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NEWS BRIEFLY: "Woman finds Austin police officer's gun on park bench"
By Sean Beherec
Police are investigating how an officer left his loaded gun at a South Austin park.
Austin police Officer Daniel Eveleth left his Glock handgun at Slaughter Creek Metropolitan Park after training a police dog Monday morning at the park, where the gun was found and reported by a woman, police spokesman Sgt. Richard Stresing said.
The woman who reported the found gun was with a group of other women and kindergarten students who were visiting the park.
"We're very concerned that this happened," Stresing said, adding that it is still unknown whether the officer removed the gun from his holster or if there was an equipment malfunction.
No one was injured at the park and the gun was delivered to Eveleth's house. Eveleth did not know the gun was missing until it was returned to him, Stresing said.
Stresing said the incident is currently under review by the chain of command to see if there was negligence on Eveleth's part. No disciplinary action has been taken, and there is no timeline for the review process, he said.
Stresing said this kind of incident is common throughout the country, but he said it rarely occurs in Austin.
NEWS BRIEFLY: "Woman finds Austin police officer's gun on park bench"
By Sean Beherec
Police are investigating how an officer left his loaded gun at a South Austin park.
Austin police Officer Daniel Eveleth left his Glock handgun at Slaughter Creek Metropolitan Park after training a police dog Monday morning at the park, where the gun was found and reported by a woman, police spokesman Sgt. Richard Stresing said.
The woman who reported the found gun was with a group of other women and kindergarten students who were visiting the park.
"We're very concerned that this happened," Stresing said, adding that it is still unknown whether the officer removed the gun from his holster or if there was an equipment malfunction.
No one was injured at the park and the gun was delivered to Eveleth's house. Eveleth did not know the gun was missing until it was returned to him, Stresing said.
Stresing said the incident is currently under review by the chain of command to see if there was negligence on Eveleth's part. No disciplinary action has been taken, and there is no timeline for the review process, he said.
Stresing said this kind of incident is common throughout the country, but he said it rarely occurs in Austin.
