Found! Missing Rifle Finally Returned to New York State Police
You may have heard that New York State Police were looking for help finding a lost rifle. CBS says that the rifle was last seen March 16 on Route 9, near Chestertown. While there was never a lot of detail just how the Rock River AR-15 rifle went missing to begin with, officials still reached out to the public for answers and information on its whereabouts, But now, someone has finally stepped up and returned the lost rifle to police.
Police say the semi-automatic rifle was returned Tuesday, intact its black nylon carrying case, to the State Police station in Chester. The Post Star is reporting that a resident in the are found the missing rifle the day it was lost. According to officials, the resident said they didn't know they were in possession of police property at the time. There are very few other details at this time, but state police said that an internal investigation continues.