$22K Of Tools Stolen From Alameda County Fire Crew In Pleasanton

PLEASANTON, CA — An Alameda County Fire Department crew is temporarily out of service after losing roughly $22,000 worth of tools to a burglary, according to ACFD and the Pleasanton Police Department.

ACFD Hand Crew 8, a recently-created team, was staying in Pleasanton on Feb. 6 to help out with storm repair, according to department spokesperson Cheryl Hurd. Two service trucks and a buggy were broken into and vandalized, and personal equipment and five vital chainsaws were stolen.

“This act of vandalism has dealt a severe blow to Crew 8, rendering them temporarily out of service,” Hurd said in a news release. “As a new program, Crew 8 operates with limited resources, making this loss even more challenging to overcome. However, we stand united as a department and a community and are determined to support our firefighters.”

Before the incident, the crew had devoted 136 hours of work in seven days to serve five Alameda County cities.

The Pleasanton Police Department told Patch that it received a report of multiple auto burglaries that resulted in losses of roughly $22,000. Detectives are actively investigating the case.

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