A 39-year-old Moline woman contacted Galesburg Police on Friday after discovering a firearm was taken from her car’s trunk. The woman works on a traveling basis and was working in Galesburg overnight on the night of September 29th. Her vehicle was parked overnight in a lot on East Carl Sandburg Drive and she admitted to police she may have forgot to lock it. The woman told police she knew the firearm wasn’t taken from her residence in the Quad Cities because it’s kept in a locked garage. After returning home on Friday, she noticed the black .40 caliber Smith & Wesson handgun along with its case was missing from her trunk. The woman said the gun was purchased at a pawn shop in Rock Island. According to police reports, the firearm will be listed as stolen. Galesburg Police are in the process of collecting any potential area security footage of the incident. The investigation is ongoing.
