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Facebook photo with stolen firefighter gear leads to arrest in Ariz.

In less than one day, the fire department received a tip from one of the man’s 79 Facebook friends

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Photo Pinal County Sheriff’s Office
Daniel Schmidt is seen after arrest and posing with a stolen firefighter helmet in his Facebook profile photo.

CASA GRANDE, Ariz. — An Arizona man who posted a Facebook photo of himself wearing a stolen firefighter helmet has been arrested.

Four radios, two axes, a helmet and an LED flashlight were taken from a fire truck parked outside a Casa Grande fire station last Sunday.

Shortly after Pinal County Sheriff’s detectives distributed flyers throughout the neighborhood, the fire department received a tip from one of Daniel Schmidt’s 79 Facebook friends.

The 23-year-old Schmidt apparently also sent the pictures out via text message.

Schmidt admitted to detectives that he was drunk when he stole the equipment and would return the items.