Suburban firefighter charged with child porn

A Stickney fire lieutenant has been charged with felony possession of child pornography.

The FBI said Monday that agents arrested 53-year-old Michael J. Grueber at his North Riverside home on Friday. The bureau says agents searching Grueber's home found 53 compact discs containing images of apparent minor children engaging in sexually explicit activity.

Grueber has been released on bond. No phone listing was available for a Michael Grueber in North Riverside.

Stickney Fire Chief Larry Meyer says Grueber has worked part-time for the department since May 2000.

Meyer says Grueber has been suspended without pay pending the outcome of his trial.

Meyer says the department is shocked and disappointed in the charges against Grueber.