Post by KC on Jul 22, 2006 23:05:58 GMT -5
July 22, 2006 - A deputy in southwest Iowa was arrested Friday for allegedly stealing firefighter equipment and selling it on eBay.
Officer Bob Davis, 32, is accused of taking helmets, masks, gloves, badges, a printer and other items from the Hamburg fire station late last month.
He was fired Friday from the Fremont County sheriff’s office after some of the equipment was found at Davis’ ex wife’s house, said Sheriff Steven MacDonald.
“We’re supposed to protect and serve people and then somebody does something like this,” MacDonald said. “It’s a black eye.”
MacDonald said his secretary noticed Davis had an eBay document that listed many of the stolen items that the firefighters reported to the sheriff’s office. MacDonald said he logged onto eBay with Davis’ username and discovered most of the items had already been sold.
The sheriff met with Davis on Friday.
“He confessed to it. ... He feels bad about what happened,” MacDonald said. “I knew him for a while, but it was a surprise.”
MacDonald said he does not know how much Davis received for the equipment. ''
The sheriff’s office will try to contact the buyers and return the equipment to the fire station, he said. Otherwise, insurance may cover the theft.
Davis is still being investigated and more charges may be filed, according to a sheriff’s press release. He is charged with 2nd-degree theft. He had been a deputy in Fremont County since March.
Davis lives in Hamburg, where the mayor and police chief were charged earlier this year with killing seven dogs without the owner’s consent.
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Officer Bob Davis, 32, is accused of taking helmets, masks, gloves, badges, a printer and other items from the Hamburg fire station late last month.
He was fired Friday from the Fremont County sheriff’s office after some of the equipment was found at Davis’ ex wife’s house, said Sheriff Steven MacDonald.
“We’re supposed to protect and serve people and then somebody does something like this,” MacDonald said. “It’s a black eye.”
MacDonald said his secretary noticed Davis had an eBay document that listed many of the stolen items that the firefighters reported to the sheriff’s office. MacDonald said he logged onto eBay with Davis’ username and discovered most of the items had already been sold.
The sheriff met with Davis on Friday.
“He confessed to it. ... He feels bad about what happened,” MacDonald said. “I knew him for a while, but it was a surprise.”
MacDonald said he does not know how much Davis received for the equipment. ''
The sheriff’s office will try to contact the buyers and return the equipment to the fire station, he said. Otherwise, insurance may cover the theft.
Davis is still being investigated and more charges may be filed, according to a sheriff’s press release. He is charged with 2nd-degree theft. He had been a deputy in Fremont County since March.
Davis lives in Hamburg, where the mayor and police chief were charged earlier this year with killing seven dogs without the owner’s consent.
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