ORLANDO -- An assault rifle owned by the Florida Highway Patrol is now on the streets after being stolen from the car of an off-duty trooper.

According to the Orlando Sentinel, the weapon was stolen last week from the trooper's marked vehicle on a residential street in Orange County.

Sgt. Jeffrey Wright said he thought he locked the car but did not double check it.

The other items stolen include: the AR-15 assault rifle, body armor, a SWAT uniform, gas mask and more than $4,000 worth of speed detection equipment.

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