COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A second suspect has been named in connection with the theft of over $300,000 worth of firefighting equipment from the Columbus Division of Fire.

According to Columbus Division of Police records, a man and a woman have been accused of a theft that occurred at the Columbus Division of Fire Training Academy facility on Parsons Road in south Columbus.

One person reportedly gained entry to the facility by cutting a hole into the fenced area and broke a garage door window using a cinder block to steal over $300,000 worth of equipment, which included a CFD transport van. GPS data obtained by police showed the stolen van leaving the property at 2:20 a.m. the morning of March 30.

Among the items stolen were a Ford transit van, numerous and several types of electric saws, multiple generators, cameras, batteries, transfer pumps, dozens of radios, and a leaf blower.

The stolen transport van, accompanied by an orange pickup truck, reportedly traveled approximately 30 miles over a 53-minute period, in and around Franklin County as well as Pickaway County.

Surveillance video from multiple locations shows the orange Chevrolet Avalanche in the area before the theft, parked nearby the Training Academy at the time of the break-in, and was seen following the stolen van immediately after it left the property.

Police observed the vehicles on Fontaine Road in the far east side of the city, where small components of the stolen equipment, such as radio cords and clips, were found discarded on the ground. Video surveillance shows individuals moving between the stolen van and the pickup truck at that location.

The investigation, with the assist of FLOCK cameras, tracked the registration of the pickup truck to 49-year-old Stephanie Ramirez, of Groveport, who was arrested on a charge of burglary.

During an interview with police, Ramirez provided a voluntary statement identifying 44-year-old Roger Knapp as the other suspect. Ramirez told police that she picked up Knapp, drove him to the training facility, and waited in a nearby parking lot while Knapp committed the alleged offense.

Court records state that Ramirez alleged that Knapp, “planned the burglary, unlawfully entered the structure, stole the equipment, and coordinated the movement and distribution of the stolen property.”

Ramirez was issued a $750,000 bond in Franklin County Municipal Court on Monday while Knapp remains at large with an arrest warrant pending.