UPDATE 12/31/09:
According to Lt. Gregg with the Washington County Sheriff's Office, one of the guns stolen from an officer's vehicle this week would require the owner to be in possession of a special permit.
"The shotgun is a 'Short Barrelled Shotgun' which would require registration with the BATF to be legal for a private citizen," Gregg said.
Anyone caught with this weapon would be subject to Federal Charges for being in possession of a unregistered NFA weapon. It is a Class III weapon requiring the possessor to be in possession of a Class III tax stamp at all times or they are in violation of Federal Weapons Laws, according to Gregg.
You may browse through photos of the weapons stolen in our gallery, above.
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An auto burglary involving a Washington County Sheriff’s Office unmarked car took place in Colonial Heights Tuesday morning, according to reports from the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office.
Two vehicles, one unmarked WCSO car and the other, the officer’s personal car, were broken into at the officer’s home in Colonial Heights.
Items taken from the cars include a Jansport laptop bag and a Sony Cybershot camera. Taken from the sheriff’s vehicle were two guns, a Remington model 870 .12 gauge shotgun and a Bush Master AR-15.
The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division also responded to the scene and are continuing their investigation. According to reports, there were no visible signs of entry other than the drivers door window may have been forced open on the unmarked vehicle. The burglaries took place some time between Dec. 23 and Dec. 29.
All of the weapons taken were the property of the Washington County Sheriff’s Office.
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