Tupper Guns Gone Wild

June shooting accident was third for Danbury police

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It's a favored weapon among law enforcement agencies and military personnel around the world, renowned for its reliability, light weight, and ease of maintenance.

But since the Austrian-made .40-caliber Glock semi-automatic became the standard-issue sidearm for Danbury police officers in 2003, it's been involved in three accidents, most recently last month, when one discharged and sent a bullet into the leg of a 21-year member of the department.

On June 3, Sgt. Vincent Lajoie was wounded when his Glock fired as he was "securing it" in his holster at a friend's house on Griffing Avenue before reporting for duty, according to information released so far by the department.