Six weapons and other items were stolen late Monday afternoon out of a CHP officer’s car, which was parked in a public parking lot in Santa Clarita.
It should be noted that all of the following information is preliminary. Officer Gomez, spokesman for the CHP’s Southern Division, was not authorized to comment on information that was made public in two official countywide crime broadcasts, the second of which corrected some faulty information in the first.
According to both crime broadcasts, the stolen weapons include two AR-15s, two Remington shotguns and two Smith & Wesson .40 caliber handguns.
Also stolen were a bulletproof vest, handcuff keys and the officer’s CHP identification.
Some items were recovered near 120th Street and Central Avenue in Los Angeles. Specifically, the officer’s duty badge was recovered, but the weapons were not.
The suspect remains at large.
It is not known whether the burglarized car was a CHP patrol unit or the officer’s personal vehicle.
Although the incident occurred in Santa Clarita, Santa Clarita Valley sheriff’s officials said they had no information about it because CHP officers took the official police report and are handling the investigation themselves.
No further information is available as of Tuesday afternoon.
2 AR-15s, Other Weapons Stolen from CHP Officer's Car in Santa Clarita
