US EditionLA County Sheriff’s Department rifle missing after apparently falling from deputies’ trunk in South Los Angeles
SOUTH LOS ANGELES, JUL 12 – The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department seeks public help after a Colt M4 rifle loaded with 150 rounds went missing from a patrol vehicle during a call for service.
- Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies lost a department-issued Colt M4 rifle on June 12 while responding to a call in South Los Angeles between 10:30 and 11 p.m.
- Officials believe the rifle was lost from the patrol car during a roughly four-mile journey along Normandie Avenue, Imperial Highway, Hawthorne Boulevard, and 104th Street, leading to a public appeal for help in locating it.
- After checking the station’s parking area, following the deputies’ path, alerting nearby law enforcement, and examining security videos, a Lennox local discovered the hard case containing the rifle and five magazines late Monday night close to the intersection of 104th Street and Condon Avenue.
- Capt. Nicole Palomino expressed gratitude toward the Lennox residents for their trustworthy behavior in safely bringing the misplaced rifle back to the police station, emphasizing the important role the community plays in maintaining neighborhood safety.
- The Sheriff's Department is conducting an internal review to assess policy adherence and improve procedures to prevent future losses, with no word yet on possible discipline for deputies involved.
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Missing LA County Sheriff’s Department rifle found and returned by Lennox resident
A rifle that authorities said may have fallen from the trunk of a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department patrol vehicle was returned to the agency Monday by a Lennox resident who found the weapon. According to the Sheriff’s Information Bureau, the resident found a storage case near 104th Street and Condon Avenue around 11:30 p.m. Saturday, assuming a musical instrument was inside. The man later opened the case and realized it contained a rifle …
Sheriff seeks help finding assault rifle that may have fallen out of cruiser, retraces deputies’ steps
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is investigating how an assault rifle went missing from — and potentially fell out of — the trunk of a squad car in South L.A. Deputies first noticed the Colt M4 assault rifle was missing from the trunk of their squad car
Sheriff seeks help finding assault rifle that may have fallen out of cruiser, retraces deputies' steps
Deputies first noticed the Colt M4 assault rifle was missing from the trunk of their squad car on Saturday night sometime between 10:30 and 11 p.m., the department says.
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