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  AP Saturday August 13, 2005

Unmarked police cruiser stolen from Tucson restaurant

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) -- As two plainclothes Tucson police officers stopped to dine, someone dashed off with their unmarked police cruiser.

The officers discovered the car missing Friday afternoon, said police spokesman Mark Robinson, who would not identify the restaurant.

Police are concerned that the car and equipment inside could allow a criminal to impersonate officers.

The gold 2002 Dodge Stratus had a department-issued .40-caliber Glock pistol, two photo identification cards and a black raid vest inside with "police" emblazoned across the back.

Robinson said the two officers will remain on duty until a decision is made whether to launch an internal investigation of the theft.

The officers locked the car and took the keys, Robinson said.

A description of the car has been sent to law enforcement agencies across the state, but police asked anyone seeing the car to call 911.

Information from: Tucson Citizen, Original Article