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The Drug Enforcement Administration's
Control Over Weapons and Laptop Computers

Report No. 02-28
August 2002
Office of the Inspector General


APPENDIX II

CIRCUMSTANCES OF WEAPON LOSSES

NUMBER REPORT DATE LOCATION BRIEF DEA DESCRIPTION OF
CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS1
WEAPONS
1 9/16/00 Miami Field Division Unauthorized use of Official Government Vehicle - agent used the vehicle to go to the movies; while at the movies, the vehicle was stolen with the weapon inside.
Disciplinary Action: 30 day suspension
2 9/29/00 Los Angeles
Field Division
Weapon was stored in an unattended personally owned vehicle, which was stolen.
Disciplinary Action: 1 day suspension
3 12/15/00 Los Angeles
Field Division
Agent's residence was burglarized and weapon was stolen from secure location.
Disciplinary Action: None
4 10/29/99 Lima, Peru
Country
Office
Agent was distracted by another individual in a hotel lobby; another individual stole the agent's carrying pack.
Disciplinary Action: None
5 11/24/99 Seattle Field
Division
Agent's home was burglarized and weapon and personally owned handgun were stolen.
Disciplinary Action: None
6 10/05/99 Washington
Field Division
Weapon was lost or stolen while shooting at a private shooting facility.
Disciplinary Action: 1 day suspension
7 02/10/00 Los Angeles
Field Division

Weapon was stolen from agent's residence while family was away on vacation.
Disciplinary Action: None

8 1/21/00 Atlanta Field
Division
Weapon was discovered missing during the FY 1999 physical inventory; the weapon was listed as unaccounted for in the inventory. Firearms records reflect the weapon was assigned to an agent who had resigned. The agent stated that he returned the weapon.
Disciplinary Action: None
9 04/01/00 Caribbean
Field Division
Agent's purse containing the weapon was stolen while taking son to the restroom during a school function.
Disciplinary Action: 1 day suspension
10 02/16/00 Los Angeles
Field Division
Agent's residence was burglarized and personally owned weapon was stolen.
Disciplinary Action: None
11 01/13/00 Houston Field
Division
Agent left weapon in a police department's gym.
Disciplinary Action: 2 days suspension
12 09/11/00 Phoenix Field
Division
Agent left weapon on rear bumper of his official government vehicle after leaving the scene of a search. Agent drove from area and discovered weapon was missing.
Disciplinary Action: 2 days suspension
13 01/10/01 Phoenix Field
Division
Agent's left weapon in official government vehicle; the vehicle was stolen.
Disciplinary Action: 1 day suspension
14 02/20/01 Phoenix Field
Division
Weapon was stolen from agent at restaurant; weapon was in purse that agent had placed on the floor.
Disciplinary Action: Caution
15 05/28/01 DEA
Headquarters
Agent left weapon inside in personally owned vehicle in a hotel parking garage; vehicle was burglarized and weapon was stolen.
Disciplinary Action: 1 day suspension
16 07/20/00 Atlanta Field Division Weapon was stolen from kitchen table at agent's residence.
Disciplinary Action: Caution


Footnotes

  1. Descriptions are paraphrased from loss reports and/or Board of Professional Conduct documents.