Guns stolen from Buffalo Police Officer

Guns stolen from Buffalo Police Officer. Hannah Buehler reports.

GOOD EVENING ONCEAGAIN -- ANINVESTIGATION ISUNDERWAY NOW --INTO HOW SOMEONESTOLE GUNS ANDAMMUNITION FROM ABUFFALO POLICEOFFICER.7 EYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER HANNAHBUEHLER -- WORKINGWITH SOURCES -- TOBREAK THIS STORYFIRST ON SEVEN.A DEPARTMENTISSUEDHANDGUNTWOPERSONALRIFLESAMMUNITION AND PEPPER SPRAYTHAT'S WHAT ASOURCE SAYS WASSTOLEN FROM ATRUCK BELONGING TOAN OFF-DUTY BUFFALOPOLICE OFFICER.IT HAPPENED HEREON GLOR STREETLAST THURSDAY INTOFRIDAY.THE OFFICER IS NOWSUSPENDED WITHOUTPAY FOR NOTPROPERLY SECURINGHIS DEPARTMENT-ISSUED WEAPON.THE NEW YORK SAFEACT REQUIRES GUNSREMAIN SAFELYSECURED ANDINACCESSIBLE TOTHOSE NOTPERMITTED TOPOSSESS THEM.A POLICE REPORTSAYS THE INCIDENTHAPPENED SOMETIMEAUGUST 13-14BETWEEN 11:00 P.M.AND 6:30 A.M.ACCORDING TO THESOURCE INTERNALAFFIARS IS LOOKINGINTO WHETHER THEOFFICER WAS ONDUTY OR OFF DUTY ATTHE TIME AND WENTHOME EARLYTHE OFFICER HASBEEN ON THE FORCESINCE JANUARY OF2017 AND WORKS IN BDISTRICT.BPD POLICY STATESTHE OFFICERS CANTAKE THEIR WEAPONSHOME BUT THEY MUSTBE SECURED ANDLOCKED.THE DODGE RAM HADNO DAMAGE,ACCORDING TO THEREPORT, SO IT ISUNCLEAR IF THEVEHICLE WAS LOCKEDWHEN THE WEAPONSWERE STOLEN.TAG:THE BUFFALOPOLICE DEPARTMENTSAYS IT IS "AWARE OFTHE INCIDENT." ADEPARTMENTSPOKESPERSON SAYSONE OF THEOFFICER'S PERSONALRIFLES HAS BEENRECOVERED, BUT THEDEPARTMENTHANDGUN AS WELL ASTHE OTHER RIFLE ANDGUN BELT WITH AMMOARE STILL MISSING.