Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Nebraska Man Convicted of Fire Equipment Theft

A man from York, Nebraska has been convicted of stealing firefighting equipment from the scene of a house fire almost one year ago according to the York News-Times:

"On May 20, 2010, the York Fire Department was on the scene of a house fire on East Seventh Street. Providing traffic control at the scene was the York Police Department. York County Attorney Bill Sutter said that one of the police officers was contacted by a firefighter who said his helmet and face mask were missing. He had removed them while taking a break and when he went to put them back on, they were gone."


The man faced five years in prison for a felony theft charge since the value of the stolen property was between $500 and $1,500. A plea agreement reduced this charge to a misdemeanor which demands a one year sentence according to further reports.

Read the complete story HERE.

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