The suspect was identified as Jermain Middleton, 38, who has a history of throwing rocks at passing vehicles in Hemet, police said. He was arrested on suspicion of vandalism and taken to county jail with bail set at $10,000, police said.

The fire truck sustained more than $1,500 in damage, police said.

They would close one of the older stations, No. 52 which is on House Street. That closure would bring about $1.5 million dollars in savings to the department. According to the proposal, with the savings from closing Station 52, the new station would pay for itself in just 2.5 years. 

The main purpose of Oct. 25’s special town meeting is for residents to vote on the Fire Station Expansion Committee’s proposal to build a new station at 23 Kringle Drive. Voters will be asked to approve a total borrowing measure of $2.6 million, which includes $585,000 in lot acquisition costs.

However, the high-dollar proposal has faced resistance from some residents, including Foster, who feels he has a better alternative.

Foster, who lives in town part time, confirmed he’s donating his property at 12 Church St., where Foster rents space to two families. Though Foster said previously he’d be willing to donate the property if the Fire Department needed it, he plans to formally offer it through a letter that will be read at the meeting.

When they arrived they noticed two damaged sedans, which had been headed north on Fredericksburg Road, and then officers found the ambulance crashed in some bushes along the southbound lanes of the road.