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Akron police are trying to find the people who stole a Cleveland police officer's car and gun from a night club.

(cleveland.com)

AKRON, Ohio -- Someone stole a Cleveland police officer's personal car and service gun from the parking lot of the Interbelt Nite Club, police reports say.

Officer Howard Hart III, 27, told Akron police he first noticed his car keys were missing about 2:30 a.m. Monday while walking from the dance floor to the bar, according to police reports.

Hart said he walked outside the club at the intersection of Howard Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and noticed his 2011 Ford Fusion was missing, police reports say.

In the car was his service Glock 19 weapon. "Cleveland OH PD" is engraved on the gun, which was underneath the passenger seat.

Akron police noted Hart's speech was slurred. No arrests have been made in the case.

Hart could be disciplined for failing to secure his service weapon, according to Cleveland police spokeswoman Sgt. Jennifer Ciaccia.

Hart was sworn in as a Cleveland police officer on Oct. 16.