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Two loaded guns were stolen from a Winter Park police car in Hunter’s Creek last week. Law enforcement officials say it was the first time in more than 20 years that a gun was stolen from Winter Park Police.

But police in other central Florida areas can’t make the same claim, according to Orlando Sentinel editorial writer and columnist Darryl Owens. He told 90.7’s Nicole Creston that the recent gun thefts from police cars are part of a disturbing pattern.