Loaded handgun found inside coat donated to Georgia Goodwill via clothing bin, authorities say
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A loaded handgun has been found inside a Goodwill clothing donation bin in Georgia.
According to an incident report, Richmond County sheriff's Deputy Leslie Gaiter says a revolver was found inside the pocket of a coat that had been donated by an unidentified person in Augusta. The firearm, a fully loaded RG-14 revolver, had not been reported missing and was handed over to the sheriff's office.
Goodwill employee Christine Butler tells WAGT-TV (http://bit.ly/1Y2pInW ) that an attendant noticed the gun by checking the pockets before putting the coat on the sales floor.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Barry Paschal, the senior director of marketing and communications for Goodwill Industries of Middle Georgia, tells the Augusta Chronicle (http://bit.ly/1TFDSF1 ) that it's not uncommon for Augusta-area stores to find as many as three guns a year in donation boxes.