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8- The Oakville Beaver, Friday September 28, 2007 www.oakvillebeaver.com Police recover missing gun -- detective in hot water Halton Police are breathing a sign of relief after a police officer's stolen .40calibre Beretta pistol was recovered early yesterday morning. The pistol, along with the detective's unmarked Upholding laws in our books ban namesake loans for `Sitting Ducks'. Identity Theft Protection: Property. Money. Healthcare. N DP T o n y Crawford F airness and Social Responsibility. www.tonycrawford.com www. .com car, were stolen from a Dundas neighbourhood sometime between 6 p.m. Sunday and 6 a.m. Monday. Although the car turned up Tuesday, only a short distance away from where it disappeared, the steel box containing the pistol and other "use of force" equipment remained missing until Thursday. "Over night we received information, and working with a number of other leads and in conjunction with the Hamilton Police Service we were able to this morning (Thursday) recover the weapon," said Halton Police Chief Gary Crowell. "It's an incredible relief I'm sure not only for our police service, but also for the community, who I know has expressed a lot of concern about the weapon being missing." Crowell also pointed out that because the pistol was found with its trigger lock still intact, it had not been used. All ammunition for the handgun has been accounted for and pepper spray, which also went missing during the theft, has been recovered. At press time, police were still looking for a bulletproof vest, an ASP baton and handcuffs taken from the detective's car. The detective, whose car and "use of force" equipment were stolen, is now facing the Chief's Disciplinary Review Committee. 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