Police cruiser goes missing

[Gentle Ben]

http://www.thestar.com/article/260024

Sep 24, 2007 05:13 PM
Emma Reilly
Staff Reporter

Halton Police are looking for a stolen cruiser full of police equipment.

Just after 6 p.m. ;ast night, a Halton police officer parked his vehicle in a Dundas neighbourhood. When he returned to his car just after 6 a.m. this morning, it was missing.

The 2004 Buick Century contained the officer's gun, a can of pepper spray, a baton, handcuffs, a bullet-proof vest, and a police radio.

Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Larry Burns at 905-825-4747, ext. 5129 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

I think it must have been an undercover car,,, age, model , why did he park it for over 12 hrs in a neighborhood, normally cruisers are used by the next shift, not parked somewhere

 

[red]

http://www.thestar.com/article/260024

thats a long coffee break

 

[blackdog]

Somebody's in shit with the boss.

 

[Esco!]

First of all, whats a Halton police cruiser doing at 6AM in Dundas????
The Town of Dundas isnt located anywhere near Halton region.

Some cop has lots of splainin to do

 

[tywebb1967]

Definitely a C.L.M.

 

[Gentle Ben]

First of all, whats a Halton police cruiser doing at 6AM in Dundas????
The Town of Dundas isnt located anywhere near Halton region.

Some cop has lots of splainin to do

Again, suggests an undercover car, perhaps Officers home was in Dundas, works in Halton

I wonder if officer will be in shit for not storing his/her firearms properly?

 

[Why Not?]

First of all, whats a Halton police cruiser doing at 6AM in Dundas????
The Town of Dundas isnt located anywhere near Halton region.

Some cop has lots of splainin to do

Halton Region starts on the east side of Hwy 6 at the 403. It is only a couple of km from there to downtown Dundas using York Rd. You can do it in less than 10 minutes.

 

[stang]

The cop was probably cheating on the wife and banging his girlfriend all night.
He'll have two bosses to answer to.

 

[Gentle Ben]

More from the Spec.

http://www.thespec.com/article/253960

September 25, 2007
Dana Brown
The Hamilton Spectator
DUNDAS (Sep 25, 2007)
Halton and Hamilton police are hunting for a thief who made off with an unmarked police car and a stockpile of service-issued weapons.

Included in the haul was a .40-calibre Beretta pistol, ammunition, a canister of pepper spray, body armour, handcuffs, an expandable baton, five T-shirts specifically issued to Halton detectives and a portable police radio.

The items were all in an unmarked 2004 grey Buick Century stolen from Dundas sometime between about 6 p.m. Sunday and 6 a.m. yesterday.

"The preliminary investigation suggests that this was likely a random act and not specifically targeted because it was a police vehicle," said Halton Sergeant Peter Payne.

The car, normally an administrative vehicle, was on loan to a veteran detective for an investigation.

Payne said the gun was in a locked, secure place and it would take "considerable effort" to get to it. The rest of the items were in a duffel bag in the trunk.

Payne said the circumstances of the incident will be reviewed by the professional standards branch to make sure all of the service's policies were followed.

"Our indication is that the pistol, in particular, was properly stored."

He said in some circumstances it is normal for officers to leave such things in a car overnight.

The last time a Halton police car was stolen was about six years ago. It was another unmarked administrative vehicle. The last time a Halton police gun was stolen was in the 1980s.

The licence plate of the stolen vehicle is AVYS 120. If you see the vehicle, call Halton or Hamilton police at 905-825-4747 ext. 5129 or 905-546-4930.

 

[dcbogey]

Stang - love your sig pic. Nice tribute!

 

[tboy]

If it wasn't such a serious event it'd be funnier n hell.....

oh what the fuck, it IS funnier than hell LMAO.....

 

[WhaWhaWha]

No cruiser is supposed to be parked for 12 hours. Not even at a donut shop. He will likely face suspension. And charges for leaving his weapon and ID unattended.

 

[Esco!]

Halton Region starts on the east side of Hwy 6 at the 403. It is only a couple of km from there to downtown Dundas using York Rd. You can do it in less than 10 minutes.

I know that mate, I'm from Oakville myself

But Halton police headquarters sits at Bronte & QEW, thats quite a bit away from Dundas

The cop was probably cheating on the wife and banging his girlfriend all night.

Thats what I was thinking also

If it wasn't such a serious event it'd be funnier n hell.....
oh what the fuck, it IS funnier than hell LMAO.....

Its fun when cops get in trouble and its splattered all over the news

 

[svtcobra]

That is a suprise. Most marked or unmarked police car these days all have GPS tracking installed in them. ..

Weird!!

 

[Esco!]

Here's a similar story:

Handcuffed Mexican kids steal U.S. border agent car

http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN2541132320070925

 

[Gentle Ben]

Another update

http://www.thespec.com/article/254584

September 26, 2007
John Burman
The Hamilton Spectator
(Sep 26, 2007)
Halton police have their stolen car back and are pulling out all the stops to recover the weapons that were in it.

Hamilton police found the unmarked car, which was stolen from a private driveway in Dundas overnight Sunday, around mid-morning yesterday abandoned on a nearby subdivision street.

But a .40-calibre Beretta police pistol, ammunition, pepper spray, expandable baton, handcuffs, bulletproof vest and a portable cop radio, which were locked in a box in the trunk, are gone.

Halton police Chief Gary Crowell says getting the weapons back "is an absolute priority investigation."

While Hamilton police go over the car with their forensic unit, Halton officers, including the professional standards bureau, are trying to determine if the car was left unlocked. There are no signs of forced entry.

Police believe the thief used a set of spare keys that were in the car to drive away as these are missing, too.

Sergeant Peter Payne, Halton's media relations officer, said the senior Halton detective constable had his chief's permission to have the vehicle overnight. If taking a vehicle during off-duty hours is "an investigative requirement," it is standard procedure to do so with the chief's permission, Payne said.

The officer, who has not been named, is working on an undercover operation Payne would not discuss because it is "an ongoing investigation."

jburman@thespec.com

905-526-2469

 

[papasmerf]

as a teen I wanted to collect police cars, I just did not have a warehouse to store them.