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Vehicle Stolen from California Fire Station
DYLAN DARLING
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Redding, California--Someone stole a battalion chief's SUV, lights and all, from the Cottonwood Fire Protection District.
The red 1997 Chevy S10 Blazer with white stripes on its sides and a full red light bar on its roof was last seen at 9 p.m. Thursday at the fire station in downtown Cottonwood, said Capt. Mark Ratledge with the Cottonwood Fire Department. The SUV wasn't inside the station's engine bays."We have limited space inside the station, so it was parked out back," he said.A firefighter was at the station throughout the night but didn't see or hear anyone behind the station.
Ratledge said there isn't a fence around the back parking lot. The truck was reported stolen around 6 a.m. Friday. A key to the truck had been locked inside the SUV, said a California Highway Patrol officer at the fire hall.
While the small volunteer district has had cars and trucks broken into before and even a radio stolen, Ratledge said this is the first time someone has taken a truck. Luckily, he said, it won't be hard to spot. long with the stripes and lights, the SUV has "Cottonwood Fire Protection Dist." and emblems on both of its doors and "BC-23," for battalion chief 23, on its front fenders and bumper.
"It's not exactly inconspicuous," Ratledge said. While not stolen from the north state, a stolen fire truck was used in a Redding bank robbery this week. The green Toyota pickup belonged to a firefighter from a volunteer department in Lyons, Ore., near Salem, Ore.
Redding police arrested Jason Lowell Christman, 35, of Stayton, Ore., another small town near Oregon's capital, on suspicion of bank robbery after they say he led them on a chase around Redding following the Tuesday robbery. During the chase police say Christman had the truck's red fire light on. Redding police Capt. Scott Mayberry said Christman stole the truck after making a false report about a wreck to clear firefighters out of the station.
While Mayberry said he's seen suspects fleeing from police steal squad cars, he hadn't heard of many stolen fire rigs."That's pretty bizarre," he said.
The Cottonwood fire SUV has a California license plate of E 036948, according to the CHP. Anyone who spots the truck should call the CHP at 242-3210.
Copyright 2010 Record Searchlight; All Rights Reserved
November 22, 2010
Record Searchlight via Lexis Nexis
Redding, California--Someone stole a battalion chief's SUV, lights and all, from the Cottonwood Fire Protection District.
The red 1997 Chevy S10 Blazer with white stripes on its sides and a full red light bar on its roof was last seen at 9 p.m. Thursday at the fire station in downtown Cottonwood, said Capt. Mark Ratledge with the Cottonwood Fire Department. The SUV wasn't inside the station's engine bays."We have limited space inside the station, so it was parked out back," he said.A firefighter was at the station throughout the night but didn't see or hear anyone behind the station.
Ratledge said there isn't a fence around the back parking lot. The truck was reported stolen around 6 a.m. Friday. A key to the truck had been locked inside the SUV, said a California Highway Patrol officer at the fire hall.
While the small volunteer district has had cars and trucks broken into before and even a radio stolen, Ratledge said this is the first time someone has taken a truck. Luckily, he said, it won't be hard to spot. long with the stripes and lights, the SUV has "Cottonwood Fire Protection Dist." and emblems on both of its doors and "BC-23," for battalion chief 23, on its front fenders and bumper.
"It's not exactly inconspicuous," Ratledge said. While not stolen from the north state, a stolen fire truck was used in a Redding bank robbery this week. The green Toyota pickup belonged to a firefighter from a volunteer department in Lyons, Ore., near Salem, Ore.
Redding police arrested Jason Lowell Christman, 35, of Stayton, Ore., another small town near Oregon's capital, on suspicion of bank robbery after they say he led them on a chase around Redding following the Tuesday robbery. During the chase police say Christman had the truck's red fire light on. Redding police Capt. Scott Mayberry said Christman stole the truck after making a false report about a wreck to clear firefighters out of the station.
While Mayberry said he's seen suspects fleeing from police steal squad cars, he hadn't heard of many stolen fire rigs."That's pretty bizarre," he said.
The Cottonwood fire SUV has a California license plate of E 036948, according to the CHP. Anyone who spots the truck should call the CHP at 242-3210.
Copyright 2010 Record Searchlight; All Rights Reserved
November 22, 2010
Replies to This Discussion
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Permalink Reply by Patti Walz on
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Stayton is one of those towns where teh tree does not fork!
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the.... sheesh....
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Permalink Reply by Brian Dumser on
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What kind of an idiot steals such a conspicuous vehicle? Why not steal something like a 1997 Ford Escort? Then at least you'd be practically invisible.
Not that I advocate the stealing of vehicles, I'm just sayin.
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