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Former Conn. Fire Cadet Gets Nine Months for Fire Truck Joy Ride
NORWICH, Conn. (AP) -- A former Jewett City fire cadet has been sentenced to nine months in prison for taking a fire truck for a joy ride.
Eighteen-year-old Matthew Stevens was sentenced Wednesday. Police say he took the $700,000 fire engine for a ride last Aug. 25.
Police say that Stevens entered the firehouse in his firefighter gear, hopped into the truck and raced through Griswold and Canterbury with lights flashing and the siren wailing.
Police say Stevens then ditched the truck in Canterbury.
Fire officials say Stevens had been kicked out of the department three months earlier for an arrest on domestic charges.
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Information from: Norwich Bulletin, http://www.norwichbulletin.com
Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Eighteen-year-old Matthew Stevens was sentenced Wednesday. Police say he took the $700,000 fire engine for a ride last Aug. 25.
Police say that Stevens entered the firehouse in his firefighter gear, hopped into the truck and raced through Griswold and Canterbury with lights flashing and the siren wailing.
Police say Stevens then ditched the truck in Canterbury.
Fire officials say Stevens had been kicked out of the department three months earlier for an arrest on domestic charges.
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Information from: Norwich Bulletin, http://www.norwichbulletin.com
Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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Permalink Reply by Cody Baker on
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That is BULLS*** He needs a year or two especially if he had no business being behind the wheel of it. He needs he A## Kicked for that and I am sorry for the language but geezus that is pathetic.
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Permalink Reply by Padre Pete on
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Seems he still had his key.
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