By Amanda Christman
The Standard-Speaker
HAZLETON, Pa. — A West Hazleton deputy fire chief was charged Thursday with patronizing a prostitute. Borough police said the charge was filed against Patrick Lee Ward, 35, of 313 Putnam St., West Hazleton, following an early-morning traffic stop in the borough.
According to police, a woman identified as Erin Davis of Wilkes-Barre tried to enter a vehicle that police had stopped on North Broad Street at 2:55 a.m.. Thursday. Police said Davis was placed under arrest when a check on her identification revealed she was wanted on an active arrest warrant. Davis told the arresting officer that she had just left a “booty call” at “Pat the firefighter’s house.”
According to the arrest papers, Davis told police Ward had also called her a few weeks ago to arrange a meeting at the borough fire department where they planned to engage in sex. Davis said when she got to the fire house, Ward told her to go back home because there was a police officer in the building with him.
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