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Man arrested for stealing fire department’s thermal imager

The TIC was used on a car fire when the crew was called to a medical emergency; firefighters were unsure if it was left at the fire scene

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Scott M. Stockton

The Johnson City Press

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — Police arrested a man Monday on an accusation that he tried to sell a thermal imaging camera that had gone missing from a Johnson City firetruck in March.

Scott M. Stockton, 2235 E. Fairview Ave., was charged with theft of property over $10,000.

On March 13, the Johnson City Fire Department issued a media alert in hopes of recovering a thermal imaging camera that went missing during a fire call on a day earlier.

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