Woman fined for fire engine theft

A 45-year-old woman was fined after she admitted stealing a fire engine while its crew dealt with a flood near her home.

Catherine Durant was "irate" when she entered the cab of the fire engine before reversing it, crashing it into a brick wall and a car, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said.

Durant, of Pontypool, admitted aggravated vehicle taking when she appeared before Abergavenny magistrates. She was given community service, fined and banned from driving.

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