‘I don’t do scummy s—’: Veteran firefighter busted by rookie co-worker for stealing $200 from dead man’s wallet claimed it was ‘a little bit of lunch money,’ cops say

A Florida firefighter allegedly stole $200 while responding to a medical call in which an 80-year-old man was pronounced dead in a hotel room.

Ryan Hagenbuch, 44, stands accused of grand theft . According to a probable cause affidavit, the incident in question happened around 6:30 p.m. March 9 at the Nokomis Inn and Suites near Sarasota. Hagenbuch, a 15-year veteran of the Sarasota County Fire Department, responded with a rookie firefighter to a medical call. The victim was pronounced dead.

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