A local man was to appear in court Thursday after West Haven police say he tried to steal a fire truck that was responding to a medical call. Wayne Gagne, 63, was also in possession of a knife with an eight-inch blade during the Wednesday night incident, police spokesman Sgt. David Tammaro said Thursday in a press release. Tammaro said police responded at about 5:40 p.m. to assist firefighters who were on a call at 385 Main St. Firefighters said they had been inside a nearby residence for a medical call when they heard the sirens blaring on their truck outside. They allegedly found Gagne sitting in the truck trying to put it in motion.