Sometimes a need for a slurpee and Cheetos takes priority above all else – even the law.
A man in Hawaii was arrested for stealing a fire truck Saturday and police found the vehicle and the suspect parked at a 7-11, the Honolulu Fire Department told Hawaii News Now.
Firefighters were responding to a medical call on Farrington Highway in Waianai on West Honolulu at around 3:30 a.m., when the suspect drove off with the fire truck.
When firefighters entered the home to offer assistance to the patient, they left the ladder truck running with its lights on, making it easy for the suspect to take off with the vehicle. According to officials, this is standard procedure in emergency situations.
Firefighters realized the truck was missing at 4 a.m.
The fire department notified the Honolulu Police Department who found the stolen vehicle and the suspect minutes later at a 7-11 in neighboring Makaha, according to reporting by KITV.
There were no reported injuries, nothing missing and no damage to the truck.
A 31-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of operating a vehicle without permission, he’s since been released pending investigation.
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