SIR, but I expect there is a Roanoke cop in a heap of trouble
Sounds like he went to the restroom during a middle school basketball game and left his weapon there (and forgot about it). Whoops.
From the Roanoke Times:
An off-duty officer's unattended firearm was discovered in a Hidden Valley Middle School bathroom during a basketball game Wednesday evening, Roanoke County Police reported.
The firearm was found in a restroom during a basketball game against William Byrd Middle School, according to a police department news release. An adult discovered it and notified school staff, according to the release.
School staff "quickly locked the restroom to secure the firearm, secured the building and contacted the Roanoke County Police Department," according to the release.
"Within minutes," the release continued, police found that the firearm was department-issued and belonged to an off-duty officer "who was attending the game and left the firearm unattended after leaving the restroom."
The off-duty officer quickly recovered the gun, police said, adding that the department "is reviewing the circumstances around this matter."
Posted: 12/14/2023 at 03:06 PM ET
Thread Replies (14)
SIR, but I expect there is a Roanoke cop in a heap of trouble
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-- Tafkam Hokie
Dec 14, 2023 at 03:06 PM ET
Tafkam Hokie
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12/14/23 03:06 PM ET
Roanoke must have caught "the NoVas"
-- MrBayAreaHokie
Dec 14, 2023 at 08:26 PM ET
MrBayAreaHokie
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12/14/23 08:26 PM ET
You never know what a gun might be capable of when left to its own devices.**
-- MP4VT2004
Dec 14, 2023 at 10:25 PM ET
MP4VT2004
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12/14/23 10:25 PM ET
he leave it in the back of the toilet?**
-- bigbadbird
Dec 14, 2023 at 07:39 PM ET
bigbadbird
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12/14/23 07:39 PM ET
There wasn’t an Italian restaurant nearby was there?
-- WestyHokie
Dec 14, 2023 at 06:57 PM ET
WestyHokie
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12/14/23 06:57 PM ET
Get the veal. It's the best in the city.**
-- TomTurkey
Dec 14, 2023 at 07:40 PM ET
TomTurkey
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12/14/23 07:40 PM ET
I am not sure if this is related to last night or just odd coincidence.....
-- Alan11
Dec 14, 2023 at 04:40 PM ET
Alan11
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12/14/23 04:40 PM ET
When taking a poop goes wrong...**
-- BG Hokie
Dec 14, 2023 at 03:50 PM ET
BG Hokie
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12/14/23 03:50 PM ET
Did he take it, or bring it? TIC**
-- MP4VT2004
Dec 14, 2023 at 04:45 PM ET
MP4VT2004
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12/14/23 04:45 PM ET
^^^How we track serious posters, i.e., "real Hokies"©️.**
-- TomTurkey
Dec 14, 2023 at 06:38 PM ET
TomTurkey
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12/14/23 06:38 PM ET
My friend who was at that game told me about it. Seriously messed up.**
-- NokieHokie
Dec 14, 2023 at 03:24 PM ET
NokieHokie
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12/14/23 03:24 PM ET
On the one hand, I've left my cell phone or glasses in a restroom
-- Tafkam Hokie
Dec 14, 2023 at 03:33 PM ET
Tafkam Hokie
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12/14/23 03:33 PM ET
It's not like he went dancing like that Barney Fife guy a few years back &
-- Vtskier1
Dec 14, 2023 at 10:09 PM ET
Vtskier1
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12/14/23 10:09 PM ET
bet he's already peed in a jar**
-- astrohokie
Dec 14, 2023 at 03:19 PM ET
astrohokie
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12/14/23 03:19 PM ET