Corrales police are checking with federal authorities to learn more about a handgun found in the dirt along Corrales Road Sunday night.
Police Chief Victor Mangiacapra told the Corrales Comment the loaded .45-caliber Springfield Armory 1911 pistol had not been reported stolen, though its serial number was intact.
He said the weapon was severely rusted and caked in mud and dirt, and thus probably inoperable. However, Mangiacapra said, the finder did the right thing by leaving it alone.
“Don’t handle it unless the location poses a danger in and of itself,” he said. ”Call the police and let us handle it.”
Mangiacapra said police have reached out to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in the hopes of finding the weapon’s owner or tracing any criminal history, which will likely take a few weeks.
It was found in a residential area near a fence on the finder’s property. Mangiacapra speculated that recent rains may have exposed it.
He said the condition of the weapon makes it hard to determine how long ago it was left there. He said he’s glad it wasn’t discovered by a child or someone with bad intentions.
“It appears to be inoperable, but you never know,” he said.
Pistol found near Corrales residence
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Corrales police are checking with federal authorities to learn more about a handgun found in the dirt along Corrales Road Sunday night.
Police Chief Victor Mangiacapra told the Corrales Comment the loaded .45-caliber Springfield Armory 1911 pistol had not been reported stolen, though its serial number was intact.
He said the weapon was severely rusted and caked in mud and dirt, and thus probably inoperable. However, Mangiacapra said, the finder did the right thing by leaving it alone.
“Don’t handle it unless the location poses a danger in and of itself,” he said. ”Call the police and let us handle it.”
Mangiacapra said police have reached out to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in the hopes of finding the weapon’s owner or tracing any criminal history, which will likely take a few weeks.
It was found in a residential area near a fence on the finder’s property. Mangiacapra speculated that recent rains may have exposed it.
He said the condition of the weapon makes it hard to determine how long ago it was left there. He said he’s glad it wasn’t discovered by a child or someone with bad intentions.
“It appears to be inoperable, but you never know,” he said.
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