Hmmm . . . let's see . . . the ammunition was legal, so the officer took legally-owned property that wasn't his. Figuring theft is no jump at all, but a reasonable conclusion, assuming the post is accurate. (A police officer - a trained professional - in Texas knows that HP ammo is legal - unless he's got a double-digit IQ. In which case he shouldn't be a cop at all.)txinvestigator wrote:Its quite a jump to assume he stole them.HankB wrote:Sounds like some cop had an "Oh, gee, I can use these" moment.
I'd go back to the police station (or is the department big enought to have an IA office?) and file a formal complaint against the officer for theft. Nothing may come of it, but if enough of these accumulate in his jacket, it they may eventually come back and bite him.
Few things bother me more than crooked LEOs. (And the LEOs I know would agree.)And the LEOs I know would agree.
Few things bother me more than people who jump to conclusions.
If the ammo was properly logged into the evidence room, then the owner can, after speaking to the chief, recover it. (Unless department policy calls for theft, in which case there's a bigger problem.)
If the ammo was NOT properly logged into the evidence room, then it IS a case of theft on the part of the officer. And a formal complaint should be filed.
Probably not worth suing over, but again, if enough complaints accumulate in the officer's jacket, they'll come back and bite him sometime.