http://www.theledger.com/article/20091103/NEWS/911039973/1134?Title=Help-Sought-In-Recovering-Stolen-Sheriff-s-Rifle#




THE LEDGER

Published: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 12:25 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 12:28 p.m.

BARTOW | Polk County Sheriff’s detectives are asking the public’s help in locating an agency-issued rifle stolen from the trunk of a detective’s unmarked Ford Taurus earlier this week.

According to a sheriff’s report, the theft occurred between the hours of 6 p.m., Sunday and 11:30 a.m., Monday.

The car was parked near Pico Court in North Lakeland. Thieves broke into the car’s trunk and took an Olympic Arms .223-caliber rifle, Model #K3B, serial #WZ2313.

The rifle was inside a in a green hard-plastic case, with gray foam padding on the inside and “Olympic Arms” stamped on the outside, the Sheriff’s Office said. The rifle was loaded with a 30 round magazine of Speer LE Gold-Dot .223-caliber ammunition.

Anyone with information about the theft is asked to contact Detective Chad Anderson at 863-577-1630 or 1-800-226-0344.

Ouch.  




I'll keep my eyes open, but doubt it will be paraded around.  




 I really hate thieves.  

This is not the first cop to have this happen, nor will it be the last.

Cars are way to susceptible to theft, the point should be made clearer to them during the academy or something.

Its hard to tell in that pic but did they say if it was full auto or not??

I'm going to guess no.... I dont see the pin

Does Olympic even make full-autos?

I thought all Patrol rifles were semi AR's, except for SWATs?

Just plain stupid. Never ever leave a weapon in a parked car overnight.

No real loss it was only an Olympic hardly worthy of a Post on Arfcom don't you think.

Hell if I was the officer I would replace the rifle with something better anyway.

Your kidding right
There are these things called conversions  But they are OLYs
http://www.sturmgewehr.com/webBBS/nfa4sale.cgi?read=122770

Dumbass.

Olympic... good riddens.

The issue about keeping guns in trunks is tricky.  Had he kept it not properly secured in his house, the agency would probably come down on him for that.  Keeping an agency gun in a locked trunk of an agency vehicle relieves you as an individual officer of any liability within the agency.  Basically, they gave you the car and said it was secure, so you you are covered.  Whenever you store it somewhere else, they will try to make it your fault, at least in my experience.  It sucks that this makes it easier for thieves to get their hands on it, but I would rather avoid disciplinary action for improper storage.

Hope it's not Chuck G.'s AR...

Here is the kicker, 2 weeks ago or so the PSCO was calling us and leaving messages on our phones. The
message told us to lock out car doors and not to leave valuables in our cars. Looks like they failed to
take their own advise.