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NEW ORLEANS – The NOPD is investigating the theft of an Israeli bullpup assault rifle from a vehicle in Algiers.

The semi-automatic rifle was stolen from a vehicle parked at a residence in the 3700 block of Rue Nadine on August 1, according to the NOPD.

The owner of the rifle parked his vehicle at his home around 9:30 p.m. on July 31, and noticed the IWI Tavor X95 rifle, serial number T0068047, missing from his vehicle’s rear cargo area around 2:40 p.m. on August 1.

Anyone with additional information regarding this incident is asked to contact NOPD Fourth District detectives at (504) 658-6040.