Rifle stolen from marked Oregon State Police car
LA GRANDE, Ore. (AP) - Authorities are investigating the theft of a semi-automatic rifle from a marked Oregon State Police car.
The Observer newspaper reports the theft occurred last week in the Eastern Oregon city of La Grande.
The car was parked at the home of a trooper when someone smashed a window and took the firearm that had been in a mounted locked bracket.
State and La Grande police investigated the theft, and a team from the OSP Crime Lab in Pendleton assisted.
La Grande police Sgt. Gary Bell says it's extremely rare for a marked police vehicle to be the target of a break-in.
The Observer newspaper reports the theft occurred last week in the Eastern Oregon city of La Grande.
The car was parked at the home of a trooper when someone smashed a window and took the firearm that had been in a mounted locked bracket.
State and La Grande police investigated the theft, and a team from the OSP Crime Lab in Pendleton assisted.
La Grande police Sgt. Gary Bell says it's extremely rare for a marked police vehicle to be the target of a break-in.
What I want to know is, why was the rifle left in the patrol car in the first place, aren't they supposed to lock them in the trunk?
Second are the patrol cars not equipped with alarms like all new vehicles are?
I think that trooper needs to be taken to the woodshed and re-educated on firearms safety.
Somebody isnt telling the truth, those rifle locks are electric and you just cant smash and grab.Â
Out of sight out of mind. Put it in the trunk. That what the police tell people when you report a smash and grab.
Never, never...NEVER, leave anything like that in your car, cop or not, marked or not. Common sense ought to have been enough to prevent this...looks like it did not. This state is crawling with addicts and thieves, they are everywhere and they don't care who they steal from...cop or not. They'll just walk right up in broad daylight and help themselves almost always unchallenged..
Don't they train these troopers to be more careful then that ?
Better hope and pray that thing isn't used in a felony(s)
They better find it is all I got to say. Â
If that police car had more guns to protect itself.....
@godless anarchist This is why our betters when it comes to cops in Europe usually don't pack heat.  We could learn a lot from them.