San Diego Fire-Rescue engine stolen in South Bay, recovered in Fallbrook

A San Diego Fire-Rescue car A San Diego Fire-Rescue car File photo by Alexander Nguyen Times of San Diego Police are probing the theft of a city fire engine in south San Diego that was recovered about miles away in Fallbrook less than an hour later Firefighters from Engine Company left the engine in the parking lot of a store on Palm Avenue near th Street on Saturday according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department When they came out at about p m the engine was gone spokeswoman Candace Hadley declared The San Diego Police Department California Highway Patrol Chula Vista Police Department and the San Diego County Sheriff s Office were forthwith alerted to the theft and the truck was tracked heading north on Interstate police commented Sheriff s deputies spotted the fire engine at about p m parked in the block of Loch Ness Drive in Fallbrook and arrested an unidentified suspect police announced The engine was not damaged and a thorough inspection was underway Hadley noted