Weapons come back to haunt criminals

Is it life imitating art or the other way around?

We’ve all seen those movies and TV dramas where the bad guy commits a heinous crime before ditching his weapon in a nearby river or lake.

It would seem that the ‘baddies’ have been watching those shows too.

This article from News.com.au tells us that the drought that is crippling much of Australia is having an unexpected side effect. Police in the Australian state of Victoria have been finding some surprises when the waters have dried up.

Since last November, four guns have been uncovered in the now empty Lake Wendouree in Ballarat and in a creek at nearby Creswick.

Ballarat Senior Sergeant Gary Pilmore said a sawn off .22 semi-automatic rifle, an old bolt action 12 gauge shotgun and a lever action .22 rifle were among the weapons found in the parched waterways.

He said police already had linked one of the rifles to a burglary in Ballarat some 20 years ago, and had made contact with its original owner.

Police are expecting to find even more weapons as other water bodies continue to dry out but they’re warning people not to touch the guns as they may still be loaded and dangerous.

I wonder how many crimes will be able to be cleared up as a result of the drought.

I also wonder what other items of interest may be uncovered from the murky depths. There have been a number of scenes in movies and on TV when someone wants to forget someone or something and throws an object into the middle of a lake or waterway. It might be a ring or some other item of value and it’s usually something symbolic.

Have you ever thrown anything into a body of water hoping never to see it again? (I hope it wasn’t a weapon.)

Posted by Rodney Olsen

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