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Coverage dated September 20, 2023

City controller says Philadelphia sheriff can't account for 185 missing guns

Headline from 6ABC Philadelphia

Of that number, 76 are service weapons including revolvers, semi-automatic handguns and a shotgun.

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  1. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Philadelphia sheriff disputes controller report that her office can't account for nearly 200 guns (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    Philadelphia's sheriff on Thursday disputed a city controller report that determined that the sheriff's office couldn't account for 185 guns that the controller's office says are missing.

  2. Philadelphia Inquirer

    The Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office can’t account for nearly 200 guns, city controller says (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    The 185 firearms that are unaccounted for are a mix of guns that were part of the Sheriff’s Office’s arsenal and weapons that were confiscated from people subject to protection from abuse orders.

  3. 6ABC Philadelphia

    City controller says Philadelphia sheriff can't account for 185 missing guns (opens 6ABC Philadelphia)

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    6ABC Philadelphia's feed description

    Of that number, 76 are service weapons including revolvers, semi-automatic handguns and a shotgun.

  4. MyNorthwest

    Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office can’t account for nearly 200 guns, city comptroller finds (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office can’t account for 185 missing guns, according to a report released this week by the city

  5. CBS News

    Reports finds Philadelphia Sheriff's Office can't account for nearly 200 guns (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Some of the missing guns were part of the Philadelphia Sheriff's Office's arsenal and others were confiscated from people subject to protection-from-abuse orders.

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