California Chief Who Lost Her Weapon Now Accused Of Attempted Cover-Up

By Tom Knighton

For any police officer, losing their gun may well be a career-ender. For there to be a chance at salvaging the situation, though, they have to follow protocol to the letter. After all, mistakes can happen and sometimes people can understand what happened so long as you don’t make the situation worse by trying to hide what happened.

Recently, we reported on a California police chief who had lost her weapon. It was claimed that the chief responded quickly and followed the required protocol.

That’s good.

However, now it’s claimed that the chief in question didn’t and instead tried to cover it up.

The search for the pistol that San Luis Obispo Police Chief Deanna Cantrell lost in a bathroom stall resulted in an apparently illegal search of a home without a warrant and the arrest of a couple on charges of child neglect for having a messy house. And, new information points to Cantrell’s efforts to keep the news of her loss quiet despite her claim that she immediately reported the stolen gun. [Cal Coast Times]

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In contrast to Cantrell’s claim that she immediately reported her gun stolen, several officers said her attempt to cover-up the theft …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms