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FDNY Firefighter Caught on Video Stealing Bed Cover From Pickup

An FDNY firefighter is facing charges that he brazenly stole a $2,500 pickup truck bed cover while on duty last week. Aleksandr Swieszek, 40, a firefighter assigned to Engine Company 206 in Brooklyn, is charged with grand larceny and criminal possession stolen property.

Curt Varone has over 45 years of fire service experience and 35 as a practicing attorney licensed in both Rhode Island and Maine. His background includes 29 years as a career firefighter in Providence (retiring as a Deputy Assistant Chief), as well as volunteer and paid on call experience. He is the author of two books: Legal Considerations for Fire and Emergency Services, (2006, 2nd ed. 2011, 3rd ed. 2014, 4th ed. 2022) and Fire Officer's Legal Handbook (2007), and is a contributing editor for Firehouse Magazine writing the Fire Law column.

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