PD: Missing Gun's Whereabouts Remain Unknown

Police are still searching for a missing .22 rifle from a Port Washington home despite a few possible suspects that surfaced.

A resident in the 700 block on Milwaukee Street reported the rifle missing at 8:11 p.m. April 21, according to police reports. The resident noticed the rifle was missing from his usually locked bedroom just a few days earlier, but though perhaps a family member borrowed it for target practice.

After making calls to several family members who did not have the rifle, the resident realized it was likely stolen, the report said. He first suspected a male friend of his daughter's who had spent the night just over a week earlier; he and his wife had learned from the Wisconsin Circuit Court Access website that the man had recently been released from jail.

Police planned to follow up with this man, but no further information was available from the police reports. On April 25, police again heard from the resident regarding the rifle.

The resident said his daughter had heard of a man trying to sell a gun for drugs, the police report said. The resident said he "heard from other people that (this man) is currently breaking into houses in Port Washington every night."

Officers were familiar with this man, and advised the resident that he has not been breaking into houses regularly, the report said. In fact, the man is known to be homeless but has not been seen in Port Washington in some time.

Police advised the resident to call the department again if he did get information about the whereabouts of this man, the report said.