Carpinteria-Summerland Fire Vehicle Briefly Stolen in Carpinteria

Carpinteria-Summerland Fire Vehicle Briefly Stolen in Carpinteria

A Carpinteria-Summerland Fire Protection District F-250 truck was briefly stolen Saturday afternoon, a Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson confirmed on Monday.  The vehicle theft occurred near or at the district’s Carpinteria Station at 911 Walnut Ave. just before 2 p.m., per emergency radio traffic. Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Raquel Zick said the vehicle was recovered “within minutes” at nearby Palm and Carpinteria avenues.  T…