Stolen Ambulance
Ambulances are regularly stolen from hospital emergency departments and incidents. Locking the ambulance is an absolute duty and should be a policy for every agency, as well as a habit for every EMS provider, like wearing a seatbelt.
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Stories about patients stealing ambulances are common, so here鈥檚 how you can protect your vehicle
An ambulance security New Year鈥檚 resolution
The homeless man allegedly took the ambulance because he wanted a ride to the hospital
The paramedics were inside the Methodist Hospital in Philadelphia when their ambulance was stolen
The ambulance sustained a flat tire and crashed into an unoccupied Ford Explorer parked at an intersection
Oklahoma Highway Troopers used stop sticks and flattened three of the emergency vehicle鈥檚 tires before it came to a stop
Police tracked the ambulance via GPS and when they found it, the driver put the ambulance in reverse and crashed into a police SUV
Police officers deployed spike strips to stop Kimberly Vasich after she stole the rig
Joshua Kyle Poindexter allegedly led Gaston County Police on a chase while driving more than 15 mph above the speed limit
Dashcam video shows the Fort Pierce Police Department pursuing the stolen ambulance
An unnamed suspect took the rig from Cypress Creek Hospital, a psychiatric facility in Houston, and drove to a gas station to make his purchase
Paramedics were responding to a call in the area when Amber Lynn Sills took the ambulance and, when blocked by police, rammed into a cruiser
Police officers found the ambulance was missing from the bay and a rescue worker found a T-shirt and iPhone near where the vehicle had been parked
Gilberto Martinez, 26, was arrested for stealing an ambulance that was at the scene of a medical emergency
鈥淚 took the ambulance, and I don鈥檛 remember why I did it,鈥� a criminal complaint quotes Jaime Rivera-Juarez as telling cops when he was arrested
Leemichale Lyman was charged with reckless endangerment, theft of property in the first degree, criminal mischief in the first degree and attempt to elude police
The vehicle was pursued by Mobile Police Department squad cars, traveling through the midtown area of the city, before eventually being boxed in by a police SUV
A police officer pulled over the ambulance when he noticed it had extensive damage to the front bumper, a broken windshield and that the driver was in civilian clothes
When police arrived, Datrielle Y. Wright, 29, was sitting in the driver鈥檚 seat of the ambulance, gripping the steering wheel and refusing orders to come out
A patient running from police at Grand Stand Medical Center jumped into an ambulance and took off with three people in the back
Damage to the ambulance involved in the chase and crash will make this ambulance a total loss
Ashley Ulibarri, 25, faces a charge of unlawful taking of the motor vehicle
A MEDIC crew and patient were inside the rig when the man jumped into the driver鈥檚 seat
William Calvin Chastain allegedly stole a WellStar Kennestone Hospital ambulance and drove it 25 miles away before abandoning it in a nearby town
The video shows the moment they caught up with a woman who allegedly stole an ambulance from outside an ER
An employee was restocking an ambulance parked at Navicent Health Medical Center when a woman got in the driver seat and drove off
New York Fire Department EMT Yadira Arroyo was killed in 2017 after a man stole her ambulance and ran her down
Multiple departments took part in the pursuit, which featured speeds of more than 90 miles per hour
The man hit at least three cars before police officers caught up with him
Officials said the man had been calm when transported to the hospital, but abruptly jumped back in the ambulance and drove away when they arrived
During a hospital transfer, a patient overpowered two MedStar employees and took control of the rig
The patient was in his restraints for about 20 minutes before breaking free and hijacking the ambulance, leading police on a lengthy chase