I found this story originally in the local printed paper. While it may be Departmental policy for off duty police officers to carry their sidearm, we all know that it is not such a smart idea to try to carry them cross border, especially without proper ID etc.
Officer May Face Charges For Shooting Himself, 22-Year-Old Cop Stopped While Crossing Border
POSTED: 8:48 a.m. EDT July 3, 2003 UPDATED: 8:51 a.m. EDT July 3, 2003
DETROIT -- An off-duty Detroit police officer accidentally shot himself in the leg while heading into Canada.
The 22-year-old is listed in stable condition at a Detroit hospital.
Canadian authorities may charge the officer with unauthorized possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle.
Windsor police said the officer and three companions drove across the Ambassador Bridge early Monday and were stopped at Canadian Customs.
The driver was asked for identification. When he said he didn't have any, he was told to pull over to a secondary inspection point.
That's where the police officer started getting out of the front passenger seat, and his .40-caliber police handgun discharged. He was taken to a Windsor hospital, then transferred to a Detroit hospital.
Detroit police are investigating whether the officer broke any department policies.
Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press.
While I don't think he was thinking very clearly, I do hope that he recovers from his injuries and will be able to return to duty status. Maybe he will have learned something along the way too.
Officer May Face Charges For Shooting Himself, 22-Year-Old Cop Stopped While Crossing Border
POSTED: 8:48 a.m. EDT July 3, 2003 UPDATED: 8:51 a.m. EDT July 3, 2003
DETROIT -- An off-duty Detroit police officer accidentally shot himself in the leg while heading into Canada.
The 22-year-old is listed in stable condition at a Detroit hospital.
Canadian authorities may charge the officer with unauthorized possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle.
Windsor police said the officer and three companions drove across the Ambassador Bridge early Monday and were stopped at Canadian Customs.
The driver was asked for identification. When he said he didn't have any, he was told to pull over to a secondary inspection point.
That's where the police officer started getting out of the front passenger seat, and his .40-caliber police handgun discharged. He was taken to a Windsor hospital, then transferred to a Detroit hospital.
Detroit police are investigating whether the officer broke any department policies.
Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press.
While I don't think he was thinking very clearly, I do hope that he recovers from his injuries and will be able to return to duty status. Maybe he will have learned something along the way too.
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