Review launched after gas launcher lost by Mounties
Posted July 24, 2017 3:52 pm.
Last Updated July 24, 2017 5:40 pm.
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LANGLEY (NEWS 1130) – The tear-gas launcher and ammunition the RCMP admitted it lost yesterday near the Golden Ears Bridge has been found.
Mounties say it was quickly turned in by a member of the public who had found the weapons yesterday and heard media reports this afternoon.
It’s believed the items may have fallen out of the back of a truck near the Golden Ears Bridge sometime before 7:30 yesterday morning.
“The driver of the truck –who’s a member of the Emergency Response Team– was alerted to the open latch by a passing motorist,” says S/Sgt. Annie Linteau. “So the police officer stopped to check the contents of the truck and noticed a green camouflage bag containing the multi-launcher missing, and also maybe missing maybe a black backpack containing assorted electronic equipment.”
The gas launcher is a 40MM Abrams Airborne Mfg Inc. Less Lethal Multi-Launcher.
Mounties are now trying to figure out how this happened, and how to prevent it from happening again.
“The officer in charge of the Lower Mainland District Emergency Response Team has initiated a full review of the circumstances involved.”
