Published News Articles
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...
5/2/21 Fresno, CA – American Ambulance Stolen From Paramedics – Helicopter And Ground Police Chase – Captured In Clovis Shopping Center
May 5, 2021 www.eminetra.com Fresno, CA (KFSN)-When an ambulance was stolen, a strange theft turned into a real emergency. Paramedics stopped to eat a bite and then returned to where the vehicle was parked, but it was gone. An American ambulance called Fresno police...
4/29/21 Paterson, NJ – Burglar In Home Was Struck With Machete – Paterson FD Ambulance Called – Man Jumps Out Back Into Driver’s Seat – EMT Shuts Keys Off – Captured
April 29, 2021 www.ems1.com Police in New Jersey say an injured burglary suspect attempted to flee by stealing an ambulance. The man was allegedly burglarizing a home at about 5:41 a.m. when a resident woke up, caught him in the act and struck him with a...
4/23/21 Los Angeles, CA – Man Steals LAFD Battalion Chief’s Marked SUV – Pursuit By LAPD – Spike Strips – Flat Tires – Gives Up
April 23, 2021 www.losangeles.cbslocal.com A man is in custody after leading a chase in an LAFD Battalion Chief’s SUV that was stolen from Downtown Los Angeles. The LAFD vehicle was reportedly stolen just after 2 p.m. at 7th Street and Flower in Downtown Los Angeles....
4/22/21 New Orleans, LA – Ambulance Stolen From Touro Infirmary – Ambulance Struck 4 Vehicles Including A Police Department Unit – Civilian Injuries – Captured
April 22, 2021 www.nola.com An empty ambulance was stolen at Touro Infirmary in New Orleans on Thursday afternoon and hit four vehicles on a three-mile trip to Earhart Boulevard. Authorities said the unattended ambulance was taken from the Touro emergency room ramp...
4/16/21 Henry County, VA – Man Crashes – Unconscious – In Henry County Ambulance – Narcan Administered – Man Became Combative – Steals Ambulance – 120 MPH Chase – Wrong Side Of Highway – Spike Strips – Wrecked
April 16, 2021 www.wsls.com A man is in custody after stealing an ambulance, leading to a pursuit over county lines Friday morning. At about 11:12 a.m., Henry County Sheriff Lane Perry said deputies were responding to a crash in Bassett involving a stolen vehicle....
4/8/21 Kansas City, MO – Fire Department Ambulance Stolen – Chased Into Raytown – Spiked Tires – Foot Chase – Captured
April 8, 2021 www.kshb.com Kansas City police are investigating who stole an ambulance overnight. The Kansas City, Missouri, Fire Department ambulance ended up damaged near 67th Street and Blue Parkway. The front passenger side of the ambulance looked like it...
4/5/21 Dallas, TX – Fire Rescue Stolen From Dallas FD Station – 2 Hour Dangerous Pursuit – Lots Of Damage – Captured
April 5, 2021 www.nbcdfw.com An hours long chase with the driver of a stolen Dallas Fire-Rescue ambulance came to an end Monday afternoon when the ambulance appeared to get stuck and the driver tried to outrun police on foot. Dallas police said the ambulance was taken...
4/5/21 Commerce City, OK – South Adams County FD Responded To A Market – The Man Complaining Of A Breathing Problem Jumped Up And Stole The F-450 Emergency Vehicle – Adams County Deputies Used Stop Sticks – He Tried A Second Carjack – Was Arrested
April 5, 2021 www.denverpost.com Jeremy Brandon Chavez, 41, is accused of stealing a fire truck, eluding police officers, and trying to steal another vehicle during his chase. The wild scene happened in Commerce City on Sunday when around 9 a.m. South Adams County...
4/4/21 Hernando County, FL – Man Steals Hernando County Paramedic Ambulance From The Ambulance Bay Of Oak Hill Hospital In Brookville While The Crew Was Inside – Man Drove To Kass Circle – Got Ambulance Stuck In Mud – Captured Later
April 4, 2021 www.wfla.com Hernando County deputies have arrested a man after he stole an ambulance from a Brooksville hospital. The sheriff’s office said deputies were called out to the area of Port Court in Spring Hill in reference to a stolen ambulance. The...
4/1/21 Wilks-Barre, PA – Man Tries To Steal Ambulance From Wilks-Barre Hospital – He Jumped Into Ambulance And Couldn’t Get It Out Of Gear (TREMCO SAVE) – Ran Home – Arrested
April 4, 2021 www.timesleader.com City police say a man from Plymouth attempted to steal an ambulance when transported to Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Wednesday night. Police said Elija Rivers was involved in an incident i Plymouth where he was pepper=sprayed by...
3/26/21 Anderson, SC – Medical Call – Man Steals Medshore Ambulance While EMTs Were Attending A Medical Emergency – Pursuit By Police – Didn’t Stop Until He Got To His Home
March 26, 2021 www.foxcarolina.com A man faces multiple charges after Anderson County deputies said he was accused of driving off in an ambulance Thursday night. Scotty Yeargin, 27, is charged with grand larceny, DUI, and failure to stop for blue lights after the...
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....