Posted on July 21, 2024

Firefighter Steals Wallet From Survivor of Crash That Killed 4, Missouri Cops Say

Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, July 16, 2024

While recovering from a deadly crash that killed four people in February 2023, one of the survivors called police to say that his wallet had been missing since the crash {snip}

An investigation found that a St. Louis firefighter had slipped the wallet, which contained nearly $700 in cash and $200 in gift cards, into his jacket after asking the victim to give it to him for his identification {snip}

Arnold Britt, a St. Louis firefighter, according to the department’s Facebook page, was indicted on two charges in October 2023 {snip}

He pleaded guilty to both charges on July 15 {snip}

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Britt told police that he used the victim’s debit card by mistake, thinking it was his wife’s card {snip}

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