Louisiana Firefighters Robbed While Responding to Call

Some firefighters in East Baton Rouge Parish feel betrayed after they were robbed on Saturday night.

WBRZ reports that deputies responded to two separate calls about car burglaries this past weekend, and sadly the vehicles that were broken into were parked at fire stations.

While firefighters were responding to a call, someone took advantage of their absence at the stations and broke into the firefighter’s personal vehicles. Firefighters at the East Side Fire Department were targeted first.

The robbers did not make their way into the station as the building was secured upon the firefighter’s departure.

According to the news report, “The burglars shattered the window of the district chief’s truck. Deputies said two personal guns were stolen.”

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In another incident, robbers broke into personal trucks at St. George Fire Station 66. Sadly, it’s incidents like this that remind all of us to always lock our vehicles and never leave guns or anything valuable in our vehicles.

There is no fence or gates to secure the property around the stations, and unfortunately, neither station has security cameras on the premises.