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 Charles County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a 17-year-old volunteer firefighter who is accused of stealing money from his department by using a master key to make numerous hits on a firehouse cash box.

 Between December 2007 and April 2, the boy stole more than $3,000 from an office in the Potomac Heights Volunteer Fire Department, using a stolen master key.

 After department officials reported the theft to police, Sheriff’s investigators got involved and determined the teen was stealing the money.

 The boy was arrested April 3, by Cpl. T. Huntt, and charged him with committing a theft scheme valued at more than $500.