Published News Articles
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....
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....