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Three rescue squad workers arrested
By PAUL RUPPEL
The Intelligencer
Three Second Alarmers Rescue Squad members have been charged with vandalizing a former employer's vehicles and stealing their own squad's radios to sell them on eBay.
Arrested were Christopher Heffernan, 19, of Warren Road in Hatboro; Damon C. Wade, 28, of Tyson Avenue in Philadelphia; and Craig Rager, 21, of Hillthorpe Avenue in Abington.
"They've all been suspended, and the career person has been let go," said Second Alarmers Chief Officer Dean Nuss. "We have a zero tolerance for theft."
Then, on Feb. 3, Nuss reported to Upper Moreland police that two mobile radios worth a combined $3,500 were missing. He believed Heffernan was involved based on an Internet auction site listing for the radio with a seller ID of "heff212e."
During an interview with police detectives, Rager said he saw one of the radios in Heffernan's truck and knew it was sold on eBay.
Heffernan admitted that he sold the radio for $200. A search of his home revealed that he had two stolen McKinley Fire Co. patches worth $50 each, and a $300 McKinley helmet was found with his gear at the Second Alarmers station.
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By PAUL RUPPEL
The Intelligencer
Three Second Alarmers Rescue Squad members have been charged with vandalizing a former employer's vehicles and stealing their own squad's radios to sell them on eBay.
Arrested were Christopher Heffernan, 19, of Warren Road in Hatboro; Damon C. Wade, 28, of Tyson Avenue in Philadelphia; and Craig Rager, 21, of Hillthorpe Avenue in Abington.
"They've all been suspended, and the career person has been let go," said Second Alarmers Chief Officer Dean Nuss. "We have a zero tolerance for theft."
Then, on Feb. 3, Nuss reported to Upper Moreland police that two mobile radios worth a combined $3,500 were missing. He believed Heffernan was involved based on an Internet auction site listing for the radio with a seller ID of "heff212e."
During an interview with police detectives, Rager said he saw one of the radios in Heffernan's truck and knew it was sold on eBay.
Heffernan admitted that he sold the radio for $200. A search of his home revealed that he had two stolen McKinley Fire Co. patches worth $50 each, and a $300 McKinley helmet was found with his gear at the Second Alarmers station.
Rest Here
Jon