South Bend police say that after two months, they've closed the case on an officer's lost weapon.

No statements were made on camera, but South Bend city leaders shared a letter of disciplinary action with NewsCenter 16. It states that on September 17, the officer's gun fell off the top of his car and landed on State Road 23.

Minutes later, NewsCenter 16's Joel Porter found it.

The gun was a loaded police-issued Smith and Wesson 9 mm.

After calling police and turning in the gun, NewsCenter 16 has reached out to the department and city leaders several times seeking answers as to what happened. Those requests were denied.

At Wednesday morning's South Bend Board of Public Safety meeting, Chief Ruszkowski again refused to comment on camera, saying it’s a personnel matter.

The gun was not mentioned in the public portion of the meeting, but board members say they approved a letter of disciplinary action that the chief submitted.

On Wednesday afternoon, NewsCenter 16 received a copy of the letter.

It states that the officer failed to properly secure his firearm. It fell off his car, landed in the busy roadway and was unsecured for six minutes.

While the officer is not named, Chief Ruszkowski says he's received a letter of reprimand and verbal counseling.

The letter states that the officer was written up for neglect of duty and violation of rules.

Those rules fall under general order, firearms and ammunition, which states that officers are entrusted to safeguard police property so it doesn't fall into the hands of an unauthorized person.

The second was under the duty manual section, which tells police to take care of the equipment, and if anything happens to it, to notify a supervisor right away.