MASON CITY – A Mason City woman who wasn’t getting along with her boyfriend took his handgun and ammo and threw it into the trash – but she didn’t get away with it.
Mason City police tell NIT that on or around December 16, 2015, 28-year-old Nicole Marie Orozco is accused of intentionally discarding her boyfriend’s handgun in the garbage. The garbage was apparently taken to landfill before the theft was noticed. The value of the handgun and ammunition was $450.00. Orozco did not live with her boyfriend at time of the theft. Mason City police applied for an arrest warrant for Orozco for the theft.
A few days later, on the afternoon of December 21, 2015, police were called to a domestic incident at 830 12 Street NE. Police say they responded to a physical domestic incident “with injury”, but they arrested the alleged victim, Orozco, who had been wanted for several days on the theft warrant.
Police further explain that Iowa Code 714 defines theft in a few forms to include: Taking possession of someone else’s property with intent to permanently deprive the owner thereof; misappropriation of property in trust and using or disposing of said property inconsistent with trust.
“The gun has been entered as stolen but never recovered as far as we know,” police said. It could be in the landfill, loaded.
In August, Orozco pleaded guilty to fourth-degree theft and was given a deferred judgment, meaning, if she stays clean through her one-year of probation, he record is wiped clean. She was also ordered to pay $1,368.50 in fines, court fees and restitution.
However, Orozco wasted little time since her guilty plea in violating her probation and being found guilty of that, and then once again violating her probation. Cerro Gordo deputies went to her house Wednesday afternoon on an arrest warrant and found her there and took her into custody. She was taken to the county jail and remains held there on $2,000 bond as she awaits a court date on October 17.
Look at her picture. This girl is dumb! I mean dumb! She will be a life long criminal thief. She should have never been allowed to work at the bank. Her future jobs will involve her working on her knees or back both. It is what it is. Dumb!!
Just another angry idiot!
Damn she used to work at a bank. Wonder how much she stole from the bank before she was fired?
She didn’t throw the gun away. She sold it for meth.
That’s a very real possibility. Damn, people, you need to keep your guns locked up, and for sure, don’t tell your girlfriends about them.
The gun went to the landfill (MAYBE) Oh! those poor unprotected pubic servants there will have to be paid hazardous duty pay/comp time till the weapon of mass destruction is found. Speaking of weapons of mass destruction how about that Hillary (cough up an oyster) CLINTON ?
Guns, kids, huh…. throws everything away.
Dangerous situation to refuse workers. The compacting of the trash could lead to discharge of bullets. The heat of the composting trash could ignite the powder on the charge later down the road. I hope she was smart enough to clear the chamber and / or remove any and all bullets from the magazine before she did her deed.
And you know this how? It’s not like your eve worked in sanitation. You can’t even hold down a job as a paper boy. Go away, no one cares what you have to say
You’re a real jaded SOB aren’t you? Following me around, leaving your dirty little comments. Why don’t you piss off? Plenty of people follow my comments religiously. I’m a prophet and inspiration to the masses. You are a little peon pissed off about your stupid loud pipes, which are fast becoming a thing of the past.
You are not a prophet. Must be using some pretty hard drugs to put yourself in that category. You’re a loser. And why are you posting on here? Shouldn’t you be in class college boy? Or should I say college man child loser.
Women! Can’t live with ’em, Can’t kill ’em!
And they walk among us!!!!!