kmk1012]

While I would "hope" it was in a trunk? I still can't for the life of me understand the rifle. The gear? OK, maybe. As mentioned he could easily have a gear bag and just leave it by the door. The rifle is the really bad one. If that rifle ends up at some high profile crime the tax payers will be expected to pay out.

Yes, very true!