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Stolen San Diego Fire Engine Recovered in Fallbrook After 60-Mile Trip

An onboard tracker guided officers to the parked rig, with a suspect in custody as the theft method remains under review.

Overview

  • Police say Engine 30 vanished from outside a store in Egger Highlands just before 4:30 p.m.
  • An electronic tracker showed the engine traveling roughly 60 miles north on Interstate 5 to Fallbrook.
  • Deputies located the vehicle on Loch Ness Drive and maintained surveillance until San Diego police arrived.
  • Officers arrested a suspect at the scene, though no identifying details have been released.
  • Officials report the engine, assigned to Fire Station 30 in Nestor, was not damaged as the investigation continues.