Published News Articles
8/22/24 Lake County, FL – Man Steals Ambulance From UF Health Hospital – Speeds Out Of Hospital Parking Lot – GPS Finds Ambulance 14 Miles Away – Deputy Arrested Suspect
August 22, 2024 www.insidelake.com A Leesburg man remains in the Lake County Jail, accused of stealing an ambulance from a Leesburg hospital last week. Derek Tyrone Watkins, 22, was apprehended near Independence Boulevard in Groveland by Lake County Sheriff’s Office...
8/18/24 Rowan County, NC – Unconscious Person In Motor Vehicle Call – When Firefighters And EMS Arrived The Man Started Shooting A Gun At First Responders – Gets Out Of Vehicle – Steals Fire Department EMS Truck – Crashes Into Civilian Vehicle And Hits Soybean Field – Arrested – Taken To Jail – One EMT Injured
August 18, 2024 www.salisburypost.com A 42-year-old man, Miguel Angel Ramirez, is under arrest after firing shots at both EMS and firefighters who were responding to a report that he was possibly unconscious in a car on the side of a road. According to Rowan County...
8/8/24 Palos Verdes, CA – PRN Ambulance Stolen From Home Where Paramedics Were Treating A Patient – LA County Sheriff’s Chased The Ambulance To Rancho Palos Verdes – Suspect In Custody
August 8, 2024 www.patch.com A suspect in a stolen ambulance lead Deputies at the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Lomita Station on a short pursuit on the border of Rancho Palos Verdes and San Pedro, according to authorities. The Lomita Sheriff's Station...
8/6/24 Greeley, CO – Man Steals UC Health Ambulance From Medical Center And Crashed It Through A Yard – Then A Fence And Shed – Man Arrested
August 6, 2024 www.greeleytribune.com At 1:50 a.m. Tuesday, Lia Dawn Roth was having a night like any other: Idly scrolling through her phone in bed before falling asleep. By 2 a.m., the night had been turned completely upside down. She heard a loud screeching noise...
8/6/24 Benton Harbor, MI – Stolen Medical Ambulance Chased By Michigan State Police – Recovered By State Police
August 6, 2024 www.wsbt.com A stolen ambulance is back where it belongs after it was stolen last night. The ambulance belonged to Medic One Ambulance service out of Benton Harbor. Michigan State Police recovered it a short time after it was taken. Medic One Director...
8/4/24 Brownsville, TX – Man Steals Brownsville Fire Rescue – Crashes Through Mexico Border – Found Abandoned In Mexico By Mexican Police
August 4, 2024 www.krgv.com An ambulance that was stolen out of Brownsville and taken into Mexico has been recovered by Mexican authorities, according to Brownsville police. Police said an unknown suspect allegedly stole a Brownsville ambulance and crossed it into...
7/30/24 Birmingham, AL – Advantage Ambulance Stolen From Street – Police Chase Through Several Cities On Interstate – Captured – Arrested
July 30, 2024 www.wvtm13.com One person was arrested Monday night after leading Birmingham police on a chase through several cities on the interstate in a stolen ambulance. Just after 9:30 p.m., the ambulance was stolen from the 700 block of Princeton Avenue. Officers...
7/19/24 Corpus Christi, TX – Man Steals Corpus Christi Fire Rescue Ambulance From Hospital – Multi Police Agency Chase And Capture
July 19, 2024 www.kristv.com Corpus Christi Police tell KRIS 6 News that a man stole an ambulance. Police say the man took the emergency vehicle from the Bay Area hospital around 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Investigators have not identified the person accused of stealing the...
7/18/24 Los Angeles, CA – LAFD Paramedic Ambulance Stolen From Ambulance Call – Woman Experiencing Psychiatric Crisis
July 18, 2024 www.ktla.com A Los Angeles Fire Department ambulance was briefly stolen by a patient in South Los Angeles Thursday morning, though the vehicle was later recovered and the patient arrested in Inglewood. The patient, who has not been identified, “appeared...
7/9/24 Memphis, TN – Woman Steals Memphis FD Ambulance – Runs Over A Nurse’s Foot – Crashes Into Brick Wall – Then Crashes Into Another Ambulance From Crittenden County EMS – Arrested
July 9, 2024 www.fox13memphis.com A woman was arrested Monday night after she stole a Memphis Fire Department (MFD) ambulance and crashed it in the Medical District, police said. Memphis Police (MPD) said Tanya Thomas, 50, also ran over a nurse's foot, crashed into a...
7/8/24 Oakland, CA – Man Sneaks Into Fire Station While Crew Is On Another Call – Steals Brush Truck – 3 County Police Chase – Damaged Vehicle – Spike Strips – Captured
July 8, 2024 www.firehouse.com A man stole an Oakland fire truck Saturday and led police officers on a wild chase through three counties, before finally being arrested near Vacaville. Around 10:44 a.m. Saturday, a good Samaritan called the police, after noticing a man...
7/2/24 El Paso, TX – Fire Department Ambulance Stolen From Hospital Emergency Room – Chase – Crash On US 54
July 2, 2024 www.cbs4local.com Officials with El Paso police said a stolen ambulance crashed in central El Paso after leading DPS troopers on a pursuit Tuesday morning. Officials with El Paso Fire said one of their ambulances was stolen from Del Sol ER around 8 a.m....
6/28/24 Sheffield, AL – Felony Charges For Man That Stole Keller Ambulance From Helen Keller Hospital – High Speed Chase – Captured
June 28, 2024 www.timesdaily.com A Courtland man is facing felony and other criminal charges after he jumped into an ambulance and led authorities on a high-speed chase. According to our news partners at the Times Daily, Sheffield Police responded to a report of a...
6/25/24 Ontario, OR – 73 Year Old Man Steals Treasure Valley Ambulance From Hospital – Ambulance Is Found In Idaho 100 Miles Away – Man Arrested In Ambulance
June 25, 2024 www.idahonews.com The Ontario City Police Department says 73-year-old Jon Westfall of Ontario, Oregon, stole a Treasure Valley Paramedic Ambulance from the St. Al's Hospital ambulance bay on Monday afternoon. Westfall was on the St. Al's property, and...
6/22/24 Leonardtown, MD – AAA Transport Ambulance Stolen By Patient From Medstar St. Mary’s Hospital – Found In Parking Lot – Police Searching
June 25, 2024 www.idahonews.com The Ontario City Police Department says 73-year-old Jon Westfall of Ontario, Oregon, stole a Treasure Valley Paramedic Ambulance from the St. Al's Hospital ambulance bay on Monday afternoon. Westfall was on the St. Al's property, and...
6/21/24 Lee County, FL – Woman Steals Ambulance From Hospital – Police Chase – Almost Flipped Ambulance Over – Helicopter Chase – Captured
June , 2024 www.nbc-2.com On Thursday morning, the Lee County Sheriff's Office responded to Golisano's Children's Hospital for reports of a stolen ambulance. Deputies were able to ping the GPS coordinates of the ambulance, where it was located at the RaceTrac off...
6/17/24 Wayne County, NC – Stolen Wayne County EMS Ambulance – Crashed Into Police Car – Damage – Arrested
June 17, 2024 www.newsargus.com A Goldsboro man was arrested and charged for hijacking an ambulance and ramming it into a police car near UNC Health Wayne Saturday night. Raul Sergio Sandoval-Moore, 23, of North Carolina Street in Goldsboro, was charged with assault...
6/16/24 Willoughby Hills, OH – Ambulance Stolen From Hospital – Firefighter/Paramedic Jumps Into The Ambulance To Subdue Suspect – Ambulance Crashes Into Helicopter Landing Pad – Suspect Taken Into Custoday
June 16, 2024 www.news5cleveland.com Sunday morning, a Willoughby Hills Fire Rescue ambulance was stolen from University Hospitals Lake West Medical Center, according to the Willoughby Hills Fire Rescue. Around 10:30 a.m., the ambulance had arrived at the hospital to...
6/6/24 Omaha, NE – A Patient Stole A Midwest Medical Ambulance From An Omaha Hospital – Hit A Truck Towing A Trailer – Rolled Over – Pinned Under Ambulance – Serious Injuries
June 6, 2024 www.firehouse.com A patient who stole a Midwest Medical Transport ambulance from an Omaha Hospital was seriously injured when the rig collided with a pickup truck hauling a trailer. The thief was partially pinned under the patient compatment of the...
6/5/24 Odessa, TX – Man Steals Odessa Fire Rescue Ambulance From Hospital – He Said He Stole It Because No Family Member Would Give Him A Ride Home – Goes Right To Jail
June 5, 2024 www.newswest9.com 42-year-old Michael Porter was arrested Tuesday morning after he admitted to stealing an Odessa Fire Rescue ambulance because no family members would pick him up from the hospital. According to an arrest affidavit, at 5:38 a.m., the...
6/4/24 Knightstown, IN – Man Steals Buck Creek Fire Brush Truck – Pulls In Gas Station With Red Lights Flashing – Asks Cop For Directions – He Was In A Child’s Sweater And Flip Flops – Police Chase – Road Block Captures Him
June 4, 2024 www.fox59.com A Knightstown police officer was standing in a gas station waiting to purchase a cup of coffee when a Buck Creek fire department truck pulled in with red lights flashing. Out of the truck hopped an unusual-looking firefighter, dressed in a...
5/22/24 Washington D.C. – District Of Columbia Ambulance Stolen While On A Medical Call – Under Investigation
May 22, 2024 www.yahoo.com The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said officers detained someone who is accused of stealing an ambulance in Northwest Wednesday afternoon. MPD said officers were in the 3800 block of 14th St. NW investigating. Officials said while...
5/19/24 Sacramento, CA – Command Vehicle Belonging To The EMS Captain Was Stolen From The Firehouse – Pursuit By Police And Helicopter – Spike Strips Were Used To Disable
May 19, 2024 www.local12.com A suspect has been arrested after he stole a fire truck from the Sacramento Fire Department. The truck was a red F-150 that belonged to the EMS Captain. Police remained in pursuit of the truck until it was disabled by a spike strip. The...
5/2/24 Santa Rosa, CA – Ambulance Stolen With EMTs In The Back – Police Chase – Spike Strips
May 2, 2024 www.kron4.com Santa Rosa officers arrested a man who allegedly stole an ambulance after he asked for a ride to go a hospital, police said Thursday. At 7:53 p.m. Wednesday, officers learned that there was a person in an altered state at the Russian River...
4/29/24 Huntington, WV – A Cabell Ambulance Was Stolen From A Medical Call – Suspect On The Run
April 1, 2024 www.wsaz.com A person accused of stealing an ambulance is on the run on Monday, according to Cabell County EMS. Cabell County EMS Director Gordon Merry said medics were on a call when the ambulance was stolen from a recovery home on Monday morning. The...
4/17/24 Clayton County, GA – Suspect Stole Amerimed Ambulance From Hospital With Paramedics In The Back – The Medics Were Able To Jump Out – Pursuit – PIT Maneuver – Suspect Tried To Run Away – Tased
April 17, 2024 www.11alive.com A man somehow managed to allegedly steal an Amerimed ambulance parked outside Piedmont Henry Hospital in Stockbridge on Wednesday. The medics were still inside the ambulance but managed to escape by jumping out of the back of the...
4/17/24 Las Vegas, NV – Suspect Steals Ambulance While Paramedics Were Helping A Patient At A Medical Call – Crashes Into Another Vehicle – Injuries – Suspect Taken Into Custody
April 17, 2024 www.news3lv.com One person is in custody after crashing a stolen Las Vegas fire department ambulance Wednesday morning, officials said. The vehicle was taken from the 400 block of Fremont Street around 6:15 a.m., according to Las Vegas Metropolitan...
4/7/24 Greensboro, NC – Woman Steals Piedmont Triad County Ambulance – Crashed Into State Trooper – Severe Damage
April 7, 2024 www.myfox8.com Several emergency agencies responded after an ambulance crashed on South Holden Road in Greensboro, according to Guilford County EMS. At around 10:58 p.m. on Saturday, Guilford County first responders and several other agencies came to the...
3/21/24 Douglas, GA – Coffee Regional Medical Center Patient Steals Ambulance – Jumps Out – Crashes The Ambulance Through A Fence – Patient Charged
March 21, 2024 www.walb.com One man was arrested Wednesday night after stealing a Coffee Regional Medical Center ambulance and crashing it, according to police. Douglas Police Chief Brannen Pruette said around 7:45 p.m., a psychiatric patient who was being treated at...
3/12/24 Moncton, CAN. – Ambulance Stolen From Moncton Hospital – Recovered Shortly After – No Injuries
March 12, 2024 www.tj.news An ambulance was quickly recovered after being stolen from The Moncton Hospital. A spokesperson for Ambulance NB confirmed that the theft happened on Monday. “RCMP was contacted and the unit was located shortly thereafter without any damage...
3/11/24 St. Louis, MO – Ambulance Dispatched To Psychiatric Call – After Arrival The Ambulance Was Stolen – Found A Couple Miles Away – Woman Taken Into Custody
March 11, 2024 www.fox2now.com One person was taken into custody after an ambulance was stolen overnight in north St. Louis. There was a very quick and sizable response from the authorities after the incident happened. City police were able to track down the stolen...
3/3/24 Zebulon, NC – Patient Assaults EMS Worker – Steals Ambulance – Crashes – Police Officers Chase Down Ambulance – Arrested
March 3, 2024 www.cbs13.com A would-be patient is now jailed on a $100,000 secured bond after stealing a Wake County ambulance during a Zebulon medical call at Walmart Sunday afternoon, police said. The incident was reported around 2:15 p.m. at the Walmart at 841 E....
3/1/24 Alberta, CAN – Suspect Charged With Breaking And Entering At Islay Fire Hall Then Stealing Fire Truck – Suspect Was Found In A Stolen Motorhome
March 1, 2024 www.edmonton.ctvnews.ca A 25-year old man was arrested by RCMP in Mannville, Alta., this week in a stolen motorhome. The motorhome, valued at $220,000, was reported stolen from a business in Kitscoty. On Tuesday, the motorhome was spotted driving...
2/22/24 Monroe Township, PA – Patient At Hospital Steals Ambulance From Clarion Hospital – EMS Employee In The Back Of The Ambulance Stops It From Happening – Charges Filed
February 22, 2024 www.exploreclarion.com State Police in Clarion say a 33-year-old man is behind bars after he reportedly stole a Clarion Hospital ambulance in an attempt to leave the emergency room. According to court documents, Clarion-based State Police filed...
2/21/24 Fairfax County, VA – Suspect Walks Away From Hospital Before Getting Discharged – Steals Private Ambulance With IV In His Arm – Ditched It – Fled On Foot
February 21, 2024 www.nbcwashington.com A search is underway for a man who survived a major crash, left treatment in a hospital gown with an IV in his arm and stole an ambulance from Inova Fairfax on Monday, police say. Earlier in the day, the suspect was a passenger...
2/20/24 Virginia Beach, VA – Ambulance Stolen From Virginia Beach General Hospital – Police Were Able To Take The Suspect Into Custody
February 20, 2024 www.wavy.com One person is in custody after allegedly stealing an ambulance from Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Tuesday evening. Police said it happened around 7:20 p.m. Shortly after the vehicle was taken, police were able to take the...
2/14/24 Salem, VA – Ambulance Stolen From LewisGale Medical Center After Unloading A Patient – Police Pulled The Ambulance Over And Took The Suspect Into Custody
February 14, 2024 www.wdbj.com A man has been arrested for the theft of a Roanoke City ambulance from LewisGale Medical Center in Salem Tuesday night. The ambulance was stolen around 9:30 p.m. from the ambulance bay at the hospital, according to Roanoke Fire-EMS...
2/8/24 San Antonio, TX – Commercial Ambulance Stolen – Recovered On The Side Of The Road – Suspect In Custody
February 8, 2024 www.news4sanantonio.com Authorities responded to a call earlier Thursday morning where a stolen commercial ambulance was recovered on the Westside. The San Antonio Police Department stated they recovered a stolen commercial ambulance near the 9100...
2/6/24 Alpena, MI – Ambulance Stolen By Patient At MyMichigan Medical Center – Chase – Deputies Boxed The Ambulance In On Dead End Road – Suspect Taken Into Custody
February 6, 2024 www.9and10news.com The Alpena Police Department said that they were able to stop a person driving a stolen ambulance and bring them back to MyMichigan Medical Center Tuesday morning. Around 9:05 a.m., police said they were told about an ambulance that...
2/1/24 Decatur, AL – Ambulance From Decatur Morgan Hospital – Located And Recovered – Suspect Arrested
February 1, 2024 www.waff.com A man was arrested after Decatur police said he stole an ambulance from Decatur Morgan Hospital on Tuesday. Officers were sent to the hospital following a report of an ambulance being stolen. The vehicle was later located and police said...
1/30/24 Macon, GA – Woman Steals Ambulance – Crashes Into Tree – Hits EMT With Steel Rod – Detained – Meth And Cocaine In Her System
January 30, 2024 www.13wmaz.com A Macon woman was arrested and charged after crashing a stolen ambulance into a tree and hitting an ambulance worker with a steel rod, according to Bibb County Sheriff's report. In a report from the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, they...
1/5/24 Atlanta, GA – Battalion Truck Stolen At Active Fire Scene – Found Abandoned Less Than A Mile Away – No Suspects Yet
January 5, 2024 www.wrdw.com An Atlanta fire truck was stolen Thursday night while crews were on the job, according to the Atlanta Police Department. Police said officers responded to reports of a stolen vehicle in the 800 block of Cameron Madison Alexander Boulevard...
12/31/23 San Gabriel, CA – Ambulance Stolen By Suspect In The Middle Of A Call – Chase – Struck Vehicles – Three Hospitalized – Arrested
December 31, 2023 www.sgvtribune.com A transient stole a San Gabriel Fire Department ambulance on Sunday, Dec. 31, and led police on a crash-filled pursuit that injured five people before he was arrested, the San Gabriel Police Department said. The man, who is in his...
12/29/23 Union County, SC – Ambulance In Parking Lot Of Union Medical Center – Stolen – Pursuit – Suspect Taken Into Custody
December 29, 2023 www.foxcarolina.com The Union County Sheriff’s Office said a suspect is in custody after leading law enforcement on a chase Friday in a stolen ambulance. Deputies were notified around 10:50 a.m. about a patient taking an ambulance from the parking...
12/27/23 Honolulu, HI – Injured Person At Ewa Beach – Ambulance Stolen From Scene – Tracked Down And Recovered 10 Minutes Later
December 27, 2023 www.khon2.com No vehicles are exempt from being stolen, even when the vehicle is at the site of an emergency call. Emergency responders were at a call for an injured person in Ewa Beach around 2:47 a.m. Wednesday when their ambulance was stolen. A...
12/13/23 Collins, MS – Woman Steals Ambulance From Covington County Hospital – Drove For 30 Minutes – Arrested
December 13, 2023 www.wdam.com A Covington County woman has been arrested for auto theft, after authorities say she stole an ambulance from Covington County Hospital early Wednesday morning. The Collins Police Department said Gabrielle Craft, 28, of the Hopewell...
12/11/23 Lake City, FL – Patient With Altered Mental Status Steals Ambulance On Scene – Pursued By Deputy – Ambulance Struck A Curb – Damage – Suspect Arrested At Sheriff’s Office
December 11, 2023 www.mainstreetdailynews.com A man in an altered mental state stole an ambulance Saturday evening in Lake City and led law enforcement on a chase that ended on the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) operations center front lawn. According to a...
11/29/23 Gardner, MA – Man Steals Ashburnham Fire Ambulance From Hospital – Chase Through Multiple Towns – Hits A Vehicle And A Pole – Serious Damage – Arrested
November 29, 2023 www.whdh.com A Spencer man is facing criminal charges after police say he stole an ambulance from a hospital in Gardner and led officers on a wild car chase on Wednesday night. Officers responding to a report of a man who had accessed one of the...
11/20/23 Lexington, KY – Woman Steals Ambulance From Hospital – Nearly Hits Pedestrian In Crosswalk – Drives The Wrong Way Down A One Way Lane – Arrested
November 20, 2023 www.z93country.com A woman is accused of stealing and going on a joyride with an ambulance she stole from a Lexington hospital. Police say on Sunday, 43-year-old Jericha Hays stole an ambulance parked outside of Saint Joseph East on North Eagle Creek...
11/10/23 Burlington, VT – Response To A Reported Overdose – Patient Who Had Overdosed Steals The Ambulance – Crashes Into Parked Car – Ambulance Found Still In Drive
November 10, 2023 www.mynbc5.com The Burlington Fire Department reported a stolen ambulance over the weekend, while responding to an emergency call on South Prospect Street. In a social media post, the Burlington Firefighters Association Local 3044 said crews were...