In a heartwarming twist of fate, a routine act of charity by Minneapolis police officers led to a considerable public safety breakthrough, as detailed in a report confirmed by a recent social media post from the Minneapolis Police Department. Officers from the 5th Precinct, while extending a warm cup of joe to a person without a home, stumbled upon valuable information that prompted immediate action. During this casual interaction, the officers were tipped off about an individual reportedly carrying an unlawful firearm on the 2500 block of Lyndale Avenue South.
Responding with the urgency that such a tip warranted—the subject was located by the officers, questioned, and upon a search of his backpack, a handgun was found, notable for its lack of serial numbers indicating the possibility of it being a stolen weapon or a “ghost gun,” a term referring to firearms that are typically untraceable and often 3D-printed, according to the Minneapolis Police Department’s Facebook post. The gravity of this discovery was compounded by the revelation that the individual in question was a felon; under the law, he was barred from owning or handling firearms, which subsequently warranted his arrest and incarceration…