The bad news: Police say five NJ firefighters stole 80 cases of Monster energy drink. The good news: Someone else stole the 40-foot high balloon.
Image above from Readington VFC website.
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It has taken more than a month, but police now have some answers after 80 cases of Monster energy drink and Monster’s 40-foot high inflatable display vanished from the Quick Chek Festival of Ballooning in Readington Township, New Jersey. Readington Police say five volunteer firefighters walked away with the energy drink. Someone else though is charged with taking the balloon.
Terry Wright, Hunterdon County Democrat via NJ.com:
The Readington Fire Company is employed by the Balloon Festival to provide fire protection services at the event, police reported. Of the suspects charged, three are members of Readington Fire Company. They are Jordan Kaplan, 24, of Branchburg, Nicholas Magos, 25, of Branchburg and Lawrence Fogg, 69, of Flemington, police said. The remaining two firefighters are charged from the East Whitehouse Fire Company, police said: Shawn Brownlow, 22, and Casey Brownlow, 21, both of Whitehouse Station.
The two Brownlows, along with Kaplan, Magos and Fogg were each charged with disorderly persons theft, and released on their own recognizance pending a court action.
Jeffrey Becker, 22, of Annandale in Clinton Township has been arrested for the stolen inflatable display.
Two of those arrested are listed as Fire Police on the department websites.
