Published News Articles
3/24/20 Terre Haute, IN – Woman Was Hurt After Stealing A TransCare Ambulance From A Hospital – High Speed Chase – Spiked – Crash – Injured Woman – Applied Tourniquet
March 24, 2020 www.wthitv.com Police say a woman was hurt after she allegedly stole an ambulance from a Terre Haute hospital. It happened on Monday when a female suspect reportedly stole a TransCare ambulance from Terre Haute Regional Hospital. She allegedly made it...
3/22/20 Philadelphia, PA – Ambulance Stolen From Jefferson Torresdale Hospital – EMT Jumps Out Of Moving Ambulance To Street – Injured
March 22, 2020 www.ems1.com An EMT in Philadelphia jumped out of the back of a moving ambulance when someone got into the driver’s seat and took it for a joy ride. The incident occurred around 1:30 a.m. Sunday when someone stole the ambulance from outside of the...
3/18/20 Tucson, AZ – Fire Department Pick Up Truck First Responder Vehicle Stolen From Medical Call In Midtown – Crews Were Attending To A Patient Vehicle Found Suspect Escaped
March 18, 2020 www.kvoa.com An investigation has been launched after an individual stole a Tucson Fire Department pick-up truck in midtown Tuesday evening. According to TFD, emergency crews responded to a medical emergency near Stone Avenue and Speedway Boulevard at...
3/15/20 Sterling, IL – Man Steals Hospital Ambulance From CGH Medical Center – Crashes Into Another Vehicle – Rolls Over – Injuries To Both Drivers
March 15, 2020 www.kwqc.com A Sterling man is facing multiple charges after police say he stole an ambulance from CGH Medical Center on Saturday and crashed it. According to a post on the center's Facebook page, a patient ran away from the CGH Emergency Department and...
3/13/20 Enterprise, AL – Woman Steals Enterprise Rescue From Hospital – Chased – Stopped – Captured – Taken To Jail
March 16, 2020 www.wtvy.com On March 13, 2020, at 6:15 AM, the Enterprise Police Department responded to Medical Center Enterprise on a call for a stolen ambulance. A short time later, EPD Patrol Officers located the ambulance and the suspect in the 100 Block of...
3/10/20 Monroe, LA – 3 Suspects Stole A Medlife Ambulance From Morehouse Parish – Traveled To Monroe For An Attempted Break Into The Bayou Pawn Shop – Escaped
March , 2020 www.knoe.com Authorities are asking for your help identifying suspects they say stole an ambulance and attempted to break into a pawn shop. According to Crime Stoppers of North Delta, it happened on March 10, 2020. They say three unknown suspects stole an...
3/6/20 Prince George County, VA – Man Shows Up At Fire Scene – Asks If They Need Help – Jumps Into Ambulance And Moves It – Arrested For Impersonating A Firefighter – Has Long History Of Impersonating Firefighters
March 6, 2020 www.firerescue1.com When the young man showed up on the scene of a King George County trailer fire at 1 a.m. and asked firefighters if they needed any help, something didn’t sound quite right, said Chief David Moody. The man wore a high visibility yellow...
2/29/20 Philadelphia, PA – Man Steals Ambulance – Tried To Run Over Officers – Shot 3 Times – Ambulance Hit And Injured Officer – Smashed Into Multiple Vehicles – 1 Hour Long Chase
February 29, 2020 www.mypost.com A man stole an ambulance and tried to run over an officer who shot him three times, leading to a low-speed chase through Philadelphia that lasted more than an hour Friday night, authorities said. Authorities were called to a motel in...
2/28/20 Bridgeport, WV – Clarksburg Man Steals Harrison County Emergency Squad Ambulance From United Hospital Center And Crashes Into The Hospital – Extensive Damage To The Ambulance And Hospital
February 28, 2020 www.wboy.com A Clarksburg man has been arrested after police said he stole an ambulance and crashed it into UHC, only several feet away from where it was stolen. On Friday, February 28, at approximately 10:08 p.m., 911 operators received a call that...
2/27/20 Norfolk, VA – Medical Transport LLC Ambulance Stolen From Sentara Norfolk General Hospital By A Woman – Ambulance Entered Naval Station Norfolk – Stopped And Captured On Base By Naval Security Forces
February 27, 2020 www.wavy.com A woman is in custody in Norfolk, accused of stealing a private transport ambulance from Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Wednesday afternoon. Police got the report that an ambulance had been stolen from the hospital around 12:45 p.m....
2/26/20 Salt Lake City, UT – Woman Steals Gold Cross Ambulance From A Shelter While EMTs were Attending To A Medical Emergency – High Hazard Stop – K9 Bite To Woman’s Arm – Captured
February 26, 2020 www.gephardtdaily.com A suspect allegedly stole an ambulance that responded to the Salt Lake City women’s resource center in the early hours of Tuesday morning. A watch log from the Salt Lake City Police Department said a Gold Cross ambulance was...
2/20/20 Columbia, MO – Man Gets In Chase With MO Highway Patrol – Crash – Taken To MO University Hostpital – Released From ER – Steals Saint James Ambulance – Chase – Captured
February 20, 2020 www.abc17news.com A man suspected of stealing an ambulance at University Hospital on Thursday was being treated for injuries he suffered in a chase with law enforcement. According to an MU Alert post, police were searching at about 4 p.m. for a man...
2/15/20 Albany, GA – Woman Steals Dougherty County Ambulance From McDonalds – Chase And Captured
February 15, 2020 www.walb.com An Albany woman is in custody in connection to a stolen ambulance on Saturday around 6:45 a.m., according to the Albany Police Department. Police said Dougherty County EMS employees stopped at McDonald’s on North Slappey for breakfast....
2/11/20 Charleston, SC – Vehicle Wreck In West Ashley – Suspect Tried To Steal Second Vehicle Then Jumped Into Ambulance To Steal It – Dragged Out Of Ambulance While Stealing It
February 11, 2020 www.live5news.com Charleston police say a suspect attempted to steal two vehicles following a wreck in West Ashley Tuesday afternoon. It happened in the area of Highway 61 at Wallace School Road. Charleston police said the collision happened around...
2/3/20 Dallas, TX – 19 Year Old Female Steals Dallas Ambulance Out Of Firehouse – 200 Miles Later Stopped In Louisiana – Captured
February 3, 2020 www.firehouse.com A woman was arrested Sunday in Louisiana after she was found driving a stolen Dallas Fire-Rescue ambulance, officials said. The ambulance was reported stolen from a station in East Dallas around 4:17 p.m., according to DFR spokesman...
1/14/20 Lake City, FL – Patient At Lake City Medical Center Becomes Violent And Jumps Into Ambulance – Hits Mailbox – Almost Hits Police Car – Overturns Ambulance – Arrested
January 14, 2020 www.wcjb.com Police in Lake City arrested a man they say stole an ambulance, took out a mailbox, and nearly hit a cop car. Police say Tommie Woodard, 38, was a patient at Lake City Medical Center. He became violent, forced open an exit door and jumped...
1/7/20 Thomasville, GA – Man Steals Colquitt County EMS Ambulance From Archbold Hospital – Crashed Ambulance Into Utility Pole – Wrecked Ambulance – Power Loss – Escaped
January 7, 2020 www.timesenterprise.com The man suspected of stealing an ambulance from Archbold Memorial Hospital is on the lam. The suspect's joy ride was not lengthy — from the rear of the hospital on Mimosa Drive to the 300 block of Tuxedo Drive in a five-minute...
1/4/20 Newfoundland, Can. – Ambulance Stolen From Residence On A Call – Chased By RCMP – Man Crashes Into Snowbank – Captured
January 4, 2020 www.globalnews.ca RCMP say a man is facing several charges after an ambulance was stolen in the Newfoundland and Labrador community of Sheshatshiu. Police say the ambulance had been called to residence around 12:20 a.m. on Friday and they allege it was...
1/2/20 Fredonia, NY – 23 Year Old College Student Of Fredonia State University Stole Ambulance From Medical Call – Chase – Crash At Entrance Of College – Fought With Officers – Ambulance Sustained Lots Of Damage
January 2, 2020 www.ams1.com A 23-year-old college student was arrested over the theft of an ambulance early in the morning on New Year’s Day while the emergency crew was inside a residence attending to a medical call, Fredonia police reported. The incident occurred...
12/27/19 Kelso, WA – Cowlitz Fire/Rescue Medic Unit Stolen From Medical Call – 80 MPH Pursuit – Spike Strips – Captured On Train Tracks
December 27, 2019 www.q13fox.com One Westminster police officer was injured following a pursuit in which a suspect allegedly stole a patrol car. Sometime after police located the car, there was an officer-involved shooting. The Westminster Police Department said they...
12/16/19 Corpus Christi, TX – 3 Ambulances Were Swiped From Express Care Ambulance Service – The Thefts Occurred Sometime Over The Weekend – Investigation for Whereabout
December 16, 2019 www.kristv.com Police are on the lookout here in Corpus Christi for some stolen ambulances. Three ambulances were swiped from a private ambulance company sometime over the weekend. It happened at Express Care Ambulance on the 5200 block of South...
12/13/19 Laredo, TX – Man Steals Ambulance From Laredo Medical Center During Patient Drop Off – 30-40 Minute Search Found The Laredo FD Ambulance – Suspect Found
December 13, 2019 www.lmtonline.com On Wednesday at 10 p.m., an ambulance was stolen from the Laredo Medical Center emergency room intake on Saunders during a patient drop-off. According to Joe Baeza, Laredo Police Department Investigator, the ambulance was found...
12/8/19 Greensboro, NC – Man Steals Piedmont Triad Ambulance From Cone Health Wesley Long Hospital – Long Chase – Hits/Injures Police Car/Officers – Spike Strips – Captured
December 8, 2019 www.wnct.com An ambulance was stolen in Guilford County from Cone Health Wesley Long Hospital Saturday evening, police say. Daniel Williams, 25, is accused of stealing the ambulance, hitting a Greensboro patrol car that was trying to recover the...
12/4/19 Freemont, OH – Man Enters Sandusky County EMS Ambulance From Passenger Door – Slides to Driver’s Seat – Tries To Steal Ambulance Putting It Into Gear – EMT Yells At Man And Gets Out And Runs – Captured Says He Is God And Son Is Jesus Christ – Mental Eval For Him
December 4, 2019 www.thenews-messenger.com A Fremont man was charged Tuesday when he attempted to steal a Sandusky County ambulance after admitting that he had lied about his girlfriend going into labor, and later told police he was God and his son was Jesus Christ....
11/26/19 Flint, MI – STAT Ambulance Stolen From McLaren Hospital – Police Chase – Crash – Totaled Ambulance
November 26, 2019 www.wnem.com Someone stole an ambulance, sparking a police chase that lead to a crash. STAT EMS said that at around 12:09 a.m. on Nov. 26 STAT EMS ambulance staff had parked their ambulance at McLaren Hospital in Flint for a call. When they left the...
11/23/19 Cocoa, FL – Rash Of Dumpster Fire Calls – District Fire Chief’s SUV Stolen From Fire Scene – Found Abandoned – Suspect Escaped
November 23, 2019 www.wftv.com Cocoa police are trying to find the person who set several fires and then took off with a district chief's fire vehicle. Crews said they first showed up to put out a dumpster fire on Brevard Avenue on Saturday night. Another fire was...
11/19/19 Meridian, MS – Man Steals Ambulance While EMS Provider Is Sleeping In Back – Jumps Out Of Moving Ambulance On Ramp 80 MPH Police Chase – Boxed In – Runs – Captured
November 19, 2019 www.ems1.com A man was arrested this week after stealing an ambulance and driving off with an EMS provider napping in the back. The rig was stopped at a truck stop in Mississippi when the suspect allegedly jumped in the driver’s seat, WTOK reported....
11/12/19 Washington D.C. – AAA Transport Ambulance Stolen From Georgetown Hospital – Found Miles Away Near Firehouse – Abandoned
November 12, 2019 www.wusa9.com D.C. police are searching for a suspect who stole an ambulance from Georgetown University Hospital early Tuesday morning. Police said officers were called to investigate the reported theft around 1:55 a.m. when they learned that the...
11/12/19 Hoboken, NJ – Man Tries To Steal Ambulance At Hoboken Medical Center – Man Tried Several Times To Put The Ambulance In Gear – Police Entered The Rear Door And Captured Him
November 12, 2019 www.patch.com/new-jersey A Lyndhurst man locked himself inside an ambulance at Hoboken University Medical Center and tried to drive off with the vehicle on Sunday morning, police said. According to the Hoboken Police Department, police responded to...
11/10/19 Detroit, MI – Man Enters Firehouse Undetected – Steals Ambulance – Smashes Right Through Garage Door – On I-75 Police See Ambulance Rollover Hit Another Vehicle – Total Loss To Ambulance – 2nd Ambulance Stolen This Year
November 10, 2019 www.clickondetroit.com An ambulance stolen from Eastern Market was involved in a collision Sunday afternoon. According to authorities, someone went inside the fire station near Eastern Market and drove an EMS vehicle through the door at about 2 p.m....
10/22/19 – Clearcreek, OH – Kidnapped Victim Escaped Captors – Breaks Into Fire Department While Firefighters Are Out At Car Fire – Steals Ambulance – Drives To Children’s Hospital
October 22, 2019 www.nbcnews.com An Ohio man who stole an ambulance and drove himself to the hospital was later determined to be a kidnapping victim who had been locked in a dog cage and tortured for several days, according to police. Authorities began investigating...
10/2/19 – Harrison County, WV – Mental Evaluation Patient Attacks EMTs – Steals Ambulance – Clarksburg Crash Into Utility Poles – Totaled
October 2, 2019 www.wboy.com UPDATE (OCTOBER 2, 2019: 9:43 p.m.): According to the Anmoore Volunteer Fire Department, at approximately 6:40 p.m. on Wednesday they received a call seeking medical attention. Officials said that an ambulance from the station and the...
10/1/19 – Red Lake, MN – Two Juveniles Stole A Red Lake Ambulance From The Red Lake Hospital – Beltrami Deputy Tried Traffic Stop – Sped Up – Tire Deflation Spikes Disabled It
October 1, 2019 www.kvrr.com Two juveniles were taken into custody after they stole a Red Lake ambulance and fled from police. The Beltrami County Sheriffs Office received reports of a stolen Red Lake ambulance from the Red Lake Hospital at approximately 1:18 a.m. on...
9/29/19 – Fairmont, WV – Homeless Man Steals Ambulance From Fairmont Regional Medical Center – Man Abandons Ambulance – Police Found Him Walking To Take It Again – Captured
September 29, 2019 www.timeswv.com A 26-year-old homeless man was charged with grand larceny after taking an ambulance worth approximately $50,000 Sept. 26 outside Fairmont Regional Medical Center in Fairmont, according to a criminal complaint. The complaint states...
9/24/19 – Philadelphia, PA – Stolen Philadelphia Fire Department Ambulance – Stolen From Methodist Hospital By Mental Illness Person – Said He Wanted To Go On Same Runs
September 24, 2019 www.6abc.com Philadelphia police are investigating after they say a man stole an ambulance on Tuesday night. It happened around 9:20 p.m. while paramedics were inside Methodist Hospital located on the 2300 block of South Broad Street. Philadelphia...
9/23/19 – Morgantown, WV – Fayette County EMS Ambulance Stolen From Hospital In WV – Crashed Into A Star Ambulance – Then Crashes Into A Pole – Captured
September 23, 2019 www.whsv.com Police say they have caught a West Virginia inmate who escaped a prisoner transport van and tried to flee in a stolen ambulance. According to Morgantown Police, 45-year-old Craig Allen Martisko of Granville faces numerous charges in the...
9/23/19 – Tomball, TX – Ambulance Stolen While EMTs were treating a 2 Year Old – Police Unable To Catch Him After
September 23, 2019 www.whsv.com Tomball police say they have identified a man who reportedly moved an ambulance while technicians were treating a 2-year-old in the back. According to Tomball PD, emergency services were being rendered to a toddler in the back of an...
9/11/19 – Prattville, AL – Man Breaks Into Volunteer Unattended Firehouse – Steals Pick Up Mini Pumper And Is Identified Driving It – The $60,000 Brush Truck Was Found Abandoned
September 11, 2019 www.montgomeryadvertiser.com It didn't take long for an alleged fire truck thief in Autauga County to get his comeuppance. Matthew Tyler Weathers, 23, of the 100 block of Ball Enright Road is charged with burglary and theft, said Sheriff Joe...
9/9/19 – Monroe, LA – Ambulance Stolen From St. Francis Medical Center – Monroe Police Stop Ambulance – Captured – Arrested
September 9, 2019www.myarklamiss.comA Thibodaux man has been arrested after police say he stole an ambulance and took it for a short joy ride.According to arrest reports for 28-year-old Matthew Matherne, officers with the Monroe Police Department were called to the...
8/30/19 Wagoner County, OK Man steals Wagoner EMS Ambulance From Saint Frances Hospital – Police chase on Highway – Man used Ambulance lights / Sirens for 30 miles – Stop sticks – Captured
TROOPERS CHASE STOLEN AMBULANCE ON MUSKOGEE TURNPIKEBy: Skyler CooperPublished: August 30, 2019 11:42 AMPhoto Credit: Skyler CooperA man driving a stolen ambulance led Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers on a pursuit Friday morning from Muskogee to near Broken...
08-26-19 Nashville, TN – Man Steals Ambulance from Vanderbilt Medical Ctr – Stops – Backs Up and Crashes into Patrol Car – Airbags Deployed – Then Crashes into Trees
Man arrested after stealing ambulance from Vanderbilt Posted: 11:06 PM, Aug 26, 2019 By: Rebekah Pewitt NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A man stole an ambulance from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, eventually crashing into a patrol car and driving into the woods...
08/09/19 Orange, TX – Man Just Released From Jail – Steals Orange FD Medical Pickup Right Out Of Central Fire Department – Police Spot It – Chase Totaled Truck – Back To Jail
08/9/19 Orange, TX - Man Just Released From Jail - Steals Orange FD Medical Pickup Right Out Of Central Fire Department - Police Spot It - Chase Totaled Truck - Back To Jail August 9, 2019www.orangeleader.comA man released from jail early Friday morning landed himself...
08/08/19 Grand Bay, AL – Man That Rolled His Car Over – Steals Jackson County Fire Rescue Truck From Firefighter At Knife Point – Deputies Spotted Truck At Trailer Park – Arrested
08/08/19 Grand Bay, AL - Man That Rolled His Car Over - Steals Jackson County Fire Rescue Truck From Firefighter At Knife Point - Deputies Spotted Truck At Trailer Park - Arrested August 8, 2019 www.firerescue1.com A 29-year-old Alabama man is in the Mobile County...
08/07/19 Phoenix, AZ – Woman Steals Phoenix Fire Department Ambulance From Fire Department – Stop Sticks – Crash – Captured
08/7/19 Phoenix, AZ - Woman Steals Phoenix Fire Department Ambulance From Fire Department - Stop Sticks - Crash - Captured August 7, 2019www.azfamily.comA woman was taken into custody Wednesday morning after she stole an ambulance in Phoenix, according to...
08/03/19 Gastonia County, NC – Man Steals Ambulance From CaroMont Medical Center – Pursuit – Captured And Arrested On Kings Mountain
08/3/19 Gastonia County, NC - Man Steals Ambulance From CaroMont Medical Center - Pursuit - Captured And Arrested On Kings Mountain August 3, 2019www.ems1.comEmergency officials say a man stole an ambulance from CaroMont Regional Medical Center on Friday and drove it...
08/2/19 Coweta, OK – Woman Steals Coweta Fire Department Ambulance From Medical Call – Wagoner County Sheriff’s Office Captured
August 2, 2019 www.okcfox.com A woman is accused of stealing a Coweta EMS ambulance. The Wagoner County Sheriff’s Office said Friday that Coweta EMS was on a medical call when its ambulance was stolen July 28. Authorities determined 26-year-old Ravynn D. Teague was...
08/1/19 Montgomery County, MD – Man Armed With A Knife At Hospital Assaults Nurse – Jumps Into Montgomery County Ambulance Trying To Steal It – MMA-Trained Firefighter Takes Him Down Preventing Stolen Ambulance
08/1/19 Montgomery County, MD - Man Armed With A Knife At Hospital Assaults Nurse - Jumps Into Montgomery County Ambulance Trying To Steal It - MMA-Trained Firefighter Takes Him Down Preventing Stolen Ambulance August 1, 2019www.wcax.comA man in Maryland was arrested...
07/26/19 Bridgeview, IL – Man Steals Command Fire SUV From Fire Station – 15 Mile Pursuit Into Chicago – Boxed In By Police – Helicopter Spotter – Man Refused To Get Out – Police Break Window To Arrest Him
07/26/19 Bridgeview, IL - Man Steals Command Fire SUV From Fire Station - 15 Mile Pursuit Into Chicago - Boxed In By Police - Helicopter Spotter - Man Refused To Get Out - Police Break Window To Arrest Him July 26, 2019 www.chicagotribune.com A Chicago man accused of...
07/25/19 Harris County, TX – Former Patient Steals Cypress Creek Ambulance From Hospital – Man Goes To KFC – Gets Takeout – Then Goes To Gas Station For Cigarettes – Arrested At Gas Station
07/25/19 Harris County, TX - Former Patient Steals Cypress Creek Ambulance From Hospital - Man Goes To KFC - Gets Takeout - Then Goes To Gas Station For Cigarettes - Arrested At Gas Station July 25, 2019www.chron.comA man said he simply "needed a ride" after he stole...
07/24/19 Fort Pierce, FL – Woman Steals Ambulance From Ambulance Call – Woman Steals St. Lucie County Ambulance With Patient In The Back – Police Chase Ambulance – Crashes Into Fort Pierce Police SUV
07/24/19 Fort Pierce, FL - Woman Steals Ambulance From Ambulance Call - Woman Steals St. Lucie County Ambulance With Patient In The Back - Police Chase Ambulance - Crashes Into Fort Pierce Police SUV July 24, 2019www.cbs12.comPolice are investigating a crash involving...