Published News Articles
8/26/22 Siskyou County, CA – 34 Year Old Man Steals CAL Fire Pick Up From Fire Location – High Speed Pursuit – Crossover To Oncoming Traffic – 100 MPH – Captured
August 26, 2022 www.krcrtv.com A 35-year-old man from Fernley, Nev. was arrested this week after stealing a CAL FIRE vehicle and leading deputies on a pursuit through Yreka, Calif. Just after 1 p.m. on Aug. 26, the Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office (SCSO) said they...
8/22/22 Glynn County, GA – 20 Year Old Patient Steals Glynn County Fire Rescue Ambulance Just As They Arrived At SE Georgie Brunswick Hospital – Reckless 80 MPH Pursuit – Ran Vehicles Off Road – Spike Strips Then Severe Damage Off Road – Ran Captured
August 22, 2022 www.news.yahoo.com After being transported to Southeast Georgia Health System’s Brunswick hospital by a Glynn County Fire-Rescue ambulance crew before dawn Monday, authorities say a man promptly jumped behind the wheel of the vehicle that transported...
8/18/22 Corrales, NM – Medical Call – Suspect Steals Corrales FD Medical Fire Truck From Scene – Lights And Sirens For 56 Miles – Dangerous Driving – Spike Strips At High Rate Of Speed – Wrong Side Of Road – Captured
August 18, 2022 www.kob.com Police tracked down a fire truck reported to be stolen Tuesday morning from the Corrales Fire Department. The Rio Rancho Police Department issued an alert to be on the lookout for a stolen Corrales fire truck. The alert was issued just...
8/8/22 Athens, AL – Stolen Vehicle Crash – Athens Limestone Ambulance Stops To Help – Man Steals The Ambulance – EMT Falls Out Of The Back Injured – 2nd EMT Kidnapped – Crash – Man Then Steals Tanner Volunteer FD Truck And Totals It – Escaped – K9 Captured Him
August 7, 2022 www.wtvy.com A man was arrested Sunday morning after stealing an ambulance and then a firetruck after crashing the ambulance. According to the Limestone County Sheriff’s Office, Tyrek Hayes was picked up by an Athens-Limestone EMS ambulance for a...
8/2/22 Houston, TX – Man Steals Houston FD Ambulance From West Houston Medical Center – Drives To Hamburger Whataburger – Crashes Head On Into Car At Drive Thru
August 2, 2022 www.kxxv.com As first published by ABC13 in Houston, a driver crashed a stolen ambulance head-on into customers waiting in a Whataburger drive-thru. Authorities have since determined that the ambulance was taken from the West Houston Medical Center. The...
7/27/22 Henderson, KY – Man Steals Ambulance From Henderson Based Deaconess Hospital – Police Have The Suspect In Custody After Stealing And Escaping
July 27, 2022 www.tristatehomepage.com An Evansville man is arrested after being accused of stealing an ambulance. According to police, officers were called to Deaconess Hospital in Henderson around 9:30 Tuesday night after the ambulance went missing. Police...
7/24/22 Syracuse, NY – Fire Department Medical Pick Up Stolen From Medical Call – Police Chase – Suspect Hit Medium – Wrong Way On Highway – Rolled Several Times
July 24, 2022 www.firehouse.com A Syracuse Fire Department pickup truck stolen early Friday morning was found using the vehicle’s GPS heading onto the New York State Thruway, fire officials said. The truck was stolen at about 1 a.m. from in front of a residence in the...
7/22/22 Forsyth County, NC – Catawba County EMS Ambulance Stolen After Dropping Off Patient At Wake Forest Baptist Hospital – Trooper Chase – Stop Sticks – Captured
July 22, 2022 www.wbtv.com North Carolina State Highway Patrol was led on a unique chase Friday morning – a stolen ambulance headed down Interstate 40. The ambulance was from Catawba County but stolen in Forsyth County, according to troopers. It was dropping a patient...
7/22/22 Ashland, MT – Ambulance Stolen From Unattended Firehouse During The Night – Smashed Through The Garage Door – Found 20 Miles Away Abandoned
July 22, 2022 www.krtv.com An ambulance was stolen on Friday, July 22, 2022, in Ashland, and the Rosebud County Sheriff's Office found it on Saturday. The Ashland Quick Response Unit was stolen from the ambulance station between midnight and 4:15 a.m. on Friday....
7/18/22 Mission, TX – Woman Pushes Down Security Guard And Steals City Of Pharr EMS Ambulance – Police Pursuit – Woman Captured
July 18, 2022 www.krgv.com The ambulance was stolen by a recently discharged 31-year-old female patient at Mission Regional Medical Center, according to city spokesperson Daisy Martinez. The ambulance was transporting a patient to the hospital when the woman – who was...
7/4/22 Abbotsford, Can – Fire Rescue Stolen From Fire Call – Chase – Spike Strips – Severe Damage
July 4, 2022 www.abbynews.com Someone swiped a small two-person Surrey fire truck just before noon Monday as a fire crew was dealing with another “incident” in North Surrey. The F-550 is one of several such vehicles servicing the city’s downtown. Surrey Fire Chief...
6/30/22 St. Louis, MO – A Christian Hospital Ambulance Was Stolen From A Medical Call In Spanish Lake – An Emotionally Disturbed Person Crashed The Ambulance In St. Louis
June 30, 2022 www.stltoday.com St. Louis County police used GPS to track the movements of a stolen ambulance Thursday, then arrested the man who took it after he crashed in St. Louis eight miles away. No one was hurt in the theft or, later, in the crash, police said....
6/29/22 Minneapolis, MN – Fire Department SUV Stolen – Public Asked For Help Locating Missing SUV
June 29, 2022 www.kstp.com Minneapolis police said Wednesday that officers have recovered an SUV belonging to the Minneapolis Fire Department that was stolen on Monday. Police thanked the public for tips that led to the vehicle’s recovery. However, no arrests had been...
6/23/22 Louisville, KY – Pleasure Ridge Park Fire Department Ambulance Stolen From Louisville Hospital – Chase – Used The Police Radio – Boxed In On Highway – Captured
June 23, 2022 www.wdrb.com Louisville police said a man is in custody after he stole an ambulance from the Pleasure Ridge Park Fire Department. According to Dwight Mitchell, a spokesman for the Louisville Metro Police Department, officers were called to Jewish...
6/13/22 Los Angeles, CA – LAFD Ambulance Stolen Form Sherman Oaks Hospital – Pursuit – Crashes Into A Pick Up And SUV Then Takes A Light Pole Down – 4 Injured – Female Arrested
June 13, 2022 www.mercurynews.com A Los Angeles Fire Department ambulance stolen from Sherman Oaks Hospital collided with a pickup and an SUV in Panorama City while it was briefly pursued by police early Sunday, June 12. The ambulance was stolen from the hospital at...
6/5/22 Washington, DC – Man Down Call – Medical Call – A Suspect Approached Back Of Ambulance And Motioned Waistband With Handgun – DC EMS Personnel Exited The Ambulance – Stolen Ambulance Found Abandoned
June 5, 2022 www.foxnews.com The manhunt continues Sunday for a suspect wanted for the armed hijacking of an ambulance in Washington, D.C., as EMS personnel were responding to call about a man down earlier this weekend. The D.C. Metropolitan Police Department (MPD)...
6/1/22 Henderson, NC – A Warren County EMS Ambulance Was Stolen From A Call – Chased By NC Highway Patrol And Captured Man
June 1, 2022 www.warrenrecord.com The Henderson Police Department has made an arrest in connection after a Warren County Emergency Medical Services ambulance was stolen at the Sheetz at 619 Ruin Creek Rd., Henderson, on Sunday morning. According to the police...
5/25/22 Franklin Twp, PA – Man Steals Bushkill Falls Ambulance From Lehigh Valley Pocono Hospital – Police Pursuit – Captured – Arrested
May 25, 2022 www.local21news.com A man was taken into custody on Tuesday after police say he stole an ambulance and drove it throughout Carbon County. State Police in Lehighton responded to State Route 209 in Franklin Township around 5:30 PM on Friday for a report of...
5/20/22 Indianapolis, IN – Man Steals Indianapolis Medical Services Ambulance From The Eskenazi Hospital – Long Police Chase – Ambulance Had Lights And Sirens On – Man Jumps Out Of Ambulance And Hides Under School Bus – Captured
May 20, 2022 www.wthr.com A man was taken into custody Friday morning after IMPD said he stole an Indianapolis Emergency Medical Services ambulance and led police on a chase that ended on the city's near north side. According to IMPD, the incident started Friday...
5/12/22 Ruidoso, NM – Mescalero Apache Tribe Ambulance Stolen By Intoxicated Man From Lincoln County Medical Center – Crashed Into Tree One Mile Away – Captured Near Scene With Ambulance Keys – Arrested
May 12, 2022 www.kob.com A man is facing several charges after he reportedly stole and crashed an ambulance from a hospital. Court records state that 33-year-old Dustin Poolaw of Ruidoso reportedly stole the ambulance Monday afternoon while it was parked at the...
5/9/22 Wilmer, TX – Woman Steals Wilmer FD Ambulance From Baylor Medical Center – She Turned On Lights And Sirens – Police Chase – Hit And Run In Garland – Crash Through Guard Rail – Captured
May 9, 2022 www.nbcdfw.com An Austin woman is in custody in Garland, accused of stealing an ambulance and leading police on a chase Sunday. Garland Police said officers were called to a hit-and-run crash involving an ambulance on the 400 block of Sonora Road at 4:50...
5/4/22 Greer, SC – Greenville County Ambulance Stolen By The Patient Being Treated – Crashed Into Pole
May 4, 2022 www.wspa.com A stolen ambulance crashed into a police Wednesday afternoon in Greenville County. According to the Greer Police Department, officers are currently on South Suber Road at Clement Road with a Greenville County ambulance that crashed into a...
5/2/22 Tucson, AZ – Man Steals Tucson Fire Rescue Truck From Fire Call – Police Captured
May 2, 2022 www.kold.com A man was detained after he allegedly stole a rescue truck from Tucson firefighters on Monday, May 2. A Tucson Fire Department spokesperson confirmed the truck was stolen while firefighters were at a scene. Tucson police said the truck, which...
5/1/22 Portland, OR – Single Vehicle Crash – Man Ran Away – Came Back And Stole A Woodland Ambulance – Police Chase – Tried To Pin The Ambulance – Rammed Cruiser – Crashed Into Building – Captured
May 1, 2022 www.ktvu.com Oregon State Police say they arrested a 30-year-old Winnetka, California, man who led them on a wild chase in a stolen ambulance. Troopers responded to a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 5 near Portland on Friday night, KPTV reported. The...
4/26/22 Chicago, IL – Man Steals Chicago FD Ambulance From In Front Of FD – 10 Mile Dangerous Police Chase – Stop Sticks Flatten Tires – Runs – Captured
April 26, 2022 www.abc7chicago.com A man is charged for leading police on a nearly 80-mile chase throughout the Chicago area Monday in a stolen ambulance. Benjamin K. Herrington, 46, of Chicago, was charged with fleeing to elude a peace officer, resisting or...
4/22/22 Detroit, MI – Man With History Of Mental Illness Steals Detroit Fire Department Ambulance – Found Incoherent – Arrested
April 22, 2022 www.detroitnews.com A 29-year-old Detroit man has been arrested for allegedly stealing a Detroit Fire Department ambulance Wednesday on the city's west side, Michigan State Police said. Detroit police notified state police at about 11:15 p.m. Wednesday...
4/21/22 Houston, TX – Man Under Arrest Escaped Hospital – Steals Houston FD Ambulance – Chase – Crash – Barricaded In House – SWAT Got Him
April 21, 2022 www.abc13.com So, what was the reason that police gave for Gisentaner's time in the hospital? On Monday night, officers were forced to run after a man who they say tried to burglarize a house. Police were able to take down the suspect, who complained of...
4/10/22 Marina, CA – Fire Chief Witnessed Traffic Accident – Man Walked Up To Him In His Marked Ford SUV – Pulled Him Out And Fought With Him – Steals Unit – Found The Next Day Abandoned
April 10, 2022 www.msn.com Marina Fire Chief Doug McCoun was carjacked Friday night following a crash on Highway 156 in Prunedale, the chief told Action News 8. The chief was driving his marked fire department SUV when he came across a crash involving an Aston...
4/3/22 Cariboo, BC – Night Time Break In – Stolen Search And Rescue Truck – Missing Truck – Massive Search For It
April 3, 2022 www.castlegarnews.com Anger, shock and disbelief. Those are just some of the feelings Chief Rick White of the Central Cariboo Search and Rescue (CCSAR) has as Williams Lake RCMP investigate the overnight theft of CCSAR’s brand new emergency response...
3/22/22 Miami, FL – Hatzalah EMS Vehicle Full Of Advanced Life Support Equipment Stolen – Thousands Of Dollars Worth Of ALS Equipment Missing
March 22, 2022 www.ems1.com A volunteer paramedic said his car was stolen with thousands of dollar’s worth of live-saving equipment inside, Local 10 News reported. Video footage from outside Benjamin Silverstein’s house appears to show his GMC pickup truck being...
3/14/22 Goodyear, AZ – Buckeye Valley Fire District Ambulance Stolen From Hospital – Crashed At Intersection – Leaves The Scene – Found In Dirt Field – Arrested
March 14, 2022 www.abc15.com A man is facing charges after allegedly stealing an ambulance, running a red light, and causing a crash in Goodyear. Officials say on Sunday afternoon, 46-year-old Christopher Sauls stole an ambulance belonging to the Buckeye Valley Fire...
3/1/22 Bucks County, PA – Penndel Middleton Rescue Squad Stolen From Lower Bucks Hospital By Unknown – Philly Helicopter Assisted To Find Abandoned Ambulance In Croydon – Search Continues For Suspect
March 1, 2022 www.delawarevalleynews.com UPDATE: The stolen ambulance has been found in Croydon. It was found on Norwood Ave. near Dixon Ave. The ambulance was intact and did not appear to have any exterior damage. Police did not say if they have anyone in custody....
2/28/22 Ogdensburg, NY – Man Steals Ambulance From Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center – Crashes And Totals Ambulance Into A Garage – Man Captured – Arrested
February 28, 2022 www.nny360.com A Hannawa Falls man is facing charges after he stole an ambulance at Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center and eventually crashed it into a Ogdensburg home’s garage Monday afternoon. In a news release Monday night, city police stated that...
2/25/22 Corpus Christi, TX – Man Steals City Ambulance While Medics Were Inside From A Regional Hospital – Man In His 40s Escaped
February 25, 2022 www.kiiitv.com Corpus Christi Police are looking for a man they say stole a private ambulance Friday morning. It happened just after 7:00 a.m. Friday when officers say a man was at Doctor's Regional Hospital getting treatment and jumped into the...
2/18/22 Montgomery County, MD – Butler Ambulance Stolen From Medical Center After Attacking The EMTs – Chase Into Virginia – Stopped By Virginia State Police Near The Pentagon – Arrested
February 18, 2022 www.wusa9.com According to the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD), 31-year-old Nicholas Albano was being transported in an ambulance when he began to assault one of the employees of the private ambulance company. The driver of the ambulance...
2/1/22 Baton Rouge, LA – Patient Being Dropped Off At Hospital In Ambulance – Jumps Into Driver’s Seat – Long Police Chase – Crashed Into Police Cars – Arrested
February 1, 2022 www.wafb.com The man accused of stealing an ambulance and leading authorities on a multi-parish chase before crashing on Friday, Jan. 28, has been released from the hospital and booked into jail. Authorities reported Jeramine McCurley, 38, of Baton...
1/27/22 Livingston, TX – A Scenic Loop VFD Rescue Truck Was Found Abandoned In Another County – All Equipment Abandoned In A Ditch – Suspect Not Known
January 27, 2022 www.kltv.com A rescue truck belonging to Scenic Loop Fire and Rescue that was stolen Thursday by an unknown person has been located in another county. Scenic Loop firefighters say sometime around noon Thursday, someone went into the fire station via...
1/26/22 Visalia, CA – Man Jumps Into Running Ambulance That Is Unoccupied – Drives Away – Police Capture Him – Arrested Away
January 26, 2022 www.yourcentralvalley.com A man was arrested after he stole an ambulance and took it for a joy ride on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Visalia Police Department. Around 3:20 p.m., officers responded to a call of a stolen ambulance near Oak...
1/20/22 Ashe County, NC – Ambulance Stolen From Rescue Squad Unattended Garage – Man Breaks Window – Steals Ambulance – Man Breaks Into Home With Ambulance In Front – Captured During Breaking And Entering
January 20, 2022 www.ashepostandtimes.com While the roads were still snowy from the winter storm, the Ashe County Sheriff’s Department tracked down a stolen ambulance the morning of Tuesday, Jan. 18. Austin Alberto Hernandez, 24, West Jefferson, was arrested in the...
1/19/22 Dillon County, SC – Floydale Fire Rescue Truck Stolen From Fire Department – Officials Found The Truck The Next Day – Escaped
January 19, 2022 www.wmbfnews.com Deputies have recovered a fire rescue truck that was reported stolen in the Pee Dee. The Dillon County Sheriff’s Office said the truck was taken from the Floydale Fire Department sometime after 3 p.m. Tuesday. Officials later said the...
1/13/22 Prince William County, VA – Intoxicated Man Steals LifeCare Ambulance From Medical Center – Crashes Into BMW With Injuries And Road Sign – Totaled Ambulance – Man Captured
January 13, 2022 www.princewilliamtimes.com An Alexandria man was being held without bond Thursday after he was arrested in connection with a stolen ambulance that crashed overnight in Dale City, injuring himself and another driver, according to Prince William County...
1/12/22 Oklahoma City, OK – Special Veteran’s Ambulance Stolen From New Headquarters Outside – Loaded With Special Equipment For Veterans – Ambulance Not Found Yet – Unknown Thief
January 12, 2022 www.koco.com An Oklahoma nonprofit for homeless veterans had its ambulance stolen. An ambulance was donated to a nonprofit to benefit homeless veterans but was stolen less than a week later. "Kind of frustrating, kind of disappointing that people...
1/7/22 Baltimore, MD – Stolen Baltimore County Ambulance From Carroll Hospital – Pursuit – Crashed Into 2 Police Cars – Captured
January 7, 2022 www.wbaltv.com Authorities arrested a man after an ambulance was stolen Thursday from the Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster. UPDATE (1/7/22) - The driver of the stolen ambulance has been identified as Steven David Gary, a 55 year old with no...
1/1/22 Gary, IN – Woman Steals Elite Ambulance From Hospital – Woman Arrested In It At Walgreens
January 1, 2022 www.wane.com Police say an ambulance was stolen from a Gary hospital parking lot but it was recovered a few miles away. Gary police Cmdr. Jack Hamady says officers received a call about the ambulance stolen from outside the emergency room at Methodist...
12/19/21 Utica, NY – Man That Had Been Arrested 3 Times Today And Released – Steals A Utica Fire Rescue Truck From Fire Call – Crashed Multiple Times – Pursuits – Damaged Rescue – Arrested Again
December 19, 2021 www.wibx950.com "The first incident occurred at Tiny’s Bar and Grill on State St when he illegally made entry into the establishment by breaking a window. During that incident he was charged with Criminal Trespass and Criminal Mischief in the...
12/15/21 Oklahoma City, OK – EMSA Command SUV Stolen From Mercy Hospital – Pursuit By Police – Captured At Mall
December 15, 2021 www.dailyadvent.com Authorities in Oklahoma City are investigating after an EMSA van was stolen from a hospital. On Thursday afternoon, the van was reported missing from Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City. However, it didn’t take long for officers to...
12/15/21 Lufkin, TX – Man Steals Acadian Ambulance From Emergency Room At Hospital – Police Chase – Damaged Ambulance – Captured
December 15, 2021 www.ketk.com Lufkin police arrested a man who led officers on a chase in a private ambulance he stole from outside a local hospital emergency room Saturday morning. Draylon Lewis, 19, of Lufkin, was taken into custody at 8:14 a.m. in front of...
12/13/21 Creve Cover, MO – Man Steals Medic One Ambulance From Mercy Hospital – Dangerous Police Chase On Interstate – Captured
December 13, 2021 www.kmov.com A 23-year-old man is in charged after an ambulance was stolen early Monday morning, Creve Coeur police said. Mark Joseph Sery, Jr. is charged with stealing a motor vehicle. Before 7 a.m., an ambulance was taken from the Mercy Hospital...
12/7/21 Springfield, OH – Medical Call – Springfield FD Ambulance Stolen – Found In Good Shape – Suspect Escaped – Police Finger Print
December 7, 2021 www.wdtn.com A missing ambulance was recovered on Tuesday morning after it was stolen from medics attending a call. The Springfield Police Department said the medics had parked on the 2000 block of Kenton Street and left the keys in the ignition while...
12/1/21 Chicago, IL – Elite Private Ambulance Stolen From Medical Call – Crashed Into Civilian Chevy Suburban On Lake Shore Drive – Captured
December 1, 2021 www.chicago.cbslocal.com A private ambulance in Chicago was stolen after it was left running Wednesday morning. Police said it happened just after 9:00 a.m. Wednesday as the medical professionals were responding to a patient in the 7500 block of S....