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gslavik t1_iu2ieg5 wrote

Reply to comment by matt5001 in Shocking corruption: Federal agents capture Philadelphia Deputy Sheriff on video selling two of the guns used in deadly shooting after Roxborough High School football scrimmage by IdunnoabouttheseDems

So ... selling stuff out of the evidence locker? I presume the sale was not done through an FFL with a 4473 background check.

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IrrumaboMalum t1_iu2knnf wrote

From what I've heard the Philly Sheriff's department was missing 200+ guns from evidence.

Someone watched Lethal Weapon 3 and got inspired.

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gslavik t1_iu2lz5d wrote

Would you happen to have a source? Would love to read more into that.

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IrrumaboMalum t1_iu2mdlz wrote

https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/210-guns-went-missing-from-philadelphia-sheriffs-office-new-report-says/2602246/

This was just from a most recent audit - apparently it includes both service weapons and evidence lockup. I'd wager it has grown a bit since 2015.

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gslavik t1_iu2o0sd wrote

Thank you. I would add that it is just the sheriff's office ... I am sure Philly PD and other PDs (across the country) have similar gun disappearing issues.

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IrrumaboMalum t1_iu2pnww wrote

Definitely. Even the military and National Guard have a problem with guns disappearing from time to time (although they tend to keep better track of their gear than the police do).

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gslavik t1_iu2u91f wrote

Reminds me of the recent story where people bought a milsurp box and it came complete with rifles ...

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BureaucraticHotboi t1_iu2wqu2 wrote

Yeah the sheriffs office in Philly is even worse and less controlled because they are an superfluous law enforcement agency. For all their problems PPD could absorb the duties of the sheriffs office and civil servants could do the rest they literally don’t have a law enforcement mandate except guarding court houses and transporting some prisoners to court. But we have PPD and a robust (of understaffed) corrections department they could be absorbed by both instead they are a patronage hole for people who can’t get hired by other agencies

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heili t1_iu3x15l wrote

Guns, drugs and money tend to grow legs in evidence lockers.

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BureaucraticHotboi t1_iu2we60 wrote

Philly sheriffs office is historically and recently extremely corrupt. They really have no business existing. They basically guard court houses and transport prisoners and do some civil warrant serving. However they wouldn’t be holding guns in most cases from crimes sounds like this guy bought and sold these on the street.

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SunRaye92 t1_iu4cb8s wrote

Based on the documents from the govt, the sheriff exited his vehicle, met a third individual from whom he received the two guns used in the shooting, and then returned to his vehicle and accepted payment from the informant.

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