My stolen gun progress report.

[Rustyt1953]

In June of 2013 my home was burglarized and among other items my 1971 Ruger Standard was taken. It was given me by my dad for graduation. He paid $59.95 for it.

I got a letter this morning from the police department wanting to see if the info they had on file was still correct. If it was there was a stamped, addressed postcard that I could sign and mail back. If not the I was to call them. Call them I did.

Under serial number it said "no number listed". I had given the number to the officer that wrote the original report. It seems that the person that had been in charge of the stolen goods records department had been removed as they were finding inconsistencies and errors in her filings and they were just updating their files.

I gave the officer the serial number and he said he would put in the system. I doubt I will ever see it again but it was nice of them to reach out and admit that there had been a snag on their end. I appreciated their honesty and "do the right thing" approach. Faint it might be but a glimmer of hope is still a glimmer of hope.

PS: the officer I spoke with remembered me as he graduated with my youngest and used to raid my ice box and shop at the store.

 

[LVSteve]

Under serial number it said "no number listed". I had given the number to the officer that wrote the original report. It seems that the person that had been in charge of the stolen goods records department had been removed as they were finding inconsistencies and errors in her filings and they were just updating their files.

Oh, r-e-a-l-l-y?

 

[Baxter6551]

Or ….. they have guns missing from their evidence locker and they are making a case … ?

 

[Rustyt1953]

Oh, r-e-a-l-l-y?

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqoJK3Epb30[/ame]

 

[charlie sherrill]

When stolen guns go on NCIC the models get messed up a lot. The folks that enter the info usually aren't gun people and don't know one from another. As a result, you may run a serial number and get multiple hits, especially on low serial numbers. After getting multiple "hits" you then have to look at brand and model, if it was entered. Another very large problem is a lot of people don't have any serial info on their guns. Keep an inventory and hide it away from where you have your guns stored. One of my favorite things to do as a LEO was to hunt down stolen guns. I recovered quite a few, some with no serial number, and returned them to their rightful owners. I'm retired now but I still check the local jail docket on line every day. There are many arrests for drug charges that have a side charge of possession of a stolen firearm. Don't leave them where they can get them.