Kenosha woman charged after allegedly stealing Pleasant Prairie fire vehicle while naked
Pleasant Prairie Police Department PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wis. (CBS 58) — A 36-year-old Kenosha woman has been charged after prosecutors say she stole a Pleasant Prairie Fire Department vehicle while naked and used its radio to ask for food.
According to court records, Emily A. Fair is charged with operating a motor vehicle without the owner's consent. The felony carries a maximum penalty of six years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
Pleasant Prairie police responded shortly before 1 a.m. Aug. 4 to a report that a municipal fire department vehicle had been taken without authorization.
According to the criminal complaint, dispatchers received four unauthorized radio transmissions from the vehicle. Fair allegedly said, "I'm hungry" and "Do you have food?"
Shortly before 2 a.m., an officer parked near the Gateway Technical College LakeView Advanced Technology Center saw a Pleasant Prairie Fire Department pickup truck with its headlights and overhead lights activated.
The officer briefly spoke with the driver, later identified as Fair, who allegedly asked, "Are you following me or am I following you?" before driving away.
Dispatchers then confirmed the vehicle was believed to have been stolen from the fire department.
Another officer later found the truck turning around in a gravel driveway near Frogger's Landing and the Department of Public Works garage. The officer ordered Fair to stop and place the vehicle in park.
According to the complaint, Fair complied. When she opened the driver's-side door, the officer saw that she was completely naked.
Fair allegedly told officers her dress was in the truck bed and claimed she was a firefighter assigned to Station 3 who had permission to operate the vehicle.
Officers retrieved the dress and allowed Fair to get dressed before taking her into custody.
Authorities later confirmed Fair was not a member of the Pleasant Prairie Fire Department and had not been authorized to use the truck.
Surveillance video from the fire station reportedly showed Fair entering the vehicle around 1 a.m., activating its emergency lights and driving away from the station.
Fair appeared in court Tuesday, where a judge set a $200 cash bond.
She is scheduled to return to court Aug. 26 for a competency hearing.