Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies did something Sunday that some may have seen as fairly embarrassing: They misplaced a weapon.

A rifle that may have fallen from the trunk of a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department patrol vehicle was returned to the agency Monday by a Lennox resident who found the weapon.

On July 12, between approximately 10:30 p.m. and 11 p.m., as deputies were responding to a call in the Lennox area, they realized their Colt M4 rifle and five magazines, each loaded with 30 rounds of .