DENVER (KDVR) — A man’s sentimental rifle, gifted to him by his now late wife, was among the items stolen in a Commerce City home burglary in 1981, and for nearly half a century, he thought he would never see it again.
That is, until last week.
The Commerce City Police Department said detectives never forgot about the break-in after Jerry’s rifle was stolen in a home burglary 44 years ago. So when the gun was flagged after someone tried to pawn it in North Dakota last week, a department detective was on it.
The department’s evidence technician, Cara, helped ship the rifle home, and finally, after nearly half a century, “Jerry got his gun back!” The department said Jerry was reunited with what’s now a sentimental piece of property, as it was a gift from his wife, who has since passed away…