Kentucky Chief Indicted for Stealing from VFD

Posted by: Curt Varone September 14, 2022 0

A Kentucky fire chief has been indicted for stealing from the fire department. David G. Douglas Jr., the fire chief for Barlow Rural Fire Department, was indicted by a Ballard County grand Jury on a single count of theft by unlawful taking greater than $10,000.

According to the indictment, Chief Douglas used fire department funds to pay for his personal phone bill and wrote checks payable to himself. The checks were drafted on the Barlow Rural Fire Department Account between July 11, 2019, through Feb. 24, 2021.

Here is a copy of the indictment:

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About Curt Varone

Curt Varone has over 45 years of fire service experience and 35 as a practicing attorney licensed in both Rhode Island and Maine. His background includes 29 years as a career firefighter in Providence (retiring as a Deputy Assistant Chief), as well as volunteer and paid on call experience. He is the author of two books: Legal Considerations for Fire and Emergency Services, (2006, 2nd ed. 2011, 3rd ed. 2014, 4th ed. 2022) and Fire Officer's Legal Handbook (2007), and is a contributing editor for Firehouse Magazine writing the Fire Law column.
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