HAMPTON, Illinois -- Around 4 p.m. on Tuesday, August 22nd, emergency crews responded to reports of a fire truck that had crashed into the river bank. Upon arrival, it was discovered that a man stole an East Moline fire truck, crashed it into the bank of the Mississippi River, and then jumped into the river "and tried to elude officers," said East Moline Police Captain Tom Reagan.
WQAD reported that yesterday a man stole an East Moline (IL) fire apparatus and crashed it into a bank of the Mississippi River, ultimately jumping into the river in an attempt to avoid police.
Members of the East Moline Fire Department were inside a building on 15th Avenue conducting inspections when the truck was stolen, according to a report.