Western Indiana man charged with stealing trooper's gun

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) - Indiana State Police say they've charged a western Indiana man with stealing a handgun from a trooper's vehicle.

They say 19-year-old Logan Blubaugh of Rosedale was charged Tuesday with unlawful entry of a motor vehicle, obstruction of justice and theft. He's being held at the Vigo County Jail in Terre Haute. They say a tip to Parke County sheriff's deputies about a stolen vehicle led to Blubaugh's arrest.

Police say the trooper's 45-caliber pistol was stolen early Monday when a man broke into his department-issued vehicle in a subdivision in northern Vigo County.

Police didn't say whether the handgun has been recovered. They say a State Police scuba team was contacted for assistance, but did not say whether the gun was believed to be in a body of water.