Gun stolen from law enforcement officer after he fell asleep on beach, cops say
.JPG "A New York state trooper and his girlfriend fell asleep on Miami Beach Tuesday night with a loaded gun in a backpack. When they woke up, the backpack and the gun were gone. File photo.")
A New York law enforcement officer vacationing on South Beach had a gun stolen from his backpack after he fell asleep on the sand, police said.
According to an incident report provided by Miami Beach police, the officer and a woman fell asleep while they were lying on the beach Tuesday night with a backpack full of valuables next to them. When they woke up, the backpack was gone.
Inside the backpack: miscellaneous police equipment, a police badge, a cellphone and credit cards.
Miami Beach police found the backpack near the boardwalk after a brief search.
A cellphone was recovered, but the weapon, a black fully loaded Glock and several credit cards were missing.
An earlier version of this story incorrectly identified the man whose backpack was stolen. He is not a New York state trooper; he is a law enforcement officer.
This story was originally published December 7, 2018 at 10:16 AM.