A San Joaquin County deputy spotted a full-size, 1,000-pound Winchester gun safe partially submerged in an irrigation canal near Escalon over the weekend.It is unknown if the safe was broken into or if anything is inside. Patrol units remained nearby over the weekend until a tow truck was available, making sure no one tampered with it.The Sheriff’s Office has issued an alert to surrounding areas about a possible stolen safe, but so far no one has claimed it.