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P'town police investigate missing firearm
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By Mary Ann Bragg
STAFF WRITER
March 03, 2009
The Provincetown Police Department has opened an internal investigation into a missing and loaded semi-automatic pistol owned by patrolman and firearms instructor Thomas Steele.
Steele, an officer with the department since 2001, reported the Sig Sauer .44-caliber gun as either stolen or lost from his Provincetown home at 4:20 p.m. on Feb. 24, said Provincetown police Staff Sgt. Warren Tobias. The weapon was last seen about two days before.
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In his 30-year career with the department, Tobias said this was the first incident he had encountered of a patrolman misplacing a gun.
Sig Sauer .44-caliber?!? It's not missing....it doesn't exist!!!
P'town police investigate missing firearm
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By Mary Ann Bragg
STAFF WRITER
March 03, 2009
The Provincetown Police Department has opened an internal investigation into a missing and loaded semi-automatic pistol owned by patrolman and firearms instructor Thomas Steele.
Steele, an officer with the department since 2001, reported the Sig Sauer .44-caliber gun as either stolen or lost from his Provincetown home at 4:20 p.m. on Feb. 24, said Provincetown police Staff Sgt. Warren Tobias. The weapon was last seen about two days before.
More Times Breaking News
P'town police investigate missing firearm - 8:44 am Fallon makes his debut as 'Late Night' host - 8:27 am Man admits attacking Chuck E. Cheese mascot - 8:06 am Cape weather: Beware the hidden ice - 7:55 am See All Breaking News Stories » Steele is certified to use the gun as an off-duty weapon for the police department, Tobias said.
In his 30-year career with the department, Tobias said this was the first incident he had encountered of a patrolman misplacing a gun.
Sig Sauer .44-caliber?!? It's not missing....it doesn't exist!!!