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Winnipeg Firefighter Sentenced For Stealing From Victim

Yesterday’s blog covered an unfortunately widespread problem involving the theft of large sums from fire organizations (volunteer fire companies and firefighter unions) by trusted insiders. Today out of Winnipeg comes news of an extremely rare type of theft: a firefighter who stole from a victim.

Minnesota Firefighter Pleads Guilty to Stealing From Accident Victims

A Minnesota firefighter has pled guilty to charges that she stole $120 from the wallets of two brothers killed in a motor vehicle accident last June on I-94. Tara Lindquist pled guilty to misdemeanor larceny charges and will serve 10 days in jail plus 1 year probation. The plea was entered last week just as her trial was set to begin.

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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