OPP are seeking public assistance to help them find an unmarked cruiser, containing an officer's service firearm and ammunition, which was stolen from a Long Sault, Ont., residence overnight.
Police say they were called about the theft at 1:30 a.m. this morning. An investigation showed that an off-duty officer had parked the OPP vehicle in her driveway in early evening Monday. She and her family retired for the night.
At approximately 1:30 a.m., the officer awoke to find that her home had been broken into and the OPP vehicle had been stolen from her driveway.
The unmarked OPP vehicle is described as a 2005 Chrysler, four door, silver, Ontario plate number AXBV 712
The officer secured her .40 calibre Sig Sauer issue firearm in the vehicle in a secured lock box. The lock box also contained three magazines with ammunition, handcuffs, and pepper spray.
The officer’s winter OPP jacket was in the trunk of the vehicle.
If anyone has information about this incident, they are asked to contact their nearest police agency or the OPP at 1-888-310-1122.
