By Carolyn Komatsoulis
The Idaho Statesman
ONTARIO, Ore. 鈥� Recent films have depicted dramatic ambulance heists 鈥� like 鈥淎mbulance鈥� (2022) and 鈥淢adame Web鈥� (2024). And sometimes art imitates life.
An ambulance was stolen from the Saint Alphonsus Hospital on June 24 in Ontario, according to a social media post by Treasure Valley Paramedics, an ambulance service based in Ontario.
Ultimately, it was found near Grand View, about 100 miles away, the Owyhee County Sheriff鈥檚 Office said on Facebook. Its doors were open. An older man at the scene had waved down a citizen and tried to open their vehicle door, the Sheriff鈥檚 Office said.
鈥淯pon arriving, our deputies successfully de-escalated the situation and located both the ambulance and the suspect, who was then transported to the hospital for pre-existing medical concerns,鈥� the Owyhee County Sheriff鈥檚 Office said on Facebook.
Treasure Valley Paramedics did not immediately return messages from the Statesman.
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