Published News Articles
3/26/21 Oklahoma City, OK – Man Steals React Ambulance From Ambulance Call – Patient In Back – Only Medic Inside Fell Out – Injured – 60 Mile Pursuit – Spike Strips – Captured – DUI
March 26, 2021 www.kfor.com A man is in custody after he allegedly stole an ambulance with a patient still inside in Shawnee and led law enforcement officials on a chase. Shawnee Police Department officials began chasing the suspect Friday afternoon around 3:45 p.m....
3/24/21 Smithville, TN – Man Steals Smithville Marked Emergency Pickup From Fire Station With $10,000 Worth Of Rescue Equipment – Truck Spotted By Firefighter – Stopped By Police And Deputies – Captured
March 24, 2021 www.wjle.com A 42 year old man is facing a burglary/theft charge after he stole a 2006 Dodge Ram pickup truck belonging to the City of Smithville Fire Department Tuesday morning. Mark Beall drove off in the truck which was parked at the fire station...
3/19/21 Mingo County, WV – Man Steals STAT Ambulance In Kentucky High Speed Chase Going In Opposite Lanes – Reckless – Pit Maneuver – He Smashed Into 3 Police Vehicles Trying To Get Away – Officers Injured
March 19, 2021 www.wsaz.com An ambulance stolen in Pike County, Kentucky, was stopped by deputies across state lines after a 20-minute police chase throughout Mingo County, according to the Mingo County Sheriff’s Office. Chief Field Deputy Allen Mounts said the...
3/10/21 Albuquerque, NM – Cardiac Arrest Call – Empty Truck Was Stolen – Man Crashes Trying To Enter Low Parking Garage – He Escaped
March 10, 2021 www.krqe.com An Albuquerque Fire Rescue‘s vehicle was stolen Wednesday afternoon. The Albuquerque Police Department says paramedics from Station 13 were called to the Total Wine in Uptown for a man in cardiac arrest. While on the scene, the empty truck...
3/9/21 Dallas, TX – 33 Year Old Steals Dallas Fire Rescue Ambulance From Baylor University Medical Center – Stopped 10 Miles Away – Captured
March 9, 2021 www.ems1.com A 33-year-old man was taken into custody early Tuesday after stealing a Dallas Fire-Rescue ambulance from Baylor University Medical Center in Old East Dallas. Thomas Hennington faces a charge of unauthorized use of a motor...
3/2/21 Soper, OK – Man Steals Ambulance From Medical Call – Patient Left Behind With The Medics Died – Choctaw County Ambulance Found On Rural Road – Missing IV And Medical Supplies – Man Escaped – Massive Search
March 2, 2021 www.nbc12.com Medics with the Choctaw County Ambulance Authority had a patient loaded on a stretcher Sunday night, and when they went to get him in the ambulance, it was gone. Sheriff Terry Park said that the man who medics were treating died as he was...
3/2/21 Alberta, Can. – Grande Prairie Man Steals Ambulance From Peace River Hospital – Found In A Ditch Woman Stopped To Help – He Stole Her Vehicle – Spike Strips – Arrested
March 2, 2021 www.everythinggp.com RCMP say a 36-year-old Grande Prairie man is facing charges after an ambulance was stolen from the Peace River Hospital Tuesday. Cpl. Chantelle Kelly with the Alberta RCMP tells EverythingGP that police got the call about the theft...
2/25/21 Bowling Green, KY – A Volunteer Fire Truck Was Stolen And Found Stripped Of All Equipment On The Side Of The Road
February 25, 2021 www.wnky.com A volunteer fire department in Warren County was robbed Wednesday afternoon, and now one of their trucks used to help save lives and property is out of commission for a while. Yesterday evening around 5:30 p.m. a truck was stolen from...
2/23/21 Sayre, PA – Ambulance Stolen From Robert Packer Hospital In Bradford County – Found In NY
February 23, 2021 www.fox56.com UPDATE: The stolen ambulance from Robert Packer Hospital has been located. At this time, details are limited but we are told the ambulance was located in New York. This is a developing story. Police are searching for a missing...
2/17/21 Albuquerque, NM – Fire Rescue Ambulance Stolen From Emergency Call Scene – Woman Was Chased By Police – Tire Deflation Device – Captured
February 17, 2021 www.krqe.com Albuquerque Fire Rescue crews recently fell victim to thieves. During a call over the weekend, someone took off with one of their rescue trucks. A crew from Fire Station 7 was responding to an EMS call when they discovered their rescue...
2/11/21 Mobile, AL – Ambulance Stolen From Providence Hospital At Gun Point From Patient Just Brought In – Pursuit – Spike Strips – Stopped – Suspect Shoots And Kills Himself
February 11, 2021 www.mynbc15.com Mobile County Sheriffs were called out to the Waffle House on Grand Bay Boulevard South on a medical call for heart problems before 5 a.m. When paramedics arrived at the Waffle house and examined the patient, he became disorderly. The...
2/8/21 Lee County, FL – Man Steals Bayshore Fire/Rescue Brush Truck From Fire Station While Firefighters Are Out On A Call Later Found In Manatee County
February 8, 2021 www.firehouse.com Florida firefighters are thankful a truck stolen from their firehouse has been returned. Bayshore Fire Rescue in Fort Myers asked Facebook members for help in the search of their truck, according to their Facebook page. The truck was...
2/7/21 Sacramento, CA – 2-3 Youths Stole A Sacramento Ambulance From Medical Call – Jumped Out Of Ambulance In Gear – Good Samaritan Jumped Into Ambulance To Save Crash
February 7, 2021 www.ems1.com A good Samaritan stopped an unoccupied ambulance from rolling away after a group of juveniles attempted to steal it, officials say. The Sacramento Fire Department reported that two to three youths got inside the rig while fire personnel...
2/5/21 Coventry, RI – 20 Year Old Steals Boston Marked Fire Pick Up – From Quincy, MA And Pursuit All The Way To Rhode Island On Rims – Reckless – Assault On Police Officers
February 5, 2021 www.nbcboston.com Police in Coventry, Rhode Island chased down a Quincy woman allegedly driving a stolen Boston Fire Truck on rims Thursday night. Police received numerous calls about a car driving on one of its rims on Route 3 shortly before 7 p.m....
1/25/21 Panama City, FL – A Gulf County Ambulance Was Stolen From The Ascension Sacred Heart Hospital Bay – Found Abandoned
January 25, 2021 www.mypanhandle.com PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) — The Panama City Police have located the ambulance that was stolen from Ascension Sacred Heart Bay Monday afternoon. Shortly before 5:30 p.m., the ambulance was located on East 2nd Plaza and Wabash Avenue...
1/24/21 Dalton, GA – Man Steals Hamilton EMS Ambulance From Hamilton Medical Center – Wrecks Ambulance Into Building And Pole – Captured
January 24, 2021 www.ems1.com A man didn't get far after taking an ambulance from Hamilton Medical Center early Friday morning, according to a police incident report. John Williams, 57, no address listed, was charged Friday by the Dalton Police Department with felony...
1/19/21 Hellertown, PA – Woman Shoplifter Tried To Steal Dewey EMS Ambulance Around The Corner Of The Store – Arrested
January 19, 2021 www.radio.com A Hellertown woman accused of stealing cigarettes and Mentos from a gas station convenience store tried to flee in an ambulance, but couldn’t drive it, borough police said. Antoinette Froilan, 19, was stopped by police early on the...
1/18/21 San Jose, CA – Woman Steals Medical Van With Elderly Man Inside – Police Chase All The Way To Santa Cruz – Arrested
January 18, 2021 www.santacruzsentinel.com A 34-year-old woman was arrested Monday afternoon after leading several law enforcement agencies on a highway chase from San Jose to downtown Santa Cruz. The California Highway Patrol was reportedly called to assist the San...
1/16/21 Dorchester County, MD – Maryland State Police Chased A Dorchester Co. Medical Services Ambulance Stolen From The University Of Maryland Medical Center – Rollover – Man Captured
January 16, 2021 www.dorchesterbanner.com An ambulance belonging to Dorchester County Medical Services was reported stolen Friday evening. The vehicle was taken from University of Maryland Medical Center, formerly known as Dorchester General Hospital. After a chase by...
1/7/21 Muncie, IN – Muncie Man Steals Eaton EMT Ambulance From Ball Memorial Hospital Cancer Unit – Gets Stuck In Mud – Breaks Into House – Captured
January 7, 2021 www.newsbreak.com A 50-year-old Muncie man faces a number of charges after he allegedly made off with an ambulance parked in front of Ball Memorial Hospital. The incident began to unfold late Tuesday morning when an Eaton EMT ambulance was taken from...
1/2/21 Ogden, UT – Medical Call – Ogden FD Ambulance 3 Was Stolen From The Street While Patient Was Prepared For Transport – Ambulance Missing For Hours – Found Abandoned
January 2, 2021 www.kutv.com The Ogden Police Department is currently searching for a person of interest in connection to a theft of an ambulance that occurred early Sunday morning. According to a press release from the Ogden Fire Department, crews responded to a...
12/1/20 Kansas City, MO – Woman Steals Ambulance Right Outside Of Fire Station – Ambulance Located – Woman Arrested – Signs Of Narcotic Use – Woman Requests Ambulance To Go To Hospital
December 1, 2020 www.kmbc.com Kansas City, Missouri, Police said after arresting a woman for stealing an ambulance over the weekend, the woman again requested an ambulance. Police said firefighters from Station 10 in the 1500 block of East Ninth Street reported an...
12/1/20 Newfoundland, CAN – Man Checking Ambulance Doors In Hospital Parking Lot – Steals Ambulance – Captured In St. John’s
December 1, 2020 www.vocm.com A man is in custody after an ambulance was stolen from St. Clare’s Hospital. The RNC got a call about somebody going around the hospital parking lot and checking ambulance doors. While officers were en route, the ambulance was stolen....
11/16/20 Anne Arundel, MD – Homeless Man Steals Anne Arundel Fire Academy Marked SUV – Found Crashed In Virginia By State Police
November 16, 2020 www.patch.com/maryland A man stole an SUV Wednesday from the Anne Arundel County Fire Department Training Academy in Millersville, police said. Officers found the car Friday in Virginia. The Virginia State Police found the vehicle after it crashed...
11/10/20 Lancaster, PA – Man Steals Fire Chief’s SUV Out Of Fire Station And Crashed – Admits Walking In Side Door – Stealing – Crash – Smoking Crack
November 10, 2020 www.abc27.com Exodus Morant, 19, of Harrisburg has been charged after East Cocalico police say he crashed a stolen vehicle in Lancaster County. Morant took the vehicle from Denver Fire Hall late Monday evening just before 10 p.m. Investigators say he...
11/3/20 Hot Springs, AR – Woman Steals Guardian Ambulance From Hospital Ambulance Bay – Guardian EMS Was Cleaning The Ambulance – Woman Resistance While Driving – Arrested
November 3, 2020 www.hotsr.com A local woman was arrested Monday evening after allegedly trying to steal an ambulance at CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs, only to be stopped by an employee who was in the back cleaning. Robyn Suzanne Baker, 34, who lists a Springwood Road...
10/31/20 Lawrence County, OH – Man Steals Ambulance From St. Mary’s Medical Center – Pursuit – Captured – Arrested For DUI After Foot Chase
October 31, 2020 www.wsaz.com A man has been arrested after stealing a Lawrence County EMS ambulance from St. Mary’s Medical Center Saturday morning. Huntington Police Chief Ray Cornwell says Jermon R. Webb, 39, of Huntington, was arrested following a short pursuit....
10/30/20 Laurens County, GA – Inmate That Escaped From Georgia State Prison Steals Prison Fire Rescue Ambulance – High Speed – Pit Maneuver – Rollover – Totaled
October 30, 2020 www.11alive.com An inmate who escaped from Georgia State Prison overnight is back in custody after a chase in Laurens County involving an ambulance. According to a news release, the Georgia Department of Corrections was aware an inmate escaped and...
10/30/20 Worcester, MA – Man Steals Ambulance From Medical Call – Drives Himself To UMASS Memorial Hospital – No Reason To Go To Hospital – Arrested At Hospital
October 30, 2020 www.wcvb.com A Worcester man is accused of stealing an ambulance and driving it to a city hospital. Police were called Thursday evening to Oriol Drive in Worcester for a report of an ambulance that had just been stolen. Paramedics told officers they...
10/26/20 Lansing, MI – Sparrow Hospital Bay – Lansing Fire Department Ambulance Stolen By Man – Traffic Stop – Police Arrested An Unknown 51 Year Old
October 26, 2020 www.wilx.com (WILX) - UPDATE: The Lansing Police Department has identified the suspect in the theft of an ambulance from Sparrow Hospital Monday. Jonas Encarnacion, 50, has been charged with one count of unlawful driving away of an automobile. The...
10/20/20 Laurel County, KY – London-Laurel County Rescue Ambulance Stolen In Front Of Fire Station – Found Overturned And Totaled
October 20, 2020 www.ems1.com A thief allegedly took off with a military Humvee belonging to the London -- Laurel County Rescue Squad Tuesday morning, police said. The massive 1999 military vehicle was stolen from Main Street in London around 2 a.m. Tuesday, police...
10/1/20 Shreveport, LA – Woman Steals Shreveport FD Medic Unit 5 Ambulance From Ochsner’s Hospital – Police Were Able To Locate And Block Her In – Arrested
October 1, 2020 www.ksla.com According to Shreveport fire Chief Wolverton, video footage shows a woman stole medic unit 5 from Ochsner’s hospital at approximately 8:40 p.m. Due to all medic units having a locator, the hospital was able to give the information on the...
9/18/20 San Francisco, CA – Fire Department Ambulance Stolen With Medics And Patient In Back – One Medic Climbs Up Front To Engage And Stop The Ambulance
September 18, 2020 www.ems1.com A man allegedly stole a San Francisco Fire Department ambulance on Thursday with paramedics and a patient still in the back. Officials say medics were treating the patient in the rig Thursday morning when someone got into the driver's...
9/16/20 Windham, CT – Teen That Was At The Hospital For Treatment From Prior Crash – Stole The Willimantic Fire Ambulance And Crashed – Ambulance Out Of Service
September 16, 2020 www.wfsb.com A teen accused of stealing an ambulance from a hospital in Windham didn't get very far, according to police. Jose Trujillo, 18, was at Windham Hospital on Tuesday when he stole and crashed the ambulance on hospital grounds. Police said...
9/7/20 Alice, TX – Man Brought To Hospital Unresponsive – Jumps Up And Runs Outside – Chased By Security – Steals Alice Ambulance – Crashes Into Telephone Pole – Whole Area Looses Electricity
September 16, 2020 www.wfsb.com A teen accused of stealing an ambulance from a hospital in Windham didn't get very far, according to police. Jose Trujillo, 18, was at Windham Hospital on Tuesday when he stole and crashed the ambulance on hospital grounds. Police said...
9/4/20 Laurens County, SC – Fire Rescue Truck Stolen From Gray Court Fire Department – Unknown When It Was Taken – Sheriff’s Department Searching For It
September 4, 2020 www.indexjournal.com A fire truck was stolen from the Gray Court Fire Department, and Laurens County deputies are seeking the public’s help to find it. A fire rescue truck was taken from the department some time between 10 p.m. Thursday and 9:30 a.m....
9/1/20 Polk County, OR – Brush Truck Stolen From Fire Station – Only Small Items Stolen From Fire Truck – Suspect Escaped
September 1, 2020 www.kptv.com A brush truck stolen from the Sheridan Fire District's Ballston Station on Monday has been found, according to fire officials. Fire officials said the 2019 Ford F550 was taken after the station was illegally entered on Monday between 11...
8/24/20 Concord, NH – Man At Concord Hospital Ambulance Bay Gets Into A Hopkinton Fire Department Ambulance Driver’s Seat – A Security Guard Immediately Pulls Him Out And Prevents Him From Stealing It
August 24, 2020 www.concordmonitor.com Ford Explorer in the city. Not long after, an officer located the vehicle near a homeless encampment off Blackhill Road, but no one was inside. A man at the campsite told police that Dawson had given him a ride there in the Ford...
8/15/20 Toledo, OH – Mercy Health St. Vincent’s Medical Center Lifestar Ambulance Stolen From Hospital – 3 County Pursuit By Multi Agencies – Tires Deflated – Texas Man Arrested
August 15, 2020 www.toledoblade.com A Texas man was arrested early Saturday after leading police on a three-county chase in a stolen ambulance. Troopers from the Toledo post were dispatched about 3 a.m. to check on an ambulance that was parked along U.S. 24 in Lucas...
8/13/20 Chicago, IL – An Elite Ambulance Was Stolen While Treating A Patient 45 Minutes Later The Ambulance With Lights On Crashed Into A Passenger Car – 2 Injured – Ambulance Thief Ran Off – Escaped
August 13, 2020 www.cwbchicago.com Two people were injured when a stolen ambulance crashed into a passenger car in Lakeview early Thursday, police said. The driver of the stolen ambulance then ran from the scene. An Elite ambulance crew reportedly left their rig...
8/10/20 Tupelo, MS – While Paramedics Were Treating A Patient In The Back Of The Ambulance – A Woman With A Machete Starts To Drive Away – A Paramedic Was Able To Turn The Keys Off – The Woman Charged The Paramedic With The Machete And Ran – Foot Chase – Arrested
August 10, 2020 www.ems1.com A woman was arrested Saturday night after trying to steal an ambulance and attacking a paramedic with a machete. Tupelo police spokesman Capt. Chuck McDougald said an ambulance crew responded to a house in the 600 block of North Church...
8/3/20 Sanatoga, PA – Unidentified Person Steals Northern Berks EMS Ambulance From Pottstown Hospital – Crashed Into Law Office Building – Damage To Gas Meter – Heavy Damage – Escaped
August 3, 2020 www.sanatogapost.com A so-far-publicly-unidentified suspect, but one on whom Lower Pottsgrove police said they have already gathered information, allegedly stole an ambulance late Monday afternoon (Aug. 3, 2020) from near Pottstown Hospital and, at...
7/28/20 Texas A&M, TX – Locked Ambulance Stolen From Health Center – Found At The Music Center – Escaped
July 28, 2020 www.kbtx.com On Saturday, July 25, 2020, the Texas A&M University Police Department received a report of a stolen ambulance on campus. The 2011 Dodge Texas A&M University ambulance was last seen at 8:00 pm on Friday, July 24, 2020, in Parking...
7/27/20 Stayton, OR – Santiam Hospital Ambulance Stolen From Hospital – Found Completely Burned – Destroyed On A Logging Road – $1000 Reward For Information
July 27, 2020 www.ems1.com An Oregon hospital is offering a $1,000 reward for information about the theft of an ambulance last week that ended with the rig being discovered in flames. Santiam Hospital has put forward the reward in the continuing investigation of the...
7/22/20 Stanislaus County, CA – Medical Call – Patient Steals Oak Valley Hospital District Ambulance – Chase – High Risk Stop – Bean Bag Shot
July 22, 2020 www.kcra.com A woman led officers and deputies on a chase through Stanislaus County and San Joaquin County after stealing an ambulance, according to the sheriff’s office. Riverbank police responded to the 3100 block of Orange Avenue on Wednesday around...
7/20/20 Kansas City, KS – Johnson County MedAct Ambulance Stolen From Hospital Bay At The University Of Kansas – Found Abandoned – Escaped
July 20, 2020 www.fox4kc.com A Johnson County MedAct ambulance was stolen Monday afternoon in front of the University of Kansas Health System. Johnson County MedAct said the incident happened just after 3 p.m. With the help of an onboard tracking system and the...
7/11/20 Chicago, IL – Man Wearing A Firefighter Uniform Steals LifeLine Ambulance – Then CarJacks A Vehicle After Taking Property From The Ambulance – Escaped
July 11, 2020 www.wgntv.com A private ambulance and a car were stolen Saturday morning by a suspect wearing a firefighter uniform in Streeterville. At around 10 a.m., Chicago police were dispatched to the 100 block of West Oak Street on the report of a stolen...
7/4/20 Los Angeles, CA – Ambulance Stolen By Woman – Long Dangerous High Speed Chase With Lights And Sirens On – Narrowly Missed Vehicles – Captured
July 4, 2020 www.nbclosangeles.com A woman behind the wheel of a stolen Los Angeles Fire Department ambulance was arrested at the end of a pursuit Saturday night on streets southeast of downtown LA. The ambulance was on streets in Vernon and South Gate, at times...
7/1/20 Birmingham, AL – Regional Paramedical Service (RPS) Ambulance Was Stolen From East Glen Rehab – Went Off The Road In Trussville, AL – Suspect Arrested
July 1, 2020 www.abc3340.com According to the Trussville Police Department, an ambulance was stolen from a Birmingham nursing home on Wednesday around 5:00 p.m. The ambulance was later found in Trussville after its GPS coordinates were sent to authorities by the...
6/23/20 Volusia County, FL – EVAC – A Volusia County Ambulance Was Stolen From Daytona Beach Hospital – Multi County Chase – Captured
June 23, 2020 www.clickorlando.com A Florida man is behind bars after the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office said he stole an ambulance that was idling outside of a hospital and led law enforcement on a multi-county chase. The Daytona Beach Police Department received a...