Gun Stolen From Martinsville, Ind Police Car

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MARTINSVILLE, Ind. — The Martinsville Police Department is looking for someone who stole a gun out of one of their cop cars and got away.

On Monday around 4 a.m., officers responded to a report of shots fired near East Harrison and North 2nd streets. When police were talking to the caller, the suspect wearing a baggy black sweatshirt and a toboggan hat ran through the yard and into the driveway. When asked what they were doing, the suspect took off.

Officers checked the vehicles, including one of the cop cars, and noticed that an M-16 rifle was missing. A loaded magazine and a round of ammunition were found on the ground.

Police say the gun will be entered into the national database of stolen firearms.