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Paramedics Plus adds anti-theft devices to all ambulances Article Source:  EMS1.com Paramedics Plus, East Texas Medical Center EMS TYLER, Texas — Following a slew of ambulance theft, EMS providers recently installed anti-theft devices in all ambulances. The new...

Texas EMS considers retrofitting ambulances to curb theft Article Source: EMS1 The move to implement changes comes after an ambulance was hijacked while EMS providers were in the vehicle By EMS1 Staff AUSTIN, Texas — Following a slew of ambulance thefts, officials are...

Patient steals, crashes Ohio ambulance Article Source: EMS1 EMS crews had just unloaded the patient and were restocking medical supplies when he stole the ambulance Jan 30, 2017 SIDNEY, Ohio — A man was arrested Saturday after stealing and crashing an ambulance. A...

Woman arrested after stealing LAFD ambulance Article Source: EMS1 Jan 9, 2017 By EMS1 Staff LOS ANGELES — A woman was arrested after stealing an ambulance outside a residence over the weekend. Responders were inside a home providing medical aid when Desiree Delatorre,...

Stolen PA Fire Department Ambulance Found Article Source: EMS1 Nov 14, 2016 By EMS1 Staff DELAWARE COUNTY, Pa. — A fire company ambulance was recovered over the weekend after being stolen Friday. Officials said the Woodlyn Volunteer Fire Company ambulance was found in...

Stolen Ambulance Involved in a Crash Article Source: Local News 10 The Columbus Division of Fire said someone stole an ambulance while paramedics were inside a home helping a patient. It happened Saturday afternoon while paramedics responded to a call on Denune Avenue...

Patient accused of taking over ambulance, leading Westminster officers on pursuit is charged with felonies WESTMINSTER – A patient who authorities say carjacked an ambulance and led police on a 15-minute pursuit on Wednesday, Aug. 30, that reached 80 mph on the...

SFPD chase stolen ambulance to Treasure Island; pursuit ends in fiery crash Posted: Jun 07 2016 09:25AM PDT Video Posted: Jun 07 2016 09:22AM PDT Updated: Jun 07 2016 05:00PM PDT   SAN FRANCISCO (KTVU, BCN) - The eastbound off-ramp to Treasure Island on the Bay...

Suspect leads Houston police on chase in stolen ambulance Article Source: KTRK-TV. HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Houston police have arrested a suspect after leading them on a chase in a stolen ambulance Wednesday afternoon. According to authorities, an HPD officer spotted the...

Police: Roseburg woman in stolen ambulance leads officers on chase by The Associated Press Thursday, March 24th 2016 ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) Authorities say a woman in Oregon stole an ambulance while paramedics were inside a home dealing with a medical emergency. The...

Man arrested after ambulance stolen from bus station in downtown Houston By Nakia Cooper - Senior Web Editor , Haley Hernandez - Health Reporter Posted: 5:49 PM, March 06, 2015 Updated: 5:49 PM, March 06, 2015 HOUSTON - A man is behind bars after police say he stole...

Police: Chicago hospital patient stole ambulance, crashed in Wisconsin Article Source:  Tribune wire reports Contact Reporter   Police say they have arrested a Chicago hospital patient who stole an ambulance and crashed it north of Milwaukee. Michael Buckner, 23,...

Woman steals ambulance, crashes into semi-truck in Frazier Park By ABC7.com staff FRAZIER PARK, Calif. (KABC) -- Two people were killed after a woman reportedly armed with a knife stole an ambulance, then crashed it into a semi-truck in Frazier Park. Kern County fire...

Hallucinating Man Steals Ambulance, Crashes near Downtown Los Angeles A man undergoing treatment inside a Los Angeles Fire Department ambulance in downtown Los Angeles stole the ambulance Sunday night, forcing two firefighter paramedics to jump out and an engine...

Stolen ambulance results in chase, crash Adam Floyd The Valdosta Daily Times Nov 27, 2013 A high speed chase late Saturday night involving a stolen ambulance resulted in a wreck that put the driver in intensive care. Late Saturday evening, two emergency service...

Suspect Arrested After Chase In Stolen Ambulance Philadelphia Police arrested a suspect who led officers on a pursuit on the Schuylkill Expressway in a stolen medical transport van Wednesday morning.

Stolen ambulance mystery in Minn. Article Source: EMS1 By Tim Harlow Star Tribune BALDWIN TWP., Minn. — Authorities are trying to figure out who stole an ambulance from the Baldwin Township Fire Department early Sunday and left it lying in a ditch along a Sherburne...

Two ambulances stolen in Oakland, then recovered Article Source: EMS1 OAKLAND — Some car thieves go for Jaguars or Porsches. Others prefer something a bit more exotic -- like an ambulance. But the motive for making off with an ambulance from the parking lot of Summit...