BOSTON (WHDH) - A Massachusetts state trooper is facing misconduct charges after his department-issued firearm was stolen in Rhode Island, an official said.
The trooper, whose name has not been released, was suspended without pay while the department conducted an internal investigation, a state police spokesman said in a statement.
A decision on discipline is pending.
Rhode Island State Police are looking into how the .45-caliber Smith and Wesson pistol was being stored when it was stolen.
Additional charges could be filed pending the outcome of their investigation.
No additional details were immediately available.
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