Weird and Wacky Wednesday: “Long Island man steals fire truck, crashes, sets house on fire”

A Long Island, New York man is under arrest after he allegedly got drunk and stole a fire department vehicle…which he then crashed into a utility pole…which set a nearby house on fire.  Firefighters responding to calls of a house fire arrived to find that a stolen fire department vehicle had been driven into a utility pole which cracked in half and caused a transformer to explode. The flames spread to a house, setting it on fire. The man driving the vehicle, later identified as 22-year-old Wilson Ulloa, had fled the scene before authorities arrived. But investigators reviewed surveillance footage from the local firehouse and saw Ulloa enter the facility and leave with the truck. He was later tracked down on foot and arrested. He’s charged with multiple crimes including criminal mischief, burglary, grand larceny, and driving while intoxicated.