Deputy William T Kile of the St. Mary’s Sheriff’s Office received information that a 17-year-old was arrested for a theft from the Hughesville Fire Department and that this may be related to cases in St. Mary’s County.
Deputy Kile made contact with the juvenile and parent. The juvenile stated that he did break into the fire department and took Fire Jeep for a ride in Charlotte Hall and Golden Beach.
The juvenile then admitted to a second break in to Mechanicsville Fire Department and stealing four fire helmets. Deputy Shawn Carberry took the report. All stolen items and fire department jeep was recovered and turned back over to fire department personnel.
A request for juvenile petition was complete on the juvenile for two of each the following charges: Burglary 1st Degree, Theft Plus $500, Motor Vehicle Theft, Maliciously Destruction of Property Less than $500.
Contact was made with a Juvenile Case Worker and the defendant was transport to Cheltenham Detention Center pending a hearing.