Brush truck, equipment stolen from Mo. fire department

The equipment reported stolen included leaf blowers, chain saws, an AED and firefighting-specific tools

January 07, 2020 08:49 AM

REDINGS MILL, Mo. — A brush truck and multiple pieces of equipment were reported stolen Monday from a station in the Redings Mill Fire Protection District.

The 1994 Chevrolet truck and equipment such as leaf blowers, chain saws, a radio, an iPad and miscellaneous tools were reported missing to the Newton County Sheriff’s Department, according to fire Chief Steven Coats.

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“Some of it is easily sold as common equipment,” Coats said in a statement. “The other equipment relates to firefighting and may not appear to be a common, everyday tool.”

Anyone with information, he said, is being asked to call the Newton County Sheriff’s Department at 417-451-8300.

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