Stamford Woman, 32, Accused Of Improperly Storing Guns In Car: Police

STAMFORD, CT — A local woman with a valid pistol permit who reported a gun stolen from her car ended up getting arrested and charged with two counts of storing or keeping a pistol in an unattended motor vehicle, according to police.

The woman, a 32-year-old Stamford resident, went to police headquarters on the morning of Dec. 10 to report that her Glock 9mm handgun was stolen from her Nissan Rogue in front of her home on Club Road, Stamford Asst. Police Chief Richard Conklin said, noting that the woman told police the gun was stored in her locked glove box.

Officer Joseph Rizzitello followed up on the report and inspected the woman's car.

"He found there was in fact no lock on the glove box, so it would have been impossible for the glove box to be locked," Conklin said.

Another one of the woman's guns was found on the floor of her "unsecured vehicle" in an unlocked gun case, Conklin said.

Officers also found out that the woman had reported another stolen gun in New Haven several weeks ago.

"We're working to determine the circumstance of that pistol," Conklin said. "You would think after one firearm was reported stolen in New Haven weeks prior, she would be more cautious, but her actions led to a second firearm being stolen, and while the officers investigated, they found a third in that car unsecured."

The woman was arrested, charged and released after posting a $5,000 bond. She's scheduled to appear in court on Dec. 26.

Conklin said the woman's valid pistol permit was seized and forwarded to the state police "for revocation based on her actions."