VIDEO - A 27-year-old man broke into a firehouse, crashed through the bay doors and took a stolen fire truck speeding through Paulding County.
Firefighters at Station #3 were participating in a training session a few blocks from the firehouse Monday morning when Paulding County Fire Dispatch started receiving unauthorized distress transmissions over the department's secure radio network. A man was yelling, but the dispatcher was unable to understand what he was saying.
When she reached out to the firefighters at Station #3, they were surprised because the rescue truck was supposed to be parked at the fire station where they left it. While they were training, Zackary Lee Paulk, 27, broke into the fire station and crashed his way through the doors with the stolen rescue truck.
Shortly after the unauthorized transmissions, 911 started getting phone calls from neighbors along Mt.Tabor Church Road. They were reporting a Fire Department vehicle driving erratically and speeding through the neighborhood.