Published News Articles
8/10/23 Prince George County, MD – Ritchie Volunteer FD Truck Stolen From Fire Department – Found Abandoned – Suspect Escaped
August 10, 2023 www.dcnewsnow.com Firefighters said that someone found a truck that was stolen from a volunteer fire department Thursday. The Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department and the Prince George’s County Police Department shared word of the stolen on their...
8/10/23 Memphis, TN – Man Steals Crittenden County Ambulance From Children’s Hospital – Struck Pedestrian And Multiple Crashes – Totaled Many Vehicles – Multiple Injuries
August 10, 2023 www.wreg.com A man is detained after police say he stole an ambulance from Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital and took off east on Poplar Avenue, striking a pedestrian and causing a multi-vehicle crash in the process. Memphis police say at 7:40 p.m.,...
7/26/23 Toronto, CAN – Man Steals Toronto Paramedic Unit – Police Pursuit By A Dozen Police Vehicles Damage And Flat Tire – Suspect Arrested
July 26, 2023 www.toronto.citynews.ca One man is in custody after a Toronto paramedic vehicle was stolen on Wednesday afternoon. Police confirm that officers were in pursuit of the vehicle which was taken near the intersection of Spadina Avenue and Dundas Street just...
7/13/23 Tulsa, OK – Oologah-Talala Ambulance Stolen From St. John’s Medical Center – Smashed In Parking Garage – Low Ceiling And Gates – Captured
July 13, 2023 www.kfor.com The Tulsa Police Department says a joyride in an ambulance outside the emergency room ended with a crash in the hospital parking garage. Officers responded to a call about an Auto Theft in Progress at St. John Medical Center around 4:20 a.m....
7/8/23 Thompson, CAN – 20 Year Old Patient Steals And Crashes Into Mini Van And Tree – 5 Injured In Mini Van – Arrested
July 8, 2023 www.winnipeg.ctvnews.ca A 20-year-old faces numerous charges after allegedly stealing an ambulance in Thompson and crashing it into a minivan and a tree. Thompson RCMP were called to a report of a man jumping in front of traffic and punching vehicles in...
6/27/23 Burchard, NE – Burchard FD Pick Up Stolen From Fire Department
June 27, 2023 www.1011now.com A truck belonging to a rural Nebraska fire department was stolen last week. The Pawnee County Sheriff’s Office said a 2004 White Chevrolet Silverado grassland fire truck was stolen from the Burchard Fire Department’s barn. The truck is...
6/2/23 Broward County, FL – Woman Steals Ambulance From Tamarac While On Call – EMT In Back Jumped Out – Hit Vehicles And Tree – Arrested
June 2, 2023 www.cbs12.com A woman was taken into custody after deputies say she stole and crashed a private ambulance in Tamarac. The Broward Sheriff's Office (BSO) said on Friday just after 1 p.m., dispatch received a call regarding a stolen private ambulance...
5/30/23 Kansas City, MO – Fire EMS Chief’s SUV Stolen From The KCFD Medical Bureau – Police Searching For The Suspect – KCFD SUV Found
May 30, 2023 www.kshb.com The vehicle of a Kansas City, Missouri, Fire Department Emergency Medical Services (EMS) chief was stolen overnight around 3:15 a.m. from the KCFD Medical Bureau at 6750 Eastwood Trafficway. After it was stolen, the vehicle was monitored by...
5/18/23 Dorchester County, SC – Ambulance Stolen From Summerville Medical Center – Ambulance Later Located – Suspect Captured
May 18, 2023 www.abcnews4.com A suspect is accused of stealing an ambulance from Summerville Medical Center the afternoon of May 18. According to the Dorchester County Sheriff's Office (DCSO), the incident began just before 4:30 p.m. Dorchester County EMS off-loaded a...
5/4/23 Long Beach, CA – Fire Department Ambulance Stolen From Fire Scene Of Fatal – Crashed Into Several Civilian Vehicles And Slammed Into Telephone Pole – Captured By Police
May 4, 2023 www.lbpost.com A Los Angeles man was arrested Thursday night after stealing an ambulance from the scene of a deadly fire in Long Beach and then crashing it into a telephone pole, authorities said. Authorities say Jose Armando Lara, 31, stole a Long Beach...
4/16/23 Mesa, AZ – Fire Department Ambulance Stolen From Banner Desert Hospital – Collided Head On With Gila River Police Car – Spike Strips Used – Man Captured
April 16, 2023 www.fox10phoenix.com A patient who was discharged from a Mesa hospital on Sunday afternoon decided to steal an ambulance, the police department says. It was reported an ambulance had been taken from Banner Desert Medical Center just after 1:30 p.m....
4/11/23 Phoenix, AZ – Fire Department Ambulance Stolen From Lincoln Medical Center – Woman That Stole The Ambulance Crashed Into 4 Cars – Injuries – Totals Ambulance – Arrested
April 11, 2023 www.fox10phoenix.com An ambulance stolen from a Phoenix hospital ended in a 5-car crash, sending one person to the hospital, on Tuesday, April 11, authorities said. At around 4 p.m., an ambulance was stolen by someone from HonorHealth John C. Lincoln...
4/3/23 St. Louis, MO – Woman Steals St. Louis Fire Department Ambulance From Medical Call – Sings On Radio And Drives To Illinois – Captured In Sauget, Illinois – Police Broke Window To Get Her Out
April 3, 2023 www.kmov.com A 37-year-old woman is facing possible charges after being arrested in a stolen St. Louis Fire Department ambulance Saturday night. According to police, around 11:30 p.m. on Saturday an ambulance from Engine House 31 was sent to City Foundry...
4/3/23 Fort Wayne, IN – Parkview Ambulance Stolen From Parkview Medical Center – Found On I-69 – Suspect Arrested
April 3, 2023 www.21alivenews.com One person is in custody after officials say they stole an ambulance from a Fort Wayne hospital Sunday evening. Parkview Health officials say around 9:15 p.m. on Sunday, one of their ambulances was stolen from Parkview Regional...
3/20/23 Long Beach, CA – Man Steals Long Beach Fire Department Ambulance From Mary Medical Center At 2:24am – LAPD Captured Him Wearing Stolen Firefighting Gear
March 20, 2023 www.ibpost.com A man who stole a Long Beach Fire Department ambulance from a San Pedro hospital this morning drove about two miles before Los Angeles police caught up with him. The LAPD was notified at 2:45 a.m. that Long Beach authorities were tracking...
3/17/23 Manassas, VA – Woman Steals Falmouth Volunteer Ambulance From UVA Health Prince William Medical Center – Recovered – Captured
March 17, 2023 www.potomaclocal.com Police said a woman stole an ambulance from UVA Health Prince William Medical Center in Manassas. From the police report: Stolen Vehicle | 8700 Sudley Rd (UVA Health Prince William Medical Center) On March 15, 2023, at approximately...
3/8/23 Kansas City, MO – Man Steals Kansas City FD Ambulance From Medical Research Hospital – Crashes Into 3 Different Vehicles Then Into Tree – Serious Injuries
March 8, 2023 www.newsbreak.com A suspect in a stolen ambulance caused a multi-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon, sending multiple people to the hospital with serious injuries. The Kansas City, Missouri Police Department responded to the crash just before 3 p.m. near E....
3/8/23 Birmingham, AL – Woman Steals Shoals Ambulance From Grandview Medical Center – Police Chase – Blocked In – Captured
March 8, 2023 www.abc3340.com A woman is in custody after allegedly stealing an ambulance from Grandview Medical Hospital and leading law enforcement on a short chase, according to the Shelby County Sheriff's Office. The office said its dispatch received a call...
3/6/23 Richmond County, GA – Gold Cross Ambulance Stolen – Found In Parking Lot An Hour Later – Escaped – Deputies Investigating
March 6, 2023 www.yahoo.com The Richmond County Sheriff's Office is investigating the theft of a Gold Cross EMS ambulance on Feb. 25. Jamey Crosby, director of compliance and performance standards for Gold Cross EMS, contacted the sheriff's office on Feb. 27 to report...
2/21/23 Choctaw, OK – Rescue Fire Truck Stolen From Apron Of Firehouse By Female While Crew Was Cleaning It – Police Chase – Stopped By Barricades In Road – Captured
February 21, 2023 www.koco.com The Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office told KOCO 5 that the chase involving a stolen Choctaw fire truck ended near Southeast 59th and Dobbs. A female suspect was taken into custody. Firefighters were cleaning the equipment bay at the...
2/12/23 Little Rock, AR – Emergency Ambulance Services Had Ambulance Stolen From Pine Bluff Hospital – Ambulance Found By Police – Long chase – Captured
February 12, 2023 www.katv.com An ambulance was stolen from a Pine Bluff hospital on Saturday evening, Feb. 11. The vehicle belonging to Emergency Ambulance Services Inc. has since been located by law enforcement agencies, the ambulance service announced in a Facebook...
2/10/23 Macon, GA – Naked Man On Drugs Steals Ambulance At A Home From Owner – Deputies Found Him Doing Burnouts With No Lights On – Very Dangerous – Arrested
February 10, 2023 www.wgxa.tv A man was arrested in Macon after he was found driving a stolen ambulance naked and under the influence of drugs, deputies say. According to a Facebook post made by the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, H.E.A.T and S.R.T. Unit Deputies...
2/10/23 Cleveland, OH – Man Steals Donald Martens & Sons Ambulance From MetroHealth Medical Center – Officers Tracked Down The Stolen Ambulance 20 Minutes Later – Man Captured
February 10, 2023 www.fox8.com A man is in custody after Cleveland police say he stole an ambulance from MetroHealth Medical Center Friday afternoon. The incident happened around 2:30 p.m. Officers eventually tracked down the Donald Martens & Sons ambulance to a...
2/6/23 West Haven, CT – Two Men Wearing Masks Tried To Steal The Fire Chief’s SUV – They Were Spotted And Ran Off – Didn’t Get It
February 6, 2023 www.nhregister.com Two masked men attempted to break into a fire chief's SUV Monday morning, according to the West Haven Fire Department's Allingtown District. The incident occurred around 8:30 a.m. near the Allingtown station's headquarters on...
2/3/23 Dresden, TN – 22 Year Old Male – Medical Call – Jumps Out House Window – Steals Weakley County Ambulance – Police Chase – Stops And Backs Into Police Car – Continues Chase – Damaged Ambulance – Captured
February 3, 2023 www.wbbjtv.com Multiple law enforcement agencies joined together in hot pursuit of a unique stolen vehicle. Around 1:30 a.m. on Friday, the Dresden Police Department received a call on Lamb Road concerning a man who was having psychiatric issues....
1/29/23 Buckeye, AZ – Fire Department Ambulance Stolen By Woman From Hospital – Police Chase – Captured
January 29, 2023 www.fox10phoenix.com A woman is accused of stealing an ambulance from the Buckeye Valley Fire District on Sunday. Police say it was stolen in the morning from the hospital near 92nd Avenue and Thomas Road. That's where Banner Estrella Medical...
1/27/23 Mustang, OK – Man Steals Mustang FD Medical Response Unit From Medical Call – Police Chase – Captured
January 27, 2023 www.centraloklahomaweeklies.com There was an extra amount of buzz at the Tower Theatre in Oklahoma City on Friday night. Mustang Police Department officials, with the help of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol and Oklahoma City Police Department, made an...
1/17/23 Penticton, Can – Ambulance Stolen From Penticton Regional Hospital – Located A Few Blocks Away – Suspect Found Hiding In Bushes
January 17, 2023 www.pentictonwesternnews.com A man has been arrested and charged after taking a joyride in an ambulance stolen from the Penticton Regional Hospital. On Jan. 17, RCMP responded to reports that a man had gained entry into an ambulance parked at the...
1/16/23 San Francisco, CA – Thief Jumps In Unoccupied Ambulance – Chased By CHP – Ambulance Abandoned In Oakland – Suspect Fled On Foot
January 16, 2023 www.cbsnews.com A thief took off in a stolen ambulance in San Francisco on Monday evening and drove it all over the Bay Area before abandoning it, the California Highway Patrol has confirmed. The chase passed through San Francisco, San Mateo and into...
1/14/23 Baltimore, MD – Ambulance Stolen From Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center – Thief Had Control Of It For 5 Minutes – Located – Suspect Arrested
January 14, 2023 www.cbsnews.com First responders scrambled to recover an ambulance after it was stolen from Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center on Saturday. Fire officials learned that the ambulance had been stolen from Bayview Hospital around 8:45 p.m., Baltimore...
12/18/22 South Kingston, RI – South Kingston EMS Vehicle Stolen From EMS Station – Found Abandoned on Rt. 95 In Cranston – Man Later Captured
December 18, 2022 www.wpri.com A Charlestown man was arrested on several charges after he allegedly stole an emergency medical service vehicle. South Kingstown police said that around 2:30 p.m. Sunday, an EMS vehicle was stolen from the back parking lot of the South...
12/9/22 Pittsburgh, PA – Man Steals Pittsburgh EMS Ambulance While Paramedics Were Treating Patient – 20 Miles Away – State Police Used Spike Strips – Captured
December 9, 2022 www.yahoo.news.com A man was arrested early Friday after Pittsburgh police said he stole an ambulance while paramedics were handling a medical call in Mt. Washington. Paramedics were treating a patient around 4:30 a.m. on West Sycamore Street when the...
12/9/22 Horry County, SC – Coastal Medical Transport Ambulance Stolen Near Conway Medical Center – Crash – Suspect Fled The Scene – Investigation
December 8, 2022 www.wbtw.com Authorities are investigating after a stolen ambulance crashed Thursday afternoon on Highway 501 at Burning Ridge Road. A News13 viewer provided this video of the crash taking place. According to Conway police spokesperson, someone stole...
12/6/22 Memphis, TN – Choctaw Emergency Ambulance Stolen From Regional One Hospital – Found Abandoned – Escaped
December 6, 2022 www.yahoo.com In July 2021, an ambulance was stolen from Regional One while paramedics were taking a patient inside the hospital. Police said the suspect drove the ambulance to St. Charles Street and Breedlove in North Memphis. Investigators learned...
12/3/22 Elizabeth City, NC – Pasquotank-Camden Ambulance Stolen From Motorsports Event – Man Taunting Over Radio – Triple Digit Speeds – Pursuit To Virginia – Tried To Break Into Ambulance Safe – Captured – Interior Damage To Ambulance
December 3, 2022 www.dailyadvance.com A local man is facing charges after allegedly stealing a Pasquotank-Camden Emergency Medical Services ambulance Saturday morning and taking it on a nearly hour-long ride before being apprehended by Virginia police. Interim police...
11/29/22 Latta, SC – Man Breaks Into Fire Station – Steals Rescue 1 – He Is Found 8 Hours Later 150 Miles Away In NC Unable To Pay For Gas – Damaged Vehicle And Equipment
November 29, 2022 www.wmbfnews.com A man is facing a larceny charge after Latta Police say he broke into the town Fire Station and took a rescue vehicle around 4:30 a.m. Monday. He was found about eight hours later in Nash County North Carolina, thanks in part to an...
11/24/22 Charleston, WV – Thanksgiving – Woman Steals Cedar Grove Ambulance From Hospital – Woman Crashes Over Street Signs And Cement Barrier Into River – Divers Next Day Recover Her Body In Submerged Ambulance
November 23, 2022 www.uptexas.org UPDATE (11:03 A.M.) – The driver of the stolen ambulance has been identified as Elizabeth Reed of Hinton, WV, according to Charleston police. UPDATE (10:57 A.M.) – Crews have successfully pulled the ambulance out of the Kanawha River....
11/23/22 University Park, TX – FD Ambulance Stolen From Medical Call – Found In Hurst, Texas At McDonalds – The Homeless Man Inside Was Found With The Stolen Paramedic Vest – Questioned And Arrested
November 23, 2022 www.uptexas.org On Sunday, November 20, shortly before 5 a.m. UPFD paramedics responded to an “assist invalid” call in the 3500 block of Northwest Parkway. After completing in-home care for the resident, paramedics returned curbside to find that...
11/16/22 Springdale, AR – Springdale FD Ambulance Stolen From Northwest Medical Center – Police Chase – Back To Hospital – Foot Chase – Captured
November 16, 2022 www.5newsonline.com Springdale Police Captain Jeff Taylor states that police were dispatched to Northwest Medical Center after receiving a call at 7:41 p.m. about a stolen ambulance. According to Captain Taylor, police gave chase to the ambulance...
11/7/22 Atlanta, GA – Grady Ambulance Stolen From Atlanta Hospital – Patient Discharged From Hospital – Police Chase – Runs Red Lights – Captured
November 7, 2022 www.fox5atlanta.com A man is in custody facing charges after police say he left the hospital in Atlanta where he was being treated to take an ambulance out for a spin. Officials say early Monday morning the paramedics went inside Emory Hospital...
11/4/22 Nashville, TN – Man Just Discharged – Steals St. Thomas Hospital Ambulance – Pursuit – Refused To Stop – Long Chase – Stopped When It Could No Longer Drive – Captured – Helicopter
November 4, 2022 www.iheart.com A man is facing multiple charges after he reportedly stole an ambulance minutes after he was discharged from a Nashville hospital, leading authorities on a multi-county pursuit last week. Saint Thomas Midtown hospital called Metro...
11/2/22 Anadarko, OK – Woman On Narcotics Enters Fire Station And Steals Medic 1 Ambulance – High Rate Of Speed – Crashes Into Civilian Pick Up – Ambulance Damaged – Arrested
November 2, 2022 www.kfor.com Police say a Caddo County woman was arrested for stealing an ambulance from the Anadarko Fire Station Tuesday morning. “Untrained, driving an ambulance, high rate of speeds, you know, she did hit a vehicle,” said Eric Harlan, the Anadarko...
10/31/22 Brooklyn, NY – Interfaith Emergency Ambulance Stolen From Interfaith Emergency Entrance In Brooklyn, NY – Ambulance Found Abandoned 6 Miles Away – Escaped
October 31, 2022 www.audacy.com An ambulance was stolen from a Brooklyn hospital Sunday and the thief who took it on a six-mile joyride has not yet been arrested, police said. The incident happened around 7 a.m. when cops got a 911 call about an unauthorized driver...
10/21/22 Travis City, MI – Man Steals Rescue One Ambulance From Medical Call – Police Chase And Stop Man – Arrested
October 21, 2022 www.upnorthlive.com A routine medical call in Traverse City turned bizarre Wednesday when an ambulance was stolen. The Rescue One Ambulance was on a call late Wednesday night, when someone jumped into it and took off. According to Captain Steven Ball,...
10/19/22 Chicago, IL – Unknown Steals Chicago FD Ambulance From Station – Found 3 Miles Away – Suspect Escaped – Minor Damage
October 19, 2022 www.wgntv.com A Chicago Fire Department ambulance was stolen from a station on the city’s West Side overnight. Police responded to the 1100 block of South California around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday after reports of someone stealing an ambulance. The...
10/3/22 St. Louis, MO – Valle Ambulance Stolen In Crystal City Chased Into St. Louis – Hit Two Police Cars – Massive High Speed Chase – Lots Of Damage – Captured
October 3, 2022 www.stltoday.com The driver of an ambulance stolen in Crystal City was chased by St. Louis police officers through south city before being stopped in the Patch neighborhood on Monday, Oct. 3, 2022. The Valle Ambulance District ambulance reportedly hit...
9/13/22 Norfolk, VA – Kempsville Volunteer Rescue Squad Ambulance Stolen From Sentra Norfolk General Hospital – Crashed A Quarter Mile Away – The Ambulance Just Unloaded A Shooting Victim – Stolen By A Patient Just Leaving The Hospital – Escaped
September 13, 2022 www.13newsnow.com Police in Norfolk are searching for a driver who stole and crashed an ambulance Tuesday morning. According to a spokesperson from VB EMS, the incident began in Virginia Beach. Dispatch received a call around 1:10 a.m. about a...
9/11/22 Alcorn, MS – Rescue Truck Stolen From Union Center FD – Rescue Truck Was Stolen From Unattended Volunteer Station – Missing
September 11, 2022 www.fox13memphis.com Alcorn County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for information on finding a stolen rescue vehicle. The truck was stolen on Sep. 11 in the early morning from the Union Center Volunteer fire department, the sheriff’s office...
8/30/22 Fayette County, TX – County EMS Truck Stolen From Fayette County EMS Garage – Found Abandoned – Suspect Then Stole A Farm Tractor From A Nearby Residence – Captured
August 30, 2022 www.news4sanantonio.com Authorities arrested a man in connection with a string of thefts that included taking a pickup truck, EMS vehicle, and a tractor, according to the Fayette County Sheriff's Office. Deputies had an interesting morning on Tuesday...
8/29/22 San Francisco, CA – Man Attacks San Francisco FD Ambulance With Wooden Stick – Steals The Ambulance And Tried To Run Over Paramedics By Chasing Them Down
August 29, 2022 www.sfstandard.com San Francisco Fire Department paramedics were left shaken after their ambulance was stolen by a man wielding a “stake from a tree” Monday morning, officials said. The pair of Local 798 paramedics escaped unharmed after the incident...