A lunatic stole a 35,000-pound fireplace engine in Washington state and took it on a frenzied joyride, plowing into greater than a dozen autos earlier than ditching it and escaping on foot Friday night, authorities stated.
The Everett Hearth Division pumper truck was stolen round 11 p.m. Friday as its crew was responding to a medical emergency name on the fifth ground of a close-by constructing, in keeping with ABC Information.
By the point firefighters wrapped up with the emergency name and realized the pumper was lacking, the primary trickle of 911 calls began coming in to report a rogue fireplace truck had smashed right into a pair of parked automobiles and fled the scene.
A minute later, one other emergency name got here via that the truck had crashed into one other 10 autos and that the motive force left it behind and ran away from the scene, the outlet writes. The suspect remained on the free late Sunday.
Police responding to the wild scene stated they found a minimum of three areas the place the thief left a path of destruction, laying waste to bushes and a road signal along with the autos.
At the least 16 autos had been broken within the rampage. The 2018 Pierce Enforcer pumper truck — which retail from anyplace between $500,000 to $1 million — was additionally badly banged up and needed to be taken out of service.
“Shedding a hearth engine in such a reckless method not solely jeopardizes the protection of our first responders but additionally places our group in danger,” Everett Police Chief John DeRousse stated in a press release.
“We’re dedicated to making sure the protection of our residents, and any info that helps us resolve this incident is essential. It’s crucial that we maintain the suspect accountable for his or her actions, and we are going to work diligently to carry them to justice.”
Miraculously, no accidents had been reported.
“We’re actively reviewing this incident and analyzing our insurance policies and procedures to see what, if something, may be accomplished to assist forestall such occurrences sooner or later,” Everett Hearth Chief Dave DeMarco stated in a press release.
