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Former firefighter sentenced to probation for breaking into Utah County fire station, stealing drugs

A former firefighter has been sentenced to probation for breaking into the Pleasant Grove Fire Department and stealing narcotics from an ambulance.

Brenden James Ivie, 21, was a part-time firefighter with Unified Fire Authority (UFA) and the Lone Peak Fire District before he was arrested on theft- and possession-related charges.

Ivie pleaded guilty in 4th District Court to three counts of burglary, a third-degree felony; two counts of theft, a class B misdemeanor; and two counts of possession or use of a controlled substance, a class A misdemeanor.

On Jan. 22, Ivie was charged with a $1,301 fine and was sentenced to 36 months of probation.