WFTV found out Tuesday an elite and dangerous gun is on the streets after being stolen from a Sanford SWAT officer. Investigators believe car burglars swiped it from inside the officer's unmarked patrol car at his Volusia County home. Investigators aren't sure if the car doors were even locked.
Investigators said there were no obvious signs that someone forced their way in. WFTV’s sources said there was even a special key left in the car's gun rack that allowed the thieves to steal the very high-powered weapon.
Sanford police has shown WFTV how their officers’ train with powerful assault weapons, but now it appears a member of the department's own SWAT team let firepower fall into the wrong hands. Sources told WFTV it was an automatic M-4 assault rifle, stolen from the unmarked vehicle of nine-year veteran Officer John Foshee outside his home in Volusia County over the weekend.
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Leaving a gun in the car overnight would be a violation of Sanford Police Department’s policy, but the department said Foshee is still on the job and it will be up to the chief to decide what kind of punishment he faces.
“We have policies for everything from changing tires to who to call if you run out of gas. The policy's there and we have to follow it,” said Sgt. David Morgenstern, Sanford police.
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