Gun stolen 52 years ago in Bloomfield Township returned to former officer’s granddaughter Colt .38 recovered in Alabama
Kristin Vajs with her grandfather's Colt .38. (Bloomfield Township Police Department)
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A former police officer’s gun that was stolen 52 years ago in Bloomfield Township
Police said a Colt .38 was stolen Oct. 10, 1970, from the grandfather of Kristin Vajs. It had been his official duty weapon when he was a member of the Highland Park
The gun was recently recovered in Lamar County, Alabama, and returned to Vajs in memory of her grandfather, according to Bloomfield Township police.
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