An apparently intoxicated man stole a fire truck from a Rockland County firehouse and drove it to a strip mall fire in Closter, N.J., reportedly to respond to the blaze.
The blaze burned through a spa in the Closter Commons, a strip mall on Piermont Road, just after 11:45 p.m. Investigators say when the suspect heard of the blaze, he stole a fire truck from a firehouse from the nearby Rockleigh Fire Station in Rockland County. The man, Raymond Oprey of Palisades, drove the fire truck to the Closter fire.
When he arrived, police say he was intoxicated and refused a breathalizer test.
He was charged with driving under the influence.
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