NoMoLerking t1_je024eo wrote on March 28, 2023 at 1:23 PM

Much more likely the door was unlocked and the key to the mount hasn’t been seen since 2021.

dante662 t1_je07yh8 wrote on March 28, 2023 at 2:05 PM

They broke the window but I'll bet a whole US dollar the rifle wasn't locked into the secure mount.

Getting it out of the mount would have been difficult if it was locked, unless the whole mount itself was removed.

NoMoLerking t1_je0842u wrote on March 28, 2023 at 2:07 PM

They broke the window? Or the window was broken? I know what I’d do if I came back to my unlocked cruiser and found the rifle missing.

dante662 t1_je08w84 wrote on March 28, 2023 at 2:12 PM

All I know is when they towed the cruiser one of the windows was broken.

peonies_envy t1_je1sqys wrote on March 28, 2023 at 8:06 PM

Did the cop break the window?

Puzzleheaded-Side650 t1_je25k8i wrote on March 28, 2023 at 9:26 PM

They popped the door lock out to gain access to the cruiser

SomeSortofDisaster t1_je08fxk wrote on March 28, 2023 at 2:09 PM

I'm not an expert on police issued lockable mounts but if they're anything like the standard gun lock you can pick them with a slotted screwdriver or hair pin.

dante662 t1_je08u0f wrote on March 28, 2023 at 2:12 PM

Perhaps the teens are fans of the Lock Picking Lawyer on youtube!

It probably is pretty easy to pick, but shit stealing a fucking carbine from a state trooper's cruiser would have my hands shaking.

SomeSortofDisaster t1_je09e9v wrote on March 28, 2023 at 2:16 PM

>Lock Picking Lawyer

Guy has saved me so much time and frustration

MammothCat1 t1_je0gmno wrote on March 28, 2023 at 3:04 PM

You'd think with how much the LPL does they'd make better locks. Nope, he even slapped one open....

COVID_2019 t1_je0slga wrote on March 28, 2023 at 4:21 PM

Didn't he do a video one time about police vehicle locks? I thought I remembered the lock being magnetic, so all you had to do was put a magnet up to it to unlock it. Could be remembering someone else as well.

madtho t1_je25d5s wrote on March 28, 2023 at 9:25 PM

carrying those post-pubescent balls around in a wheelbarrow!

Shufflebuzz t1_je0kx66 wrote on March 28, 2023 at 3:32 PM

You can open it instantly with a magnet.

Here's another

NoMoLerking t1_je15e4r wrote on March 28, 2023 at 5:41 PM

I kind of hope they broke in with a magnet.

madtho t1_je25fvm wrote on March 28, 2023 at 9:25 PM

a Hello Kitty magnet.

AbidanYre t1_je1f7jn wrote on March 28, 2023 at 6:42 PM

Those are both the same video.

Shufflebuzz t1_je1gy4q wrote on March 28, 2023 at 6:53 PM

Thanks, fixed

https://youtu.be/Cw0EPb3S8v4

Proof-Variation7005 t1_je09g9n wrote on March 28, 2023 at 2:16 PM

Is the broken window definitely confirmed? I didn't really see that in any of the reports and it seems like they'd just explicitly say that.

Shufflebuzz t1_je0kka1 wrote on March 28, 2023 at 3:29 PM

> Getting it out of the mount would have been difficult if it was locked, unless the whole mount itself was removed.