Last year three officers with the Lakewood Police Department, including a senior officer and firearms instructor, accidentally fired their service weapons when they weren’t paying attention, internal investigation records show.
One officer was texting when he accidentally fired his gun through the wall of his condo. Another officer was showing off his gun to a coworker when he accidentally fired it through his patrol car windshield. A third accidentally shot a hole through the hood of his patrol car when he exited his vehicle while it was still moving and lost his balance.
No one was injured, and officers found to have violated department policy received written reprimands and additional training, according to public records obtained by The News Tribune…