COLUMBUS, OH — Columbus police are asking for help identifying a man and a woman who broke into a Franklin County sheriff's deputy's vehicle last week and made off with a book bag containing a handgun. The Columbus Division of Police tweeted Monday afternoon that the deputy's car was broken into sometime between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. on May 2 near Lou Berliner Sports Park in Southwest Columbus.

The thieves stole a backpack, which contained the deputy's service weapon, a gun belt, a knife and a wallet.

WTTE reported the deputy had been playing basketball at the time .

A credit card that was also in the bag was used at the N&N Market store located on Sullivant Avenue and Clarendon Avenue, police said. It was also used at a Speedway gas station on Brown Road.

Anyone with information is asked to call police or email bcrawford@columbuspolice.org.