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Firefighter arrested on theft charges
Michael Lamar Adams II is theft charges.
BARTOW, Fla. (AP) -- Polk County authorities say they have arrested a Division of Forestry firefighter on theft charges.
Michael Lamar Adams II, 26, is facing charges of grand theft, dealing in stolen property and defrauding a second-hand metal dealer.
He has been booked into the Polk County Jail. According to a news release, Adams admitted he stole 15 aluminum pipes from a Division of Forestry office in Dundee.
He told deputies he stole the pipes during an interview about another scrap metal theft investigation. The 4-inch pipes were worth about $1500 and are usually used to fight forest fires.
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