Utah Officers Find Stolen Police Equipment During Drug Bust

Dec. 15, 2011
Salt Lake City police found stolen police equipment, including a uniform, during a drug bust night.

Salt Lake City police found stolen police equipment during a drug bust Friday night.

Officers entered the home of a 31-year-old man on a narcotics search warrant at about 10:30 p.m. They found various amounts of methamphetamine, heroin and cocaine, as well as a rifle and ammunition, police announced on Monday.

More surprisingly, they found a West Jordan Police Department uniform sweater, pepper spray and other police equipment inside the man's home.

West Jordan police are investigating how the man obtained the equipment.

Salt Lake City police officers booked the man into jail on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance, possession of a firearm by a restricted person and possession of stolen property.

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