Saturday, January 20, 2018

Greene County traffic stop leads to recovery of gun stolen in 1984

(From the Greene County Sheriff's Office)

Last night Deputy Winchell stopped the driver of a vehicle which he believed was impaired. During the traffic stop, the driver, ran on foot. Deputy Winchell caught the driver and detained him to investigate further. While chasing the driver, the passenger also ran from the traffic stop.

Deputy Winchell conducted an inventory search of the vehicle prior to towing it. He located an FIE single six .22 revolver which was stolen in 1984 out of North Riverside, Illinois. The gun had two rounds inside the wheel. The driver was arrested for driving under the influence and possession of the stolen firearm. Riverside Economic Development Commission #teamwork

Deputy Winchell provided the impaired driver with a warm shuttle ride to the Greene County jail. How cool would it be to get this gun back to the owner or family of the owner.

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