A volunteer firefighter from faces numerous theft charges after investigators said that he stole nearly $50,000 worth of parts and labor from the tire retailer where he was working.
Matthew R. Jankowski, 30, faces six felony theft charges and four misdemeanor theft counts after arrested him last month and accused him of ripping off on Washington Pike.
Jankowski was recently the vice president of .
The former assistant manager at Mr. Tire, he is accused of stealing around $49,792 worth of parts and labor from the business during a five-month period from December to May.
Police said in a criminal complaint supporting Jankowski's arrest that workers at Mr. Tire discovered that he was voiding invoices after customers had paid him for repairs. Jankowski would take money, police said in the complaint, and also give auto technicians credit for work without their knowledge.
This isn't the first theft incident involving a Baldwin firefighter in the past couple of weeks. 's Chief Leonard "Len" Novak and Deputy Chief Stephen Bonetti were with embezzling approximately $25,000 from the Pennsylvania firemen's relief fund over an approximately five-year period.
Police said that the thefts are not related.
According to the Baldwin Independent No. 1 website, Jankowski had once served as the vice president of the company. However, No. 1 Deputy Chief Bill Connors said that Jankowski was not serving as the vice president at the time of his charges.
Police filed the charges against Jankowski on Aug. 19 through . His preliminary hearing is scheduled for Sept. 17.
This article originally appeared on the .
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"And also, maybe there's a child on the other side of the door (as in an apartments complex situation). They don't know how to unlock 'cause they're so young. Maybe their parents are incapacitated. We don't wanna force that door open if there's a child on the other side of it." Story: http://patch.com/A-vXqB.
We'll see how the charges play out in court.
18 § 3921 §§ A F3 (Felony) THEFT BY UNLAWFUL TAKING 2 count 18 § 3921 §§ A M1* THEFT BY UNLAWFUL TAKING 2 count 18 § 3922 §§ A3 M1* THEFT BY DECEPTION 1 count 18 § 3922 §§ A3 F3 (Felony) THEFT BY DECEPTION 3 count 18 § 3927 §§ A M1* THEFT BY FAILURE TO MAKE REQUIRED DISPOSITION OF F 1 count 18 § 3927 §§ A 1 F3 (Felony) THEFT BY FAILURE TO MAKE REQUIRED DISPOSITION OF F 1 count * misdemeanor This is 10 counts against him. The Bible says thy shall not steal. We have laws against stealing. Working a ton of hours does not make you steal. Greed makes you steal, drugs makes you steal. We will never know the reason why he took the money but it can't be because he works 80+ hours a week. He did the crime now he has to face the courts and one day will face his Maker.
"The former assistant manager at Mr. Tire, he is accused of stealing around $49,792 worth of parts and labor from the business during a five-month period from December to May. Police said in a criminal complaint supporting Jankowski's arrest that workers at Mr. Tire discovered that he was voiding invoices after customers had paid him for repairs. Jankowski would take money, police said in the complaint, and also give auto technicians credit for work without their knowledge." Most tire places don't give the mechanic access to the register,or the front desk that is what the assistant manager does and the people that work at the front desk there do. BTW Z I don't own a store as you assume. I own a business that goes 24/7 Monday though Friday and off on the weekends unless a company needs results asap on Monday morning. Then I'll go in and take care of the work on the weekend. If there is something that happens at my business when someone isn't there, I could always give the code to the security to who needs to get in. I don't need a knox box as they are against my rights as a Citizen.
any business/resident/apartment/etc it is our job to deem it save. No matter if it's a carbon monoxide call or a structure fire. So if a fire department is on scene with no key holder we are to make entry to the building one way or another. No matter what the findings are, since it was an emergency response the fire department is not liable for any charges. The insurance covers the firefighter and their equipment. If there was intentional or melicous damage that occurred that would be a different story. But I have never heard of such a case ever in the Baldwin/Whitehall area.