You Won’t Believe What This La. Asst. Fire Chief Allegedly Stole

Greed got the best of an Assistant Fire Chief in Louisiana, but it's "what" he's accused of stealing that's the real story to this one.

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We are all human, and believe it or not, all capable of incredibly heinous deeds, but in this case, though illegal, it's the actual target of the deed, not the act itself, that leaves most of us with our jaws wide open.

Nola.com reports that Justin Taylor, 38, who is the assistant fire chief of the Westwego Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 has been arrested and placed on administrative leave from the department, after allegedly stealing from a Target in West Bank.

Records indicate that Taylor was taken into custody last Wednesday, November 6, around 7:30 pm at the Target on Manhattan Boulevard in Harvey, Louisiana.  He was then booked with four counts of theft, four counts of computer fraud and four counts of universal product code.

According to Captain Jason Rivarde, spokesperson for the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office, Taylor stole Pokémon cards by creating fraudulent UPC labels, the barcodes scanned at checkout that help businesses track inventory.

"He admitted creating his own UPC labels and placing them on the cards to make them cheaper," Rivarde said.

Apparently, this is the same Justin Taylor, who just two weeks ago, was being praised by the Westwego Senior Center, for his presentation on fire prevention.

And now he's arrested for allegedly stealing, $9.99 packs of Pokemon cards from Target?

Nola.com reports that "Taylor had run the scheme on three previous occasions at the Harvey Target before his Oct. 6 arrest, totaling about $300 worth of theft."

Told you the "what he stole" was the story.  While I don't have any proof, I'd be willing to bet he lives with his Mom, and he's got a cat named Fluffy.