LA County Sheriff's Department Loses Fed-Issued M-16 Rifle
LA has been suspended from the feds' military surplus program
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has misplaced one of its M-16 rifles, officials said Tuesday.
In an internal email sent to department supervisors Friday, Assistant Sheriff Todd Rogers said the weapon's disappearance was "embarrassing" and urged supervisors "to turn over EVERY rock to find this missing rifle."
Department spokesman Steve Whitmore could not immediately say when the gun was misplaced but noted that the department has been suspended by the Governor's Office of Emergency Services from receiving excess federal property because of the mishap.