GARDNER — The court has sided with the Gardner Fire Protection District in its battle with the Gardner Volunteer Fire Department for control over bank accounts and equipment.

Grundy County Judge Robert Marsaglia ordered Wednesday for Grundy County Sheriff Terry Marketti, a former district trustee and current adviser to the district board, to seize the property of the department and deliver it to the district.

"The judge gave (the department) until Tuesday to come up with a bond to keep the equipment. If not, the sheriff's department will take control of the equipment," Marketti said.