Retired EG Deputy Police Chief's Gun Stolen
The gun was in Bill Higgins's house – one of three broken into in recent days.
The service gun of retired Deputy Police Chief Bill Higgins was stolen from his house on Greenwich Boulevard midday Wednesday, police said. His house was one of three houses broken into in recent days. WPRI.com reported Higgins had confirmed the theft but he offered no other details. Higgins was able to keep his weapon – a SigSauer P220 .45 caliber handgun – after leaving the EGPD because of a departmental policy, according to EG police Sgt. Jon Chirnside. "A member who retires in good standing may purchase their weapon at a prorated amount," Chirnside said Friday. Certain forms must be filled out to complete the transaction. In this case, Higgins never completed the transaction, so the gun is still registered to the EGPD, Chirnside said…
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Elizabeth McNamara
10:15 pm on Friday, November 9, 2012
Taylor, that's what the police mean by unoccupied: no one was home. The other would be a "vacant" house. But I thought about that too. Thanks for the comment. more ›