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Author    Post   Steve Myers Site Admin Firefighters suspect fire was used to draw them away By Gabe GutierrezFLINT (WJRT) -- (03/30/0--Flint fire officials say someone broke into a fire station while its crew was out fighting flames. Around 8 p.m. Sunday, firefighters were called two blocks away from Flint's Fire Station 3 to a routine house fire at 10th and Garland. They put the fire out within 20 minutes, but when they returned to the station, someone had thrown a brick through the front door. The culprit(s) then when inside the fire hall and stole personal belongings from the The firefighters suspect that the house fire may have been a "decoy fire" to lure them away from the fire hall. "We were upset that something like that could happen at a fire station," said Lieutenant Rodney Patterson. "Here we have guys putting their lives on the line and then to come back and see that the station was broken into. [We] felt somewhat violated to an extent." Flint Police are investigating. http://abclocal.go.com/wjrt/story?section=news/local&id=6051349 _________________ Steve Myers Mon Mar 31, 2008 1:56 pm  Steve Myers Site Admin What is next, a firetruck jacking? _________________ Steve Myers Mon Mar 31, 2008 1:57 pm  twotap F L I N T O I D Dont give em any ideas. _________________ "If you like your current healthcare you can keep it, Period"!! Barack Hussein Obama--- multiple times. Mon Mar 31, 2008 2:32 pm  00SL2 F L I N T O I D ABC-12 6 o'clock news reported cell phones and wallets were taken. Who would want such "personal" information from fire department employees? Is it customary for a firefighter to leave one's wallet behind when responding to a fire call? Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:23 pm    Display posts from previous:   All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First

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