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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....
11/16/21 Rochester, NY – Perinton Ambulance Stolen From Strong Memorial Hospital – Investigation
November 16, 2021 www.whec.com An ambulance stolen from Strong Memorial Hospital has been recovered, according to Perinton Ambulance. Chief Mike Hoskins confirmed to News10NBC the ambulance was taken by an "unauthorized person" from the hospital Monday night. The...
10/28/21 Albany, OR – Man Breaks Into Fire House Through Open Weight Room Window – Firefighters were Sleeping – Steals Water Rescue Truck – Found Damaged In Eugene, Oregon – Escaped
October 28, 2021 www.nbc16.com A truck stolen from an occupied Albany Fire Department station last weekend was recovered in Eugene. The fire department said a suspect entered Station 13 off Three Lakes Road on Sunday night. "We left a window in our weight room...
10/27/21 Marion County, FL – Homeless Man Steals Ambulance Right Out Of The Ocala Fire Station Substation – Unknown To Firefighters – Later Captured
October 27, 2021 www.ocala.com Marion County Sheriff's Office deputies have arrested a man and accused him of stealing an unoccupied ambulance from an Ocala substation. The man told deputies a woman at a grocery store told him that if he did not steal a motor vehicle...
10/22/21 St. Louis, MO – Man Discharged From St. Mary’s Hospital Steals Medicone Ambulance From Hospital – Captured
October 22, 2021 www.kmov.com A man was charged Thursday with stealing an ambulance while he was leaving a hospital. Charges allege Montez A. Ballard, of St. Louis, stole the ambulance around 4:30 in the afternoon from SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital. Richmond Heights...
10/15/21 Greenville, NC – Psychiatric Patient Steals Greenville Fire Rescue Ambulance From Vidant Medical Center – Crashes Into Truck And Pole
October 15, 2021 www.witn.com Greenville police said it’s investigating after a man took an ambulance from Vidant Medical Center and crashed it at a nearby intersection. Public Information Officer Kristen Hunter said the wreck happened around 5 a.m. Hunter said it’s...
10/12/21 Chicago, IL – Man Steals Chicago Fire Department Ambulance – Hits Bicyclist – Long Police Chase – Crash Into Pickup Truck
October 12, 2021 www.chicago.cbslocal.com A person stole a Chicago Fire Department ambulance on Tuesday night, striking a bicyclist and a car during the getaway. It all started in the 2200 block of West Division. It was there that the cyclist and vehicle were hit. The...
10/3/21 Sacramento, CA – 2nd Time This Year Sacramento Fire Ambulance Stolen – Stolen From Mercy General Hospital – Crashed Into Occupied Civilian Car – Injuries – Arrested
October 3, 2021 www.sacramento.cbslocal.com A man is in custody after stealing an ambulance and leading a brief foot chase in the downtown area, the Sacramento Police Department said on Sunday. Cecil Jackson, 35, was booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail on...
10/1/21 Hilton Head Island, SC – Man Steals Ambulance From Fire Station – Drives Behind Publix And Hits A Building – Man Was Wearing Fire Gear – Arrested
October 1, 2021 www.wcsc.com A report states that a chase then ensued during which time the sheriff’s office say the suspect attempted to elude deputies by driving the ambulance onto side streets and into the parking lot of the Publix supermarket at Island Crossings...
9/26/21 Monroe, LA – Man Steals Monroe Fire Department Command SUV – 100 MPH – Captured – Breaks Out Windows Of Patrol Car – Jail
September 26, 2021 www.knoe.com Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies have recovered a stolen Monroe Fire Department vehicle. According to Sheriff Stuart Wright, a Caddo Parish man was arrested Sunday, Sept.19 by NPSO deputies after he was caught operating a...
9/10/21 Jonesboro, AR – Woman Steals La Bonheur Ambulance From NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital Ambulance Was Picking Up A Patient From The Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital In Memphis, TN – The Ambulance Was Located An Hour Later
September 10, 2021 www.wreg.com A woman is facing charges after Jonesboro, Arkansas, police say she stole an ambulance. The alleged theft happened just before 7 a.m. Sept. 10. Early Friday morning, an EMT with Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis reported...
9/9/21 St. Landry Parish, LA – Man Steals St. Landry EMS Ambulance From Ochsner Lafayette Hospital – 10 Mile Police Chase – Jumps Out Window Of Ambulance At Another Medical Facility – Captured – Says Long Wait At Other Hospital
September 9, 2021 www.klfy.com A 36-year-old Crowley man was arrested Wednesday after police say he stole a St. Landry Parish EMS ambulance sitting outside a Lafayette hospital and led law enforcement officials on a chase down I-10 to Acadia Parish. Following his...
8/28/21 Birmingham, AL – Ambulance Stolen Right Out Of Fire Station – Search Found It Abandoned On Dead End Street – No Suspects
August 28, 2021 www.wsfa.com Officials say an ambulance stolen from a Birmingham Fire Station Saturday afternoon has been recovered. “The rescue unit was found on a dead-end road that intersects 44 Terrace Nth and Cheek Rd,” said Fire Chief Hicks. This was around 5:00...
8/25/21 Pictou County, NS -Emergency Medical SUV At Volunteer Fire Station – Stolen – Search Is On For Brazen Theft
August 25, 2021 www.cbc.ca The brazen theft of four tires from an emergency vehicle parked outside a fire hall in Nova Scotia's Pictou County comes with more than a financial cost for the department. Deputy Chief Jason MacIntyre of the East River Valley volunteer fire...
8/24/21 Binghamton, NY – Fire Department Ambulance Stolen From Front Of Fire Station – Police Found FD Ambulance Abandoned – Suspect Escaped
August 24, 2021 www.wnbf.com Someone drove off in a city-owned ambulance that had been parked in front of the temporary Binghamton fire department headquarters. Authorities say the all-red vehicle had been left running and unattended on Carroll Street just north of...
8/24/21 Pasadena, TX – Man Steals City Ambulance Service Ambulance From Bayshore Medical Center – Drives It 4 Miles To His Home – He Jumps Out Window When Police Find Him – Captured
August 24, 2021 www.khou.com A man was taken into custody after he alleged stole an ambulance from the Bayshore Medical Center early Tuesday. It happened at about 12:30 a.m. The ambulance company contacted police after using the vehicle’s tracking device to find the...
8/19/21 Killeen, TX – Fire/EMS Ambulance Stolen From Medical Call – Police Find Ambulance At A Convenience Store – Man Says He Is A Firefighter – Arrested
August 19, 2021 www.kdhnews.com A Killeen man is facing charges after police said he stole an ambulance Tuesday. According to court documents obtained by the Herald on Thursday, Killeen police were dispatched to the 300 block of Hoover Avenue in reference to a stolen...
8/9/21 Bronx, NY – Knife-Wielding Drunk Attacks EMTs – Hijacks Ambulance – EMTs Fought With Him – One EMT Bitten On The Hand – Punched And Scratched
August 9, 2021 www.nydailynews.com A knife-wielding drunken man attacked a pair of EMTs driving him to a Bronx hospital early Monday — and briefly hijacked their ambulance, officials said. Daniel Corby, 26, was being transported by two EMTs to St. Barnabas Hospital...
8/2/21 Charleston, WV – Man Smashed Window Of Police Car At Hospital – Steals CFD Ambulance – Hits Fire Hydrant – Runs Away – Captured Later
August 2, 2021 www.wchstv.com Monday night, an ambulance was stolen and driven 11 blocks from CAMC General before hitting a fire hydrant just before the Washington Street overpass. “One of our officers was close by to the 100 block of Washington Street East where the...
8/1/21 Dekalb County, IN – Reading Advanced Life Support SUV Full Of Narcotics Stolen In Michigan – Chase To Indiana – Tire Deflation Ended Chase On I-69 – Captured
August 1, 2021 www.wtvb.com An Ohio man was arrested late Saturday night in DeKalb County, Indiana after he allegedly stole a medical vehicle from the Reading Emergency Unit and led police on a high speed chase. The driver was identified as Thomas J. McGuire. WANE-TV...
7/29/21 Plano, TX – Man Steals Carrollton Fire Rescue Ambulance From Plano Hospital – Picks Up His Brother Miles Away – Long Police Chase Through Plano, Dallas, Garland, Addison – Dangerous Pursuit – Finally Captured
July 29, 2021 www.nbcdfw.com Two brothers stole an ambulance from a Plano hospital and led authorities on a lengthy chase Thursday morning, police said. Both were eventually arrested at an apartment complex in Farmers Branch, Plano police said. A Carrollton Fire...
7/29/21 Valparaiso, IN – Man Steals Tri County Ambulance From Gas Station – Drove To Walmart – Abandoned In Parking Lot – Man Captured
July 29, 2021 www.953mnc.com A wild ride in a stolen ambulance ends with a trip to jail for a man in Portage. On Tuesday night, a man jumped into an ambulance parked at a Family express gas station in Valparaiso and took off. The man, whose name has not been shared by...
7/22/21 San Antonio, TX – Ambulance Stolen From Hospital – Guard Chases Ambulance – Man Pulls Knife – Guard Fires Shot – Strikes Rear Tire – Police Chase – Captured At Bus Station
July 22, 2021 www.ksat.com A man has been arrested after allegedly stealing an ambulance from a downtown hospital and threatening a security guard with a knife. San Antonio police say the man was a patient who walked out of Baptist Hospital, located in the 100 block...
7/15/21 Memphis, TN – Memphis Fire Department Ambulance Stolen From Hospital – Drove The Ambulance To North Memphis – No Suspect Information
July 15, 2021 www.fox13memphis.com An ambulance was reportedly stolen in Memphis overnight. According to Memphis police, paramedics were taking someone in an ambulance to Regional One. The bay was full, so they parked outside and took the patient inside. While the...
7/4/21 Fort Mill, SC – Man Steals Fort Mill EMS Ambulance From Piedmont Medical Center – 15 Miles Later Police Blocked Him In – Captured
July 7, 2021 www.firehouse.com Police in the city of York recovered an ambulance stolen from a Rock Hill hospital after a traffic stop Tuesday night, officials said. The ambulance, which belongs to Fort Mill Emergency Medical Services, had been reported stolen earlier...
7/4/21 Newark, NJ – Police Chase Suspect That Stole A Newark Fire Battalion SUV – Fire SUV Lost – Pursuing Officers On The NJ Turnpike – Suspect Captured After Bailing Out
July 4, 2021 www.rlsmedia.com Port Authority, State, and North Bergen Police were notified of a police pursuit that had Newark officers chase a suspect who stole a Newark Fire Battalion Truck this afternoon. According to a preliminary investigation, the suspect...
7/1/21 Joliet, IL – 58 Year Old Man Steals Wilmington FD Ambulance From Saint Joseph’s Medical Center – Long High Speed Pursuit – Hits Civilian Cars – Rolls Over And Totals Ambulance
July 1, 2021 www.patch.com/illinois A 58-year-old Joliet man is now in the Will County Jail after Joliet police say Henry McCall stole a Wilmington Fire Department ambulance from the parking bay at the AMITA Health Saint Joseph Medical Center early Thursday morning....
6/29/21 Scottsdale, AZ – Man And Woman – Traffic Stop – Deliberately Backed Over Motorcycle Officer – Crashes – Steals Ambulance – Abandoned – Escaped
June 29, 2021 www.azfamily.com Scottsdale police say they are searching for a man accused of intentionally hitting an officer's motorcycle with his car and stealing an ambulance on Monday. The suspect has been identified as 34-year-old Matthew Thomas Crook. Sgt. Kevin...
6/28/21 Chesterfield, VA – Ambulance Stolen By Man From Chippenham Hospital – State Troopers Chased All The Way To Colonial Heights Down I-95 – Deployment Of Tire Deflation Devices Stopped Him
June 28, 2021 www.wric.com HCA Healthcare told 8News on Monday that the ambulance was stolen at Chippenham Hospital. Virginia State Police troopers located the ambulance heading south on Chippenham Parkway at 10:32 p.m. Troopers activated emergency equipment to try...
6/22/21 Melvindale, MI – Superior Ambulance Was Stolen – Police Chase From Taylor To Melvindale – Crash Into Police Cars Injuring Police Officer
June 22, 2021 www.fox2detroit.com A stolen ambulance led police on a chase from Taylor to Melvindale before crashing Monday night. The Superior ambulance was empty without a patient inside when it was stolen from the parking lot of the Circle K on Telegraph according...
6/22/21 Visalia, CA – Woman Steals American Ambulance From Medical Call – Woman Rammed A 2nd American Ambulance With Patient Inside And Stuck A Police Car – Injured Police Officer
June 22, 2021 www.firehouse.com An ambulance was stolen outside of Grady Memorial Hospital on Tuesday morning after the driver stepped away to drop off a patient, according to police. Authorities have since found the ambulance but are still working to locate the...
6/21/21 Nashville, TN – Fast 9 – Nashville Marked Medic FD Tahoe Was Stolen While The Medic Was At A Medical Call – Tahoe Found Next Day 130 Miles Away
June 21, 2021 www.wkrn.com Nashville police are searching for the man who drove off in a marked Nashville Fire Department medical vehicle that was parked outside of a Broadway honky tonk late Sunday night. Officers responded around 11:45 p.m. to Broadway between...
6/21/21 Clearfield County, PA – Drugged Man Steals Ambulance From Dubois Hospital – Chase – Crash Into Rear End Of Police Cruiser
June 21, 2021 www.lawandcrime.com A Pennsylvania man and hospital patient was charged with a slew of crimes–both big and small–on Monday after allegedly leading police on a wild chase in a stolen ambulance while far from sober. Matthew Wilsoncroft, 38, stands accused...
6/18/21 New York City, NY – Ambulance Stolen From Hospital in Manhattan – Later Found Abandoned in Times Square
June 18, 2021 www.nypost.com A thief stole an ambulance from outside a Manhattan hospital and took it on a 20 block joyride Saturday afternoon, law enforcement sources said. The private emergency vehicle was reported stolen at Mount Sinai West in Hell’s Kitchen at...
6/18/21 Los Angeles, CA – Woman Steals Los Angeles FD Ambulance From 911 Emergency Call -Slams Ambulance Into Pole 3 Blocks Away – Escaped
June 18, 2021 www.losangeles.cbslocal.com A woman stole a Los Angeles Fire Department ambulance and allegedly crashed it into a pole, police said. While emergency crews were responding to a call, a woman got into an ambulance on scene and drove away with it before...
6/18/21 Orange County, FL – Man Steals Ambulance From Health Central Hospital – Crashes Into Home Then 2nd Hit And Run – Captured
June 18, 2021 www.clickorlando.com A 28-year-old Orlando man is accused of stealing an ambulance from the Orange County Fire Rescue. According to the fire rescue, Jermaine Reece-Frith was arrested and now faces charges of grand theft, leaving the scene of a crash,...
6/16/21 Atlanta, GA – Police Are Searching For A Stolen Falcons Ambulance From The Grady Hospital – The Ambulance Was Dropping Off A Patient – Later Found Abandoned
June 16, 2021 www.wsbtv.com UPDATE: Atlanta police said the stolen ambulance was recovered in East Point. The investigation on the suspects continues. Police are searching for an ambulance they said was stolen from Grady Memorial Hospital early Tuesday morning....
6/14/21 Baltimore, MD – Baltimore FD Ambulance Stolen From Medical Call – Man Drives To Hospital – Said He Was Having A Heart Attack – Police Stopped Him Near Medstar Harbor Hospital – No Charges
June 14, 2021 www.ems1.com Police stopped the ambulance near MedStar Harbor Hospital and took him into custody. The man reportedly told officers that he was having a heart attack and took the rig to drive to the hospital. No charges were reported.
6/14/21 Rochester, NY – Woman Steals Ambulance From Utica – 130 Mile Pursuit To Rochester – Woman Crashes Into Water Ambulance Sank 30 Feet – Divers Recovered Totaled Ambulance – Woman Saved By Civilian Boat
June 14, 2021 www.wwltv.com A New Orleans man is accused of stealing an ambulance outside a New Orleans emergency room and then leading a chase through suburbs across the Mississippi River. Kevin Arnold, 33, was arrested early Sunday on charges including aggravated...
6/14/21 New Orleans, LA – Man Steals Ambulance From Emergency Room – Police Chase – Came Off The Highway And Abandoned The Ambulance In A Neighborhood – Ran And Captured
June 14, 2021 www.wwltv.com A New Orleans man is accused of stealing an ambulance outside a New Orleans emergency room and then leading a chase through suburbs across the Mississippi River. Kevin Arnold, 33, was arrested early Sunday on charges including aggravated...
6/10/21 Winnipeg, CAN – Naked Man Steals Ambulance From Health Center – Crashes Ambulance – Finds Axe In Yard And Swings At Homeowner – Captured
June 10, 2021 www.globalnews.ca Police were called to the Health Sciences Centre around 2 p.m. Wednesday after a man took off in an ambulance that had been parked in a loading area. They say the man had approached paramedics outside the ambulance, asking for help,...
6/7/21 Sonoma County, CA – Homeless Man Steals Deputy Fire Marshall Pick Up From Fire Station – Police Pursuit – Crash – Impaired Driver Was Given Narcan By Police After Signs Of Overdose
June 7, 2021 www.pressdemocrat.com A man stole an unattended Sonoma County Fire District pickup from a Windsor fire station earlier this week and drove it recklessly on Highway 101 before crashing into a tree north of Healdsburg, officials said. The suspect,...
6/7/21 Ontario, CAN – Leeds And Greenville Ambulance Stolen From Kingston General Hospital – Pursuit By OPP – Would Not Stop – Finally Gave Up Towards Fort Henry Hill
June 17, 2021 www.globalnews.ca A man was arrested over the weekend for allegedly stealing an ambulance from a Kingston hospital. According to OPP, officers were at Kingston General Hospital on Sunday for an unrelated matter when they received word that an ambulance...
6/4/21 Rocky Ford, CO – Man Steals Rocky Ford Fire/EMS Ambulance From Medical Call – Ambulance Found Many Miles Away With Man On Side Of Road Sleeping In The Back Of It – Captured
June 4, 2021 www.kktv.com A suspected criminal appeared to have exhausted himself after taking a stolen ambulance on a joyride in Colorado. The Huerfano County Sheriff’s Office shared some details on the case after the ambulance was found Friday morning about 16 miles...
6/2/21 Prichard, AL – Man Steals Fire Rescue Command Car Right Out Of The Fire Station – Man Caught Stealing Equipment Out Of It Into Another Stolen Vehicle – Captured – (God Made Him Do It)
June 2, 2021 www.mynbc15.com A Prichard Fire-Rescue vehicle was stolen Wednesday and taken for a ride. Prichard Police tracked the car down and got the suspect out at gun point. Jeffery McCants Jr. admitted to stealing the car. He didn't make it far before he was...
5/19/21 Warm Springs, OR – Brush Truck Stolen From Fire Station – Missing For 2 Days – Found Unusable Without Repairs – Equipment Stolen – Reward For Arrest
May 19, 2021 www.ktvz.com A Warm Springs Fire and Safety brush-rig pickup truck stolen from the fire station early last Thursday was recovered Saturday, with some items stolen and damage that left it unusable without repairs, authorities said Tuesday. Police have...
5/17/21 Reading, PA – Fire Department Ambulance Was On Medical Call – They Came Out With The Patient And The Ambulance Was Stolen – Police Chase – Crash Into Back Of Tractor Trailer – Suspect Captured
May 17, 2021 www.jems.com A Reading Fire Department ambulance that was stolen Monday while the crew was inside a hi-rise tending to a patient was found in Lancaster County where it was involved in a crash, city Fire Chief William I. Stoudt Jr. said Monday. A suspect...
5/8/21 La Salle County, TX – Angel Care Ambulance Stolen – Police Pursuit – Man Deliberately Crashed Into Texas DPS Trooper – T-Bone – Trooper Injured – Suspect Captured
May 8, 2021 www.firehouse.com A suspect driving a stolen ambulance crashed into a Texas Department of Public Safety unit in La Salle County, according to authorities. At about 12:34 p.m. Friday, Texas DPS received a call from the Webb County Sheriff's Office regarding...
5/6/21 Missoula, MT – Ambulance Stolen From Medical Call – Man Steals Missoula Emergency Services Ambulance – Chase – Captured
May 6, 2021 www.krtv.com A man was arrested on Thursday after reportedly stealing an ambulance in Missoula. The Missoula Emergency Services ambulance was stolen from the 1100 block of West Broadway. The driver, identified as 27-year-old Yared Lahart, was taken into...