6/28/2024
Grants Pass, OR. – Official Release: Grants Pass Police officers were dispatched to the Holiday Inn on NE Agness Avenue this morning for a reported theft. It appears that thieves in the area have hit an all-time low by stealing firefighting equipment from US Forestry trucks parked overnight while firefighters finally got rest after fighting the Upper Applegate Fire.
The thieves took thousands of dollars of Hotshot backpacks, emergency fire shelters, headlamps, compasses, firing sticks, signal mirrors, first aid kits, water bottles, and two Stihl chainsaws. This equipment was used to protect the lives of firefighters and residents of our community.
Anyone having information regarding the whereabouts of this stolen equipment or the identity of the thieves is asked to call the Grants Pass Police Department at 541-450-6260 and reference case #24-23189.
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Sad to think the people we trust with our lives are not responsible enuff to keep up with their own Gear ???
Sad to think the ones we trust with our lives, can not keep up with their own Gear ???
Sad to think, The ones we trust with our lives, Can Not keep up with their own Gear ???