Chesterfield, Va., authorities are searching for the person who stole a fire truck, took it on a joyride and then wrecked it.
Media outlets report that a police officer discovered the fire truck in a ditch around 5:30 a.m. Saturday.
The truck was stolen from a parking lot at a county facility.
Police say whoever took the truck drove it about 10 miles before they apparently lost control and wrecked it.
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