Seattle, WA – Outrage After Police Rifle Left Unattended On Cruiser

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    This handout photo captured by Nick Gonzalez shows a police rifle left unattended on a patrol car outside a busy downtown area on Tuesday, June 28, 2011, in Seattle. A Seattle police spokesman says the department has launched an investigation into the incident.  Rifles are assigned only to officers who have additional training and are usually kept in the trunk or between the driver and passenger seats. (AP Photo/Nick Gonzalez)Seattle, WA – A Seattle police spokesman says the department is embarrassed after officers left a police rifle unattended on a patrol car outside a busy downtown area.

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    Spokesman Sgt. Sean Whitcomb says the department has launched an investigation.

    Whitcomb says two people spotted the rifle on the parked car. One flagged down bicycle officers to alert them. The other followed the cruiser as it drove through downtown Seattle and tracked down the driver after the car parked.

    The alternative weekly The Stranger first reported the incident, posting a picture that shows the rifle sitting on top of the trunk.

    Whitcomb says such rifles are assigned only to officers who have additional training. They’re usually kept in the trunk or between the driver and passenger seats.


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    ikleinit
    ikleinit
    12 years ago

    That’s an M4 tactical automatic assault rifle , it is similar to the guns the army combat soldiers use in Iraq & Afghanistan! If that god forbid got into the wrong hands !!!

    Mandel
    Mandel
    12 years ago

    Remember if you see something say something!!