Passersby spotted it and flagged down bike officers to point this out, and in this day where everybody has a camera, somebody got a picture.
Want to bet some LEO will need a proctologist's visit real soon?
Hey, Curly, where is the assault rifle?
Assault rifle? I thought you had it, Moe.
No, I don't have it, you had it.
Maybe Larry took it ... ?
Whoowhoowhoowhoooooo!
The story is that an officer was in the police garage cleaning out his car, and laid the weapon on the truck of a second unit as he was doing so. He got distracted, and a second officer came out, got into that unit, and drove off, hardware still perched on the trunk. And the rifle stayed there until he parked and got out, never noticing it.
My. Maybe two guys get visits to the proctologist?
According to the story, this is not a violation of law, but it is of policy:
Rule 231, subsection A) Do not leave your assault rifle on the trunk of another unit while cleaning up ...