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Police arrest teen ambulance thief caught on dash cam

Chas K. Weaver, 18, of Daphne, was arrested after police posted photos from the video footage on Facebook, and they got hundreds of shares

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(Image Orange Beach Police Department)

ORANGE BEACH, Ala. — Police used dashcam footage and social media to help capture a man suspected of stealing a Medstar Ambulance from the Orange Beach Fire Department Monday.

Chas K. Weaver, 18, of Daphne, was arrested after police posted photos from the video footage on Facebook, and they got hundreds of shares, WKRG.com reports.

Fire officials were on their way to an emergency when they discovered the missing ambulance. The theft is believed to have occurred around 2 a.m.

The ambulance was recovered, but the suspect was still at large.

No question social media played a huge role,” the Orange Beach Fire Department wrote on its Facebook wall.