Last modified: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 2:42 AM EDT Aspiring North EMT charged with fire truck break-ins BY DAVID LINTON SUN CHRONICLE STAFF ATTLEBORO - An aspiring emergency medical technician charged with breaking into fire trucks at a North Attleboro repair shop and stealing $30,000 worth of firefighting equipment was released Monday after posting $2,500 cash bail. Jacob LaPointe, 20, of 120 Lyman St. in North Attleboro, had innocent pleas entered on his behalf at arraignment in Attleboro District Court on 10 counts of breaking and entering into motor vehicles and larceny. His lawyer, James Perkoski of North Attleboro, said he could not comment in detail about the case because he had just received the police report at arraignment. Perkoski described LaPointe as a "nice kid" who has no prior criminal record. "These are merely allegations at this point," Perkoski said. LaPointe was arrested last Thursday by North Attleboro police. In a search of his van, police recovered portable radios, fire suits and air packs allegedly stolen from fire trucks and ambulances at Greenwood Emergency Vehicles, a company that repairs and maintains the vehicles at 530 John Dietsch Blvd. in North Attleboro, police said. The investigation started after police recovered a stolen Wrentham Fire Department portable radio during a motor vehicle stop earlier in the day. The driver of the vehicle, Derek A. Hindle, 18, of 55 Jefferson St., Apt. 1, in North Attleboro, was charged only with one count of receiving stolen property, according to police. Hindle is not accused of taking part in the theft and is denying any wrongdoing. He was scheduled to be arraigned this week.