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Moline PD: Rifle stolen from RICO sheriff's deputy patrol vehicle

Police say the patrol vehicle was in the deputy's driveway when somebody smashed the rear cargo hatch and stole a rifle and a loaded magazine.

MOLINE, Ill. — Moline police are investigating a burglary of a rifle from a Rock Island County Sheriff's Office patrol vehicle. 

Police say they responded to a burglary complaint on Saturday, Feb. 17 around 7 a.m. and discovered an off-duty deputy's marked patrol vehicle had been broken into. The vehicle was in the deputy's driveway when somebody smashed the rear cargo hatch and stole a rifle case containing a Rock River Arms LAR-15 rifle and a loaded magazine.

Moline police investigating the incident with the support of sheriff’s office investigators. Anyone with information should contact the Moline Police Department at 309-797-0401, the Rock Island County Sheriff’s Office at 309-558-3614, anonymously through Crimestoppers at 309-762-9500 or through the Crimestoppers P3 Tip app.

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