ICE officer leaves gun in Bush airport bathroom

chron.com ^ | 14 July 2011 | Robert Stanton

[smokingfrog]

Houston police and federal officials are looking into how a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer left his gun inside a restroom at Bush Intercontinental Airport.

An airport cleaning crew found the Sig Sauer pistol about 9:10 p.m. Wednesday inside the restroom, located in a secure area of Terminal E, and they notified security officers, Houston police spokesman Kese Smith said.

As Houston police were investigating the incident, the ICE officer approached and said he had left his gun in the restroom, Smith said. After he showed his identification, the Houston police officers returned the weapon to him.

[smokingfrog]

[Las Vegas Ron]

Uh, no big deal. I'm sure the average citizen would have been afforded the very same courtesy.

[freejohn]

BUSHES FAULT!!

[mad_as_he$$]

Wow I would of kept it and pinned out the serial number.

[Azzurri]

They should’ve waited and installed hidden cameras in the restroom to see who the gun was left for...this cop might’ve been up to no good.

[bgill]

It’s the new Gunflyer program.

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[smokingfrog]

good one!

[BBell]

I would not touch it and I would be leery to tell anyone I saw it lest I be accused of putting it there myself or trying to steal it.

[mylife]

That must have been one heck of a dump if it made him forget his sig.

[max americana]

It’s a Sig so I wouldn’t blame ya’..

[org.whodat]

Must have gotten all caught up in his wide stance position, old limp wrists deserves a break, LOL

[Kickass Conservative]

Bush Airport? So, it is Bush’s fault.

[RetiredTexasVet]

Even worse, the jerk is authorized to carry a weapon in the first place.

[Allegra]

[Ken H]

Dammit, I was going to say that!

[Revolting cat!]

Bush’s Intercontinental fault!

[Ken H]

You know a story has hit the big time when it starts showing up in punchlines.

[PiperShade]

Nothing like a “freebie off” for any illegal you want !

Personally, I’m glad everyone acted responsibly in this matter. But it makes me wonder about how well ICS is training its staff, too. >PS

[Noob1999]

Well, then there’s no question that they need to dig into a kids diapers, and granny’s Depends just to be sure that a perp was not disguised as a pubic faced towelhead, placing a decoy weapon in the bathroom.