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Florida woman steals fire truck after impersonating firefighter, deputies say
WFLA News Channel 8 ^ | July 20, 2023 | Rachel Tucker

Posted on 07/23/2023 12:25:09 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks

WELLBORN, Fla. (WFLA) — A Florida woman was accused of stealing a fire truck and impersonating a firefighter earlier this month.

The Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office said Belinda Delores Waugh, 44, allegedly took off with a fire truck on July 15 after spending the night at the Wellborn Volunteer Fire Department station.

When the fire chief visited the station to respond to a call, he discovered the truck was gone. The sheriff’s office said he received a phone call from Waugh stating the fire truck ran out of gas in Live Oak, which is about 10 miles away from Wellborn.

After deputies tracked down Waugh and the truck, she allegedly claimed to be a volunteer firefighter with Suwannee County. Deputies determined she was not on the official roster and was not authorized to use a fire truck.

Waugh was booked into the Suwannee County Jail on charges of grand theft and fraud – impersonating a firefighter.


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KEYWORDS: arrest; florida; floridawoman; grandtheftauto; impersonation; wellborn
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DANG!
1 posted on 07/23/2023 12:25:09 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Wrong Meme, Close Talker, Seinfeld Quotes, George Costanza, Larry David, King Of Queens, Rules Of Engagement, Cleaning Lady, Male Hands
2 posted on 07/23/2023 12:27:32 PM PDT by ealgeone
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

10 miles of gas in a fire truck. These guys are really on top of things.

Who did she spend the night at the fire station with, Chief?


3 posted on 07/23/2023 12:28:29 PM PDT by Delta 21 (MAGA Republican is my pronoun.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Guilty or not guilty??


4 posted on 07/23/2023 12:36:00 PM PDT by ALPAPilot
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To: ealgeone

5 posted on 07/23/2023 12:37:31 PM PDT by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Way down there in Suwanee County,
DeSantis land,
That’s where the fire truck’s a bounty,
Take a joyride, it’s so grand.

All the firemen at the station
Respond to the call, but
There’s no fire truck, ‘cause it’s been stolen,
Ms. Waugh was having a ball!


6 posted on 07/23/2023 12:39:16 PM PDT by chajin ("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Ms Waugh


7 posted on 07/23/2023 12:44:40 PM PDT by chajin ("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

It’s not something you can just slip in your pocket while no one is looking.


8 posted on 07/23/2023 12:46:23 PM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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To: gundog; ealgeone

That’s the thing about ‘Seinfeld’. No matter what the topic, at least one ‘Seinfeld’ reference will fit. And it will fit perfectly.


9 posted on 07/23/2023 12:47:20 PM PDT by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Who are we to question this? She must have identified as a firefighter, and her choices should be upheld and respected. (/s)


10 posted on 07/23/2023 12:49:37 PM PDT by NEMDF
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Wooo doggy! Guilty x 10


11 posted on 07/23/2023 12:53:05 PM PDT by albie
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To: gundog

even better!!


12 posted on 07/23/2023 12:54:53 PM PDT by ealgeone
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She has the look of a woman who might abscond with a fire engine...


13 posted on 07/23/2023 12:54:55 PM PDT by Bobalu (I'm homesick for a country that no longer exists...)
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To: NEMDF

Aren’t we told to always believe the woman?!


14 posted on 07/23/2023 12:55:34 PM PDT by ealgeone
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To: chajin

Waugh TF!


15 posted on 07/23/2023 12:58:22 PM PDT by shotgun
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To: Delta 21

Those were my first concerns. sheesh.


16 posted on 07/23/2023 1:08:22 PM PDT by FoxInSocks ("Hope is not a course of action." — M. O'Neal, USMC)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Most firetrucks have very poor fuel mileage.

Most engines, ladder trucks, and other large vehicles such as heavy rescues, get anywhere from three to five miles per gallon of fuel. And an idling fire engine uses two gallons of diesel fuel every thirty minutes.

Of course, if they are using their water pumps, their fuel use is much worse.


17 posted on 07/23/2023 1:36:56 PM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy ("All he had was a handgun. Why did you think that was a threat?" --Rittenhouse Prosecutor)
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To: chajin

She’s hiding something.


18 posted on 07/23/2023 1:51:23 PM PDT by WeaslesRippedMyFlesh (Wake me up when somebody tells the truth.)
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To: chajin

“I didn’t mean nothin. I was on my way back to return it, anyway.”


19 posted on 07/23/2023 1:55:11 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: chajin; Rennes Templar
Ms Waugh

Does the name rhyme with 'laugh'?

In any case, for 44, that's pretty hosed.

20 posted on 07/23/2023 2:01:38 PM PDT by Ezekiel (🆘️ "Come fly with US". Ingenuity -- because the Son of David begins with Mars ♂️, aka every man)
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