Police investigating why woman allegedly stole Unified fire truck, abandoned it

  • Source: KSL-TV NBC 5
  • Published: 02/16/2017 09:31 PM

VIDEO: Police are trying to determine why a woman got into an idling fire truck Thursday and drove it a short distance before abandoning it. Around 5 p.m., a pair of Unified Fire Authority firefighters were inside a 7-Eleven convenience store, 4820 W. 6200 South, when they noticed their vehicle was missing, according to police. A 38-year-old woman allegedly stole the truck, drove it about eight blocks west and then exited the vehicle to go into a Walgreen's, said Unified police detective Ken Hansen. The woman told a store employee that a fire truck had been stolen and instructed them to call 911, Hansen said. She then went into the men's restroom to change her clothes. A West Jordan police officer recovered the unoccupied truck near the intersection of 6200 South and 5600 West within minutes of it going missing. The woman was on foot when she was apprehended a short time after that at 5620 S. Stone Bluff Way, Hansen said. She was taken into custody for questioning.



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