| NO. | LOSS DATE | FIELD OFFICE | DESCRIPTION OF LOSS AND ANY DISCIPLINARY ACTION TAKEN65 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 166 | 9/27/2002 | Atlanta | Special Agent’s private vehicle was burglarized. Weapon stolen from center console. 3-day suspension |
| 2 | 11/13/2002 | Phoenix | Special Agent’s home was burglarized. The weapon was stolen from underneath a mattress. 3-day suspension |
| 3 | 12/11/2002 | Detroit | Special Agent’s hotel room was burglarized. Weapon was later recovered. Letter of Clearance |
| 4 | 12/20/2002 | Houston | Special Agent’s ATF vehicle was burglarized. 3-day suspension |
| 5 | 4/2003 | Atlanta | Special Agent’s weapon was discovered missing during an inventory. 4-day suspension |
| 6 | 4/2003 | Los Angeles | Special Agent’s weapon was discovered missing during an inventory. Letter of Reprimand |
| 7 | 5/21/2003 | San Francisco | Special Agent’s private vehicle was burglarized. Weapon was recovered by local law enforcement. 4-day suspension |
| 8 | 6/9/2003 | Louisville | Special Agent lost weapon after he forgot he placed it on his vehicle while loading the vehicle. 3-day suspension |
| 9 | 7/26/2003 | Grand Rapids | Special Agent initially lost his weapon but later found it under the seat of his ATF vehicle. 3-day suspension |
| 10 | 9/20/2003 | Greensboro | Special Agent’s hotel room was burglarized. 3-day suspension |
| 11 | 10/13/2003 | Chicago | Special Agent’s private vehicle was burglarized. 3-day suspension |
| 12 | 11/3/2003 | Miami | Special Agent’s hotel room was burglarized. 3-day suspension |
| 13 | 3/12/2004 | Sacramento | Special Agent left the weapon in a gas station bathroom. The agent did not report the item missing and did not immediately retrieve it when it was recovered. 4-day suspension |
| 14 | 3/13/2004 | Atlanta | Special Agent left weapon in dressing room of clothing store. The agent did not report the loss. Supervisor learned of loss when local police ran a trace. 8-day suspension |
| 15 | 4/30/2004 | San Diego | Special Agent left weapon in athletic bag and forgot. Agent originally thought weapon was stolen from secured briefcase in the trunk of his vehicle. 3-day suspension |
| 16 | 7/8/2004 | Washington, D.C. | Weapon believed to have been stolen from a Washington, D.C, sorting facility belonging to a shipping company. Empty, damaged case arrived in Harrisburg, PA. Not Applicable-No Investigation |
| 17 | 8/13/2004 | McAllen | Special Agent’s ATF Vehicle was burglarized. Weapon was stolen from under car seat. Later recovered. 5-day suspension |
| 18 | 9/28/2004 | Rochester | Weapon was stolen and later recovered during shipment. Not Applicable-No Investigation |
| 19 | 10/10/2004 | New Orleans | Special Agent left weapon in her purse on a shuttle at an airport. Later recovered from airport police. 3-day suspension |
| 20 | 10/12/2004 | San Diego | Special Agent’s home was burglarized. Lives with another agent who also had weapon stolen. Memorandum of Clearance67 |
| 21 | 10/12/2004 | San Diego | Special Agent’s home was burglarized. Lives with another agent who also had weapon stolen. Memorandum of Clearance |
| 22 | 12/3/2004 | Special Response Team | Special Agent’s private vehicle was burglarized while agent was moving residence. 3-day suspension |
| 23 | 12/21/2004 | St. Louis | Special Agent’s private vehicle was burglarized in parking lot during a football game. Weapon was stolen from secured trunk. 3-day suspension |
| 24 | 1/12/2005 | Detroit | Special Agent left weapon on an airplane. Later returned to agent by airport authorities. 3-day suspension |
| 25 | 5/19/2005 | Training and Professional Development | Weapon reported missing during an inventory. Weapon recovered from agent recently transferred to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Not Applicable-No Investigation |
| 26 | 5/19/2005 | Training and Professional Development | Weapon reported missing during an inventory. Weapon recovered from agent recently transferred to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Not Applicable-No Investigation |
| 27 | 5/19/2005 | Training and Professional Development | Weapon reported missing during an inventory. Weapon recovered in vault, initially overlooked during inventory. Not Applicable-No Investigation |
| 28 | 5/19/2005 | Training and Professional Development | Weapon reported missing during an inventory. Weapon recovered in vault, initially overlooked during inventory. Not Applicable-No Investigation |
| 29 | 6/19/2005 | Dallas | Special Agent left weapon on the hood of a rental truck. 3-day suspension |
| 30 | 6/30/2005 | Tulsa | Special Agent’s ATF vehicle was burglarized while parked at a hotel. Weapon was stolen from a secured lock box. Memorandum of Clearance |
| 31 | 7/16/2005 | Miami | Special Agent left weapon in fanny pack in a shopping cart at a wholesale store. Weapon was later recovered. 3-day suspension |
| 32 | 9/27/2005 | Yakima | Weapon discovered missing from a vault by the primary user. Letter of Caution |
| 33 | 10/7/2005 | Melville | Special Agent left weapon on a chair in a hotel parking garage. 3-day suspension |
| 34 | 12/5/2005 | Columbus | Special Agent’s undercover vehicle was burglarized during an operation. Weapon stolen from cooler in the vehicle’s cab. Not Applicable-No Investigation |
| 35 | 12/27/2005 | Nashville | Special Agent was returned the wrong weapon after testifying in court. Later recovered. Not Applicable-No Investigation |
| 36 | 1/23/2006 | Los Angeles | Prop weapon reported missing during inventory. Recovered from agent’s ATF vehicle. Removal |
| 37 | 2/26/2006 | Baltimore | Special Agent’s home was burglarized. Weapon stolen from bedroom dresser. Later recovered in a restaurant dumpster. 4-day suspension |
| 38 | 3/10/2006 | New Orleans | Weapons reported missing during an inventory. Later recovered at the Mandeville field office. Letter of Caution |
| 39 | 5/21/2006 | Miami | Weapons possibly thrown out in the trash along with moving boxes. Second loss of his personal weapon within a 1-year period. 10-day suspension |
| 40 | 7/28/2006 | Houston | Special Agent left weapon in restroom stall. Recovered the same day. 3-day suspension |
| 41 | 8/21/2006 | Washington | Special Agent’s private vehicle was burglarized at residence. Not properly secured in vehicle. Agent (an ASAC) realized car door was ajar on 8/11/2006, but did not check whether any property was missing until 8/21/2006. 1-day suspension |
| 42 | 8/21/2006 | Washington | Special Agent’s private vehicle was burglarized at residence. Not properly secured in vehicle. Agent (an ASAC) realized car door was ajar on 8/11/2006, but did not check whether any property was missing until 8/21/2006. 1-day suspension |
| 43 | 8/24/2006 | Tactical Operations Branch | Special Agent’s friend’s (also Special Agent) private vehicle was burglarized. 1-day suspension |
| 44 | 8/26/2006 | Dallas | Special Agent’s ATF vehicle was burglarized at residence. Weapon stolen from a lockbox secured in the vehicle. No signs of forced entry into vehicle. 1-day suspension |
| 45 | 9/5/2006 | Detroit | Special Agent’s private vehicle was burglarized. Stolen from under the front seat of vehicle. 1-day suspension |
| 46 | 9/19/2006 | Washington | Special Agent’s private vehicle was burglarized at residence. Agent left the vehicle unlocked with garage door partially open. 10-day suspension The agent received a 2-day suspension in 2002 for another lost weapon and a letter of reprimand in 2003 for misusing his official credentials. |
| 47 | 9/26/2006 | Houston | Special Agent’s ATF vehicle was burglarized in parking lot. Weapon stolen from secured double locked trunk. Later recovered. Not Applicable-No Investigation |
| 48 | 10/16/2006 | Madison | Special Agent’s ATF vehicle was burglarized. Weapon stolen from trunk. Letter of Caution |
| 49 | 10/21/2006 | Houston | Special Agent’s ATF vehicle was burglarized in front of residence. Pending 3-day suspension |
| 50 | 10/22/2006 | Grand Rapids | Special Agent’s private vehicle was burglarized in front of brother’s residence. 1-day suspension |
| 51 | 10/28/2006 | Denver | Special Agent’s ATF vehicle was burglarized in front of residence. Letter of Caution |
| 52 | 12/14/2006 | McAllen | Special Agent’s ATF vehicle was burglarized in hotel parking lot. Letter of Caution |
| 53 | 12/16/2006 | Charlotte | Special Agent’s private vehicle was burglarized while parked at residence. 1-day suspension |
| 54 | 1/24/2007 | Little Rock | Special Agent’s home was burglarized. Weapon was stolen from secured cabinet in laundry room. Later recovered. Not Applicable-No Investigation |
| 55 | 2/26/2007 | Houston | Tactical Operation Officer’s office was burglarized. Not Applicable-No Investigation |
| 56 | 3/14/2007 | Charleston | Special Agent’s home was burglarized. Weapon was stolen from nightstand drawer. Not Applicable-No Investigation |
| 57 | 3/22/2007 | Shreveport | Special Agent lost weapon during a pursuit. Letter of Clearance |
| 58 | 4/21/2007 | Detroit | Special Agent lost weapon in water while fishing. Letter of Clearance |
| 59 | 6/18/2007 | Washington | Special Agent’s home was burglarized. Weapon was stolen from nightstand drawer. (Second loss for ASAC; first loss 8/21/2006) Pending as of 11/30/2007 |
| 60 | 6/18/2007 | Washington | Special Agent’s home was burglarized. Weapon was stolen from nightstand drawer. (Second loss for ASAC; first loss 8/21/2006) Pending as of 11/30/2007 |
| 61 | 6/22/2007 | Houston | Special Agent left weapon in briefcase at interviewee’s residence. Interviewee contacted the ATF and agent retrieved the weapon. Pending as of 11/15/2007 |
| 62 | 7/10/2007 | Fort Worth | Special Agent left weapon in bathroom stall at the field office. Pending as of 11/8/2007 |
| 63 | 7/17/2007 | New Orleans | Special Agent’s ATF vehicle was burglarized in field office parking deck. Pending as of 11/14/2007 |
| 6468 | 9/6/2006 | Macon | Stolen non-ATF weapons. Two weapons being held as evidence. 2-day suspension |
| 65 | 10/19/2005 | Beaumont | Missing non-ATF weapon. Weapon being held as evidence was lost during Hurricane Rita. No disciplinary action |
Source: ATF Internal Affairs investigative reports
Footnotes
In the Description of Loss column, we added in bold the result of the Office of Professional Responsibility’s adjudication of the loss.
While weapon loss 1 occurred prior to our audit period beginning October 1, 2002, we included it in our audit because ATF reported it during the period of our review.
A Memorandum of Clearance is an action that clears the employee of any wrongdoing and does not result in disciplinary action.
ATF lost items 64 and 65, which were seized weapons, rather than weapons assigned to staff. These items were reported to Internal Affairs. These items also are not included in our analysis of total lost, stolen, or missing ATF weapons.