NORTH BEND, Ore. – A police-issued firearm reported stolen more than a decade ago has resurfaced nearly 500 miles away in California.
The North Bend Police Department confirmed that a Hi-Point C-9 .380-caliber handgun, which went missing in February 2011, was recently recovered in Stockton, California.
According to investigators, the weapon was originally stolen from a secured police storage unit in North Bend. Despite efforts to locate it at the time, the gun remained unaccounted for—until now…