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LAWRENCE, Kan. — Police in Kansas said they arrested an intoxicated 21-year-old man who attempted to drive home in an ambulance left parked by paramedics on a call.
Lawrence Police Sgt. Susan Hadl said the man entered the Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical ambulance that had been left parked downtown by a crew responding to a medical call shortly after 2 a.m. Sunday, the Lawrence Journal-World reported Monday.
The man led police on a brief low-speed chase that ended when officers surrounded the ambulance with cruisers. He was taken into custody without incident and charged with theft over $100,000 and driving under the influence.
The suspect, who told police he took the ambulance because he lacked transportation home, was jailed in lieu of $5,000 bond.
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