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Stolen DPS Vehicle Recovered But Weapons Inside Still Missing

A state police vehicle that was stolen in Glendale has been recovered – but the guns that were inside are still missing.

Glendale police said the unmarked Department of Public Safety pick-up truck was found Thursday in central Phoenix. But an AR-15 rifle and a 9 millimeter handgun that had been inside the Chevy Silverado were gone.

Glendale Police spokeswoman Tiffany Smith said the unmarked vehicle had been parked overnight near a DPS officer's home when it was taken Tuesday morning. She said it’s not unusual for officers to take vehicles home. A DPS spokesman declined to comment on the incident or on the department’s policies until Glendale and Phoenix police finish investigating the incident.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Stina Sieg was a senior field correspondent at KJZZ from 2013 to 2018.