Semiautomatic Handgun Stolen From Car at Lincoln Technical Institute: Police

Shelton police are investigating after a semiautomatic handgun was reportedly stolen from a car parked at the Lincoln Technical Institute.

According to police, officers responded to the school at 8 Progress Drive around 10 a.m. the morning of Dec. 3. Police said a 38-year-old man, a student at the institute, told them he had parked his car at school that morning and left a handgun inside.

The complainant told officers the gun was hidden from public view, but that when he returned to his car, he found that a window had been smashed and the weapon stolen.

Police searched the area but weren’t able to recover the handgun. School was dismissed as the investigation got underway, police said.

Authorities are still actively investigating.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Shelton police at 203-924-1544.

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