AR-15 taken as SAPD sergeant's North Side home burglarized

Officers investigate a burglary Thursday, March 2, 2017, at the home of a San Antonio police sergeant on the North Side. Officers investigate a burglary Thursday, March 2, 2017, at the home of a San Antonio police sergeant on the North Side. Photo: Caleb Downs Photo: Caleb Downs Image 1 of / 12 Caption Close AR-15 taken as SAPD sergeant's North Side home burglarized 1 / 12 Back to Gallery

An AR-15 was taken but left behind when the North Side home of a San Antonio Police Department sergeant was burglarized Thursday.

Officers responded to the burglary around 12:40 p.m. near Magnolia Brook and Cassowary Hill.

Police at the scene confirmed that the gun was dropped as two suspects jumped out of a second-story window.

By 1 p.m., there were a number of squad cars and a helicopter unit looking for the two suspects.

A detective at the scene said the suspects were disrupted when the sergeant returned home.

"[The sergeant] ran out and gave chase," she said.

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Ofc. Ron Rodriguez said it's unclear if the suspects were targeting the sergeant.

"It's hard to say," he said. "Hopefully we'll get some leads and be able to follow up."

Rodriguez said one of the problems was that police were getting plenty of information from neighbors, both good and bad.

"And by the time we got here, they were just ghosts," he said.

He said it's likely the suspects fled on foot, as they were seen running several blocks away.

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