Man held in theft of Autauga County volunteer fire department's $60K brush truck

  • Source: Montgomery Advertiser- Metered Site
  • Published: 09/13/2019 12:00 AM

It didn't take long for an alleged fire truck thief in Autauga County to get his comeuppance. Matthew Tyler Weathers, 23, of the 100 block of Ball Enright Road is charged with burglary and theft, said Sheriff Joe Sedinger The 2004 Dodge Ram 2500 pickup was stolen from the Pentecost Volunteer Fire Department station at about 1:30 p.m. Monday, Sedinger said. The truck, was last seen on Highway 145 in the Gap of the Mountain area, he said. Video from the fire station's surveillance cameras showed a shirtless man scaling the fence and getting inside the building. Media outlets showed the video Tuesday and that's what's being credited with the break in the case. "We got a call from a citizen saying who it was, and where he was; the Chilton County Jail" the sheriff said.



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